Now that SceneKit has been marked as soft deprecated, is there a planned date or timeframe when it will be completely removed from iOS? I’m concerned about how long my existing SceneKit-based game will continue to work, especially as an indie developer without the resources for a quick rewrite to RealityKit.
SceneKit is now deprecated - when it will be removed?
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/288
this is Apple's official statement on SceneKit.
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Hello,
Removal of a framework is typically the last stage in hard deprecation and that will be announced with ample warning.
The session shared above clarifies (bold added):
- Soft deprecation
- Apps will continue to work
- Maintenance mode
- No date for hard deprecation
Thanks for the clarifications.