Apple today announced the dates for a new week of Ask Apple events for developers. The event will take place December 12-16 and will offer online one-on-one consultations and group Q&As in multiple languages and time zones.
Registration is currently open for current members of the Apple Developer Program and Apple Developer Enterprise Program.
Apple said developers participating in the new Ask Apple week will be able to communicate directly with Apple experts to get answers to their latest technology and design questions, as well as ask questions about how to use the latest frameworks, improve the UI design of apps, and develop with Beta OS software and tools.
According to Apple, Ask Apple is free and allows developers to consult on a variety of topics, including adapting new features such as Lingering Island, switching to Swift, SwiftUI, and developing support functions.
According to Apple, the App Store, which launched in 2008, now offers approximately 1.8 million apps and is accessed by more than 500 million users from 175 countries and territories each week.
Apple noted that it provides developers with a wide range of tools and end-to-end support to help them build, test, market and distribute apps to more than 1.5 billion Apple devices. the suite of free tools and frameworks includes a software development kit (SDK) and developer services with more than 250,000 APIs to support developers building iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS apps.
