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Gemini API¹ Swift¹ Architecture¹ WWDC26¹ iOS Development¹ WWDC 2026¹ on-device AI¹ indie development¹ iOS¹

▣ App Dev/2026-06-13Advanced

Making Apple Foundation Models and Gemini Interchangeable: A Three-Tier Abstraction for In-App AI

After WWDC26 opened Apple Foundation Models to qualifying developers and announced server-side Gemini integration, I redesigned my apps around a three-tier abstraction — on-device, Private Cloud Compute, and third-party APIs — behind a single Swift protocol.

▣ App Dev/2026-06-13Intermediate

Apple Foundation Models Are Now Free for Most Indie Apps — Three Questions That Decide What I Build

Apple Foundation Models are now free for developers under 2M first-time downloads. Three questions I used to decide which AI features belong in my wallpaper apps.