Apple Announces New iOS App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru
First-of-its-kind Center to Support Developers Creating Innovative Mobile Apps in India
Apple® today announced a new initiative to support engineering talent and accelerate growth in India’s iOS developer
community.
The company will establish a Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru, the home of India’s startup scene. Tens of
thousands of developers in India make apps for iOS, the world’s most powerful mobile operating system and the foundation for
iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®. This initiative will provide additional, specialized support for them.
Apple’s team will work to inspire and instruct developers on best practices, help them hone their skills and transform the
design, quality and performance of their apps on the iOS platform.
“India is home to one of the most vibrant and entrepreneurial iOS development communities in the world,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s
CEO. “With the opening of this new facility in Bengaluru, we’re giving developers access to tools which will help them create
innovative apps for customers around the world.”
Each week, Apple experts will lead briefings and provide one-on-one app reviews for developers. The facility will also provide
support and guidance on Swift™, Apple’s powerful and intuitive programming language created to build apps for iOS, Mac®, Apple TV®
and Apple Watch®. Swift enables developers to write safer, more reliable code, save time and create richer app experiences. A
recent report by developer placement firm Toptal shows jobs requesting Swift rose 600 percent in 2015.
Bengaluru is now home to more technology startups than any other part of India. Over one million people in the city work in the
tech sector, and over 40 percent of graduates from local universities specialize in engineering or information technology.
“This is a huge vote of confidence in India’s developer community and a tremendous opportunity to gain world-class design and
development expertise,” said Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal. “Apple’s support will help drive growth and accelerate progress among the
country’s vast talent pool.”
“We have worked closely with Apple to transform the Snapdeal app and offer our users the best possible experience,” said
Snapdeal co-founder and CEO Kunal Bahl. “Apple’s expert guidance on the interface and user experience has helped us build an app
that our consumers love. We are thrilled Apple will have a local presence which will amplify our efforts to develop more
high-quality apps for our digital commerce ecosystem.”
“Apple’s investment in Bengaluru through its iOS Development Accelerator will have far-reaching effects for the area’s rapidly
growing and highly talented developer community,” said NASSCOM President R Chandrashekhar. “The skills and training they gain
through this effort will significantly improve their app design and help them reach a broader market. Initiatives like these move
the country forward in our efforts to advance a growth-led and sustainable technology sector.”
The iOS App Design and Development Accelerator is expected to open in early 2017.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS —
provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple
Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world
better than we found it.
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