Like every year a little before the summer, Apple holds its WWDC, or Worldwide Developers Conference. This is an event centered on the work of developers and highlighting the various headed software. In particular, guests can follow workshops led by Apple engineers, tutorials, round tables, participate in contests or even take part in work sessions on specific topics. The whole thing usually lasts 5 days.
And traditionally, WWDC starts with a keynote during which the major changes of the next versions of Apple OS are generally presented: iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, but also macOS and watchOS. It also happens that the Californian company takes the opportunity to reveal material novelties. But it’s not systematic.
This year, the special WWDC Apple Event took place on Monday, June 6. And in this context, here is what the Cupertino company presented.
To watch the video conference:
Introduction
Tim Cook opened the keynote by talking about Apple’s efforts to highlight the work of developers around the world. After a few minutes of speech, the relay is given to Craig Federighi. The latter started the flood of announcements.
Personalization: user can edit background, add photo, change text style. Presets are offered to save time, but everyone can edit many parameters as they wish
Widgets: possibility to add widgets on the locked screen, calendar for example, weather, activity, etc.
Photo Shuffle: photos in their library automatically change throughout the day
Notifications: they now arrive at the bottom of the screen, in the form of a folding scroll
Live Activities: new feature allowing you to follow the activity of an app from the locked screen, score of a match for example, playback control of a streaming app, sports activity…
Focus Modes: its lock screen settings can be dependent on each focus mode
Editing and cancellation: possibilities to edit a message already sent or to cancel its sending
Unread conversation: new possibility to change a conversation already read to unread
Wallet
Identity papers : new possibilities to present only certain information of his identity papers (in the areas where the identity papers can be scanned in the Wallet app, Cards in French)
Keys: facilitating key sharing
Apple Pay: Tap to pay arrives on iOS, in the United States first, allowing you to receive a payment simply with your iPhone
Apple Pay Later: wherever Apple Pay is available, Apple Pay allows you to pay in 4 installments free of charge (in 6 weeks)
Maps
Maps: the new cards arrive in France and Switzerland at the end of the year
Transit : addition of public transport with prices and the possibility of paying for your transport ticket without leaving Maps
HomeKit and CarPlay
Matter: announcement of HomeKit compatibility with Matter, the new standard for the connected home. It will then be easier to connect home automation accessories of different brands to each other.
House : redesign of the application for managing its HomeKit accessories with the addition of new categories of accessories, visual changes for the thumbnails, etc.
New voice dictation experience: easier switching between voice and writing to enter text, such as editing selected text and replacing it by voice and adding emojis by voice
SharePlay: new SharePlay possibilities in FaceTime, but also in Messages now
Live Text: rolling out the feature to videos
Translate : new Translate view in Camera
Photo editing: possibility of cutting an object from an image and pasting it into another application, with a simple touch of the finger!
New filter functionality for focus modes: it is possible to display only certain tabs in Safari, or even certain mails in the Mail app, in certain concentration modes
Family Sharing: improved account creation for children, with easier restriction settings. Also improved setting up a new device for a child in the family. Also, you can manage a child’s device screen time from Messages
Library of shared photographs: share some photos from your media library and some new photos in a shared album, automatically updated among all members of the sharing circle, via iCloud
Security controle : new settings to monitor, but above all to stop the sharing of some of its information. In particular, you can see what data is shared with which applications, but also which contacts
Improved Game Center: tracking new information from friends
iPadOS 16
Collaboration : facilitation of document sharing and collaborative work, on Pages and in other native Apple applications, in particular on Safari, Notes or Keynote. The work of several collaborators can easily be followed live
Weather report : finally, the iPad has its native Weather app… Better late than never. All that’s missing is the Calculator app to paste iOS
Internship Manager: see macOS Ventura
watch OS 9
4 new dials: improved astronomical dial, new Lunar calendar dial, new Playtime dial and new Metropolitan dial
New Complications
New visuals: for Siri, for notifications, but also for the app dock
Activities : 3 new information available for running activity, vertical oscillation, stride length and ground contact
Exercises: extensive personalization of exercises to set up sessions intended to improve speed or distance
Sleep : detection of sleep stages, with analysis of the time spent in each of the stages
Health : improved tracking of heart health for users with a history of atrial fibrillation
Medications : watchOS 9 makes it easy to keep track of your regular medication intake, using notifications and a history. Also works for vitamins and supplements. Monitoring goes so far as to analyze the drugs taken to warn the user in the event of a risky association. Finally, the follow-up can be shared with a loved one. This medication tracking feature is also available on iPhone, without a watch
Internship Manager: new window management mode. Allows you to focus on a single app by pushing windows of other apps to the side
Improved spotlight: Quicklook is available from Spotlight. Spotlight can also search in Live Text in images, or do web searches with rich results, or launch actions (a countdown for example)
Email: improved search
Safari: groups of tabs shared via iCloud
Security : introduction of the Passkeys function which makes it possible to do without passwords, but which nevertheless requires an iPhone to identify itself on a site or a service
Be careful, the MacBook Air M1 remains in range, it drops in price however and now costs $999 (price in euros to come).
Update: The price of the MacBook Air M1 has increased with the release of the M2! It used to cost €1,129, now it is displayed at €1,199…
MacBook Air M2 price and availability
Price : from 1499 €
Availablity : from July
New MacBook Pro 13″ with M2 chip
The striking features of the MacBook Pro 13″ M2
All the advantages of the MacBook Air M2 with a few specificities, in particular a battery life of up to 20 hours and the presence of the Touch Bar (but no design change with notch).
MacBook Pro 13″ M2 price and availability
Price : from 1599 €
Availablity : from July
And that’s it for today’s announcements!
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