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Apple's Foundation Models Framework: What Actually Runs on the iPhone, and What Doesn't

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The framework gives every iOS app a free on-device language model through one Swift API. Here is what it is, what it can and cannot do, who can run it, and why September 2026 is the moment to build on it. TL;DR The Foundation Models framework, shipped with iOS 26 and expanded in iOS 27 on 14 Septem…

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  1. 2026-09-24 06:45 · DEV Community — AI
    Apple's Foundation Models Framework: What Actually Runs on the iPhone, and What Doesn't

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