Apple’s Swift Assist is MIA
Apple CEO Tim Cook with the only vision he’ll ever have
During WWDC 2024, Apple unveiled Swift Assist, an AI-driven coding tool integrated into Xcode 16, intended to help developers by creating code from natural language inputs. Apple initially stated that Swift Assist would launch “later this year.” Yet, here we are, three months into 2025, and there’s still no sign of it.
Unlike Apple Intelligence, Swift Assist never appeared in beta. Apple hasn’t announced that it’s been delayed or cancelled. The company has since released Xcode 16.3 beta 2, and as Michael Tsai points out, it’s not even mentioned in the release notes.
Unfortunately, any initial excitement has long been replaced by frustration. Check out some of the comments from the developer community:
Jbmaxwell: I could really use Swift Assist to deal with some SwiftUI problems I’m having. None of the LLMs are particularly good at SwiftUI, and seem to be wasting more of my time than they’re saving. When, Apple???? You’re the only ones with the data and the incentive to build a really knowledgeable Swift coding LLM… super frustrating.
Asteng88: Unfortunately Apple are so far behind the AI curve right now. They spent so much time on the useless AR glasses that every other company has killed off. I think [Tim Cook] thought the AR was his iPhone moment. Should have spent the time and money on AI like everyone else. Code complete is a joke compared to VSCode with Copilot.
It’s a bad look for Apple, especially given the current controversy surrounding the company’s delayed personalized Siri features.
MacDailyNews Take: Tim Cook’s too-long reign at Apple, which he’s now turned into a wheezing vaporware factory, will end not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Whenever it blessedly ends, it won’t be soon enough.
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