According to Apple's official website, Apple today announced the launch of Ask Apple, according to Apple, this is a new series of interactive Q&A and one-on-one consultation activities, providing developers with more opportunities to interact with and Communicate directly with Apple experts for insight, support, and feedback.
Developers participating in Ask Apple can consult on a variety of topics, including testing the latest seeds; deploying newly released or updated frameworks at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC); adapting to new features such as Smart Island; Developing accessibility features with Swift, SwiftUI, and prepare apps ahead of time for the new OS and hardware releases, and more. Ask Apple is free of charge and open to all members of the Apple Developer Program and Apple Developer Enterprise Program.
Through Ask Apple, developers can ask questions to members of various Apple teams through Q&A on Slack or one-on-one "office hours" consultations. Through Q&A, developers can connect directly with Apple evangelists, engineers, and designers to resolve doubts, share insights, and connect with other developers around the world. Office Hours is all about creating and distributing great apps that take advantage of the latest technology and design. Developers can seek code-level assistance, design guidance, support for deployment technologies and frameworks, advice on troubleshooting issues, or help with the App Store Review Guidelines and distribution tools. Office Hours will be available in various time zones around the world and in multiple languages.
"We've been listening to developers around the world to give them the best possible help as they build innovative apps. We've seen an increasing demand from developers for one-on-one support and opportunities to talk with Apple experts." Apple Susan Prescott, vice president of global developer relations, enterprise, and education product marketing, said, "Our team is committed to continuing to support the diverse developer community around the world. We are excited to provide them with yet another new resource: Ask Apple. "
Ask Apple to build on successful programs like Tech Talks and Meet with App Store Experts, which have provided developers with more than 200 live talks and thousands of hours of "office time" over the past year.
Ask Apple is an ongoing series with the first round of events running from October 17th to 21st. Members of the Apple Developer Program and Apple Developer Enterprise Program can visit Ask apple to register and get schedule information.
In addition to the Ask Apple series, developers can access hundreds of hours of on-demand courses on the Apple Developer website and the Apple Developer App, keeping up with the latest technology and breaking news directly from Apple in one place. Websites and apps are available 24/7, providing developers with convenient access anytime, anywhere. Developers can access a rich library of timely, meaningful, and useful content from Apple experts and engineers, including news, project announcements, and technical articles from API and framework changes to Apple's Human Interaction Guide, as well as technical and Design video resource library. Apple also offers all Apple Developer Program members the opportunity to obtain one-on-one code-level support from a technical support engineer to resolve app code issues or provide solutions to accelerate development.
Apple provides developers with cutting-edge tools and end-to-end support to help them build, test, market, and distribute their apps to more than 1.5 billion Apple devices. A rich suite of free tools and frameworks, including software development kits (SDKs) and developer services with over 250,000 APIs, to support developers building iOS, iPad OS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS apps. These tools help developers quickly and easily add new features to apps and harness the power of powerful technologies like machine learning, AR, and more. Through programs like Apple Developer Academies, Entrepreneur Camp, App Accelerator, and WWDC Student Fellowships, as well as open-access tools like Everyone Can Code and Swift Playgrounds, Apple ensures that the power of programming is easily accessible to all.
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