Explore advances in RealityKit

A Podkey summary of Explore advances in RealityKit, from WWDC 2026.This week’s RealityKit updates feel very hands-on. A lot of it comes down to making scenes look better, sound better, and behave more like they belong in the room you’re actually standing in. There’s better lighting, more flexible navigation, stronger performance tools, richer audio, and a few standout rendering tricks like Gaussian splats, improved characters, and customizable portals. It’s a pretty wide sweep, but the common thread is simple: more realism, with more control.Lighting that finally feels lived inProjecting light into the real roomPathfinding with a little more common senseCloth that hangs like clothPerformance tools that adapt in real timeGaussian splats and more realistic charactersAudio that knows what room it’s inPortals with more personalityThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm