GameKit updates

Overview

Browse notable changes in GameKit.

June 2025

• Use a GameKit Configuration file in Xcode to configure Game Activities and Challenges.

• Test leaderboard score submissions by receiving system notifications when they happen. On iOS, open Settings > Developer, then turn on Notify About Score Submissions.

• Use GKGameActivity to present players with ways to engage each other in your game.

• Configure challenges in Xcode or App Store Connect and use GKChallengeDefinition to retrieve the metadata you define.

June 2024

Dashboard

• Create a GKGameCenterViewController object using the init(leaderboardSetID:) initializer to display a set of leaderboards in the dashboard.

• Use the init(player:) initializer to display a player’s profile in the dashboard.

Voice chat

• Use SharePlay to allow voice chat in your real-time games instead of GKVoiceChat which is deprecated. When you present a GKMatchmakerViewController object, it automatically shows a SharePlay button on iOS. To implement a custom SharePlay experience, see GKMatchmaker.

See Also

Technology and frameworks

• Accelerate updates
• Accessibility updates
• ActivityKit updates
• AdAttributionKit Updates
• App Clips updates
• App Intents updates
• AppKit updates
• Apple Intelligence updates
• AppleMapsServerAPI Updates
• Apple Pencil updates
• ARKit updates
• Audio Toolbox updates
• AuthenticationServices updates
• AVFAudio updates
• AVFoundation updates