WWDC26: Create high quality images using Image Playground | Apple
Apple's revamped ImagePlayground framework lets apps generate photorealistic images via Private Cloud Compute.
“Your data is never stored or shared, even with Apple.”
At WWDC26 Apple introduced a reimagined ImagePlayground framework that brings high-quality, now photorealistic, image generation directly into third-party apps, running on Apple Intelligence devices and Private Cloud Compute with no developer infrastructure required. The old ImageCreator API is deprecated in favor of the new privacy-preserving, server-backed models. It matters as a signal of Apple pushing generative image capabilities deeper into its developer ecosystem while emphasizing privacy.