Deprecation of the ImageCreator class
Apple is deprecating the ImageCreator class, removing programmatic on-device image generation in OS version 27.
“the ImageCreator class is being discontinued and will no longer work in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and visionOS 27 or later”— Apple
Apple is deprecating the ImageCreator class from the Image Playground framework, ending programmatic on-device image generation and pushing developers toward the system-managed Image Playground sheet or third-party services. While it signals Apple's shift toward controlling the image-generation UX, it is a narrow developer API change rather than a major AI industry development.