The HTML <model> element is a native browser element that lets web developers embed interactive 3D USDZ models in Safari on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS — no JavaScript library required. It was previously visionOS-only and now ships across all Apple platforms in iOS/iPadOS/macOS 2026.
• Native 3D in Safari with zero dependencies — drop a <model src="file.usdz"> tag and get interactive orbit, AR Quick Look, and stereoscopic visionOS rendering out of the box
• Replaces third-party libraries like model-viewer with a platform-rendered element that is smaller, faster, and future-proof as a W3C emerging standard
• Built-in AR Quick Look integration: wrap <model> in <a rel="ar"> and iPhone/iPad users immediately get real-world AR preview
Liquid Glass is Apple's new material and visual design language introduced in iOS 27, bringing translucent, refractive glass-like surfaces to system and custom UI elements. It replaces the frosted vibrancy aesthetic with a more dynamic, depth-aware material that responds to content beneath it.
PaperKit is Apple's full-featured canvas framework — previously internal-only — now publicly available in iOS/macOS/visionOS 27. It powers the drawing and markup experience in Notes, Preview, and Freeform, giving developers access to a complete pencil, shapes, images, and text canvas with a rich data model.
Xcode 27 introduces a fully customizable toolbar and theme system, untitled scratch projects, coding agent integration directly in the editor, and the new Device Hub for evaluating apps across simulators and physical devices side-by-side.
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SwiftUI & Liquid Glass in iOS 27 →iOS 27 introduces new SwiftUI drag and drop APIs including reorderable, reorderContainer, dragContainer, and configuration modifiers that enable reordering within and across collections, multi-item drag, and fine-grained control over how data is transferred during drag and drop operations.