Apple is reportedly working on a new AI tool to assist in completing codes for applications for the App Store.
According to Bloomberg, Apple has "ramped up" development of its Xcode programming software as it plans to launch it to third-party developers within the year.
The features are reported to be similar to Microsoft's GitHub Copilot to "predict and complete blocks of code," possibly speeding up the development and testing of the apps.
The Xcode software is available for free to developers but charges $99 annually to publish apps on the App Store platform.
Apple is reported to be currently pushing developers to try the software as part of its so-called "dogfooding" effort to clear out bugs and glitches before launching it to the public.
Apple Pushes AI Platform for Future Projects
According to reports, Apple software chief Craig Federighi is encouraging staffers to create "a slew of new AI features" for possible applications on iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15.
The big tech is also increasing AI efforts toward Siri and AppleCare support, possibly integrating better conversational skills into the features.
Apple has already mentioned heavily integrating AI technology into its healthcare products and other wellness-related features.
Apple Enters AI Competition with Other Big Techs
Apple has been increasing its application of AI into its technologies and developments as other phone manufacturers fully dived into the technology.
The tech giant first hinted at rolling out more AI-powered features following Samsung's announcement of using the technology more for its Galaxy S24.
Apple has already launched the machine learning framework MLX to train its large language models, most of which will be integrated into its iPhone, iPad, and Mac features.
This is in addition to its text-to-image AI editor MGIE and the AI animation app Keyframer.
So far, Apple's statements regarding its future AI projects have been limited as it prepares the release of iOS 18 and the much-awaited iPhone 16.
