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2024-06-10T17:36:15.105Z
Audio and Home tech is up next. Ron Huang steps up to tell us about it. AirPods can now detect when you nod or shake your head so you can respond to prompts from Siri without speaking out loud. It sounds like a cool feature for using Siri in crowded or quiet places. AirPods are also getting voice isolation to help your voice sound better even when there’s a lot of background noise around you. Apple has also built a Spatial Audio API to support personalized spatial audio on AirPods. AppleTV+ is getting “Insight,” a feature that resembles the trivia feature in Prime Video. It will give you info about the show or movie you’re watching, the actors in it, and more trivia. Apple is also using machine learning to enhance audio quality on AppleTV+ and improve subtitles.
2024-06-10T17:31:15.654Z
The Photos app is getting a big redesign! There’s now a single view that has your library at the top of the screen and your albums below. There are now new filters to make it easier to find photos in your library (i.e. filtering out screenshots). There are also now “Collections” in the Photos app, which automatically organizes photos based on their content or the date they were taken. You will be able to share entire Collections if you want. You can customize the order of Collections and albums in the Photos app, as well as a new carousel that highlights specific photos.
2024-06-10T17:27:50.323Z
(Image credit: Apple)The Wallet app is getting tap-to-cash, which doesn’t require you to share your phone number in order to transfer money to another iPhone. Event tickets stored in the Wallet app are also getting redesigned with more event details. The Journal and Gaming apps are getting updates, too. iOS 18 will include a “Game Mode” for iPhone to improve frame rates and connections to Bluetooth accessories like controllers.
2024-06-10T17:24:21.346Z
(Image credit: Apple)The Messages and Mail apps are up next! You can now tapback with any emoji, schedule texts, and format messages with text effects. iPhone 14 and later can also now use Messages from Satellite to stay connected when you’re not online. It even includes end-to-end encryption.
2024-06-10T17:21:42.063Z
Federighi is now talking about new security options. iOS 18 will allow you to lock or hide specific apps for extra security. If you hide an app, it will go into a “hidden apps” folder that’s also locked. Plus, when you allow an app to view your contacts, you can now select specific contacts to restrict it to.
2024-06-10T17:19:47.840Z
The controls on the lock screen will be customizable now. You can swap out the flashlight and camera icons for any other control shortcut you want, including controls from third-party apps.
2024-06-10T17:18:57.453Z
(Image credit: Apple)Craig Federighi is up to talk about iOS 18. He starts with some big news: you can now place app icons anywhere on the home screen! Plus, the iPhone is getting a dark mode. “Customization sheets” allow you to recolor all of your app icons, too. The Control Center is getting an update, too. There are now different control categories, which you can customize in the “Controls Gallery”, which supports controls from third-party apps.
2024-06-10T17:15:41.370Z
Tim Cook is back to announce that the Vision Pro is coming to several new regions around the world later this year, from China to the United Kingdom.
2024-06-10T17:14:43.632Z
Mike Rockwell is now covering some new APIs and frameworks that will make it easier for developers to create apps for visionOS. It’s also going to be easier for filmmakers to create spatial videos for the Vision Pro thanks to a new spatial video lens made by Canon. Plus, Final Cut Pro will support editing for spatial videos. Apple is also partnering with BlackMagic Design to make immersive videos more accessible for filmmakers. Submerged will be the first scripted immersive video for visionOS.
2024-06-10T17:11:22.850Z
(Image credit: Apple)Time for the platform updates. visionOS is up first. Mike Rockwell steps up to show us what’s new for Apple’s headset. Apple is launching visionOS 2 just four months after the headset’s initial launch. Rockwell turns things over to Haley Allen for more details. The photos app on visionOS can now add depth to regular photos from your other Apple devices, turning them into spatial photos like those taken on the Vision Pro. There are also new hand gestures that allow for shortcuts to the visionOS home screen. You can also make larger virtual displays now, including an ultrawide display equivalent to two 4K monitors.
2024-06-10T17:06:21.654Z
Cook kicks things off with AppleTV+, which is celebrating its 5th year. There are a slew of new originals coming this year, including Dark Matter, Fly Me to the Moon, Silo, and a new season of Severance.
2024-06-10T17:03:06.216Z
The keynote is starting now! It opens with a video of the Apple team skydiving over Apple HQ (including one member wearing a Vision Pro instead of goggles). Then we cut to Tim Cook standing on the roof of Apple Park.
2024-06-10T16:46:19.925Z
(Image credit: Apple)Apple just took its online store offline ahead of the WWDC keynote! Could this mean there’s something big in the keynote? Maybe even “one more thing” we aren’t expecting? We’ll find out soon. The keynote presentation is set to kick off in just 15 minutes. Here’s a final overview of the top announcements it might include: Apple IntelligenceiOS 18iPadOS 18macOS 15watchOS 11visionOS 2M3 Ultra chip
2024-06-10T16:30:57.155Z
There have been a lot of rumors about iOS 18 and the AI features it will include. Most of the leaked features are things Android phones have been able to do for a while now, such as AI photo editing. However, one unique feature rumored for iOS 18 is AI-generated emojis. Siri will create these custom emojis based on the text you’re typing. It’s still unclear how exactly AI-generated emojis will work, though. Will they be specially generated text characters or emoji-style images? Will they only work with other iPhone users or will Android users also be able to receive them? Apple’s plans to bring RCS to iPhone may play a role since RCS messaging allows for sending higher-quality images than SMS. It would make it easier to send AI-generated emojis to Android users and improve the quality, features, and security of text conversations between Android phones and iPhones.
2024-06-10T16:15:40.921Z
Last month, Apple announced the M4 chip, but it came to the iPad before the Mac. Wondering why? The answer may have something to do with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip that appeared in a slew of AI-powered laptops from Apple’s competitors at Microsoft Build and Computex. The first benchmark tests revealed that the Snapdragon X Elite performs similarly to the M3 chip in most tests, although it appears to have a significant edge in AI performance. So, Apple may have chosen to put the M4 chip in the iPad Pro before the Mac because the M4 Macs need more time for R&D but the M4 chip could help Apple retain its position at the top of the mobile computing market. The iPad was the quickest way to stay ahead of the competition and allows more time for Apple to sell M3 Macs, which haven’t been out a full year yet. Plus, the M3 Ultra chip is still missing. Maybe we’ll see it at WWDC this week. If you don’t want to wait for the M4 chip to pick up a new Mac, you can get an M3 MacBook Air on sale today.
2024-06-10T16:00:22.096Z
Will Apple announce any new hardware today? It’s not impossible, but it does seem unlikely. Apple will probably want to keep the focus on its first big wave of AI features. However, we could see an announcement for the M3 Ultra chip. M4 Macs are unlikely to make an appearance until the end of the year, though.
2024-06-10T15:45:51.727Z
(Image credit: Apple)Last year’s WWDC included the unveiling of the long-rumored Apple Vision Pro headset, which was released in February. It boasts some seriously impressive hardware, but got off to a rocky start due to mixed reviews citing issues like the headset’s weight and lack of native apps. Luckily, Apple is expected to release a big visionOS update today that’s rumored to include more native apps (meaning, apps designed for visionOS rather than ports of existing iPad apps). Hopefully, the update is significant enough to revive interest in the Vision Pro and resolve some of those initial concerns about visionOS. However, improvements to the physical design (and weight) of the Vision Pro will have to wait until the next generation model, which will likely also be less expensive.
2024-06-10T15:30:43.469Z
(Image credit: Apple)The last Apple event was the “Let Loose” virtual event on May 7, where Apple unveiled the iPad Pro M4, iPad Air M2, Apple Pencil Pro, and a redesigned Magic Keyboard for the M4 iPads. It was exciting getting new iPads after a whole year without an update to the line-up, but the event resulted in some controversy over the “Crush” ad Apple created to promote the iPad Pro M4. The ad sparked outrage among creatives due to the implication that tech, specifically AI, can replace creatives and the tools of their craft. Apple responded by canceling its plans to air the ad on TV. Will Apple adjust its messaging around AI at WWDC to potentially make amends with the millions of creatives who use Apple products? We’ll have to wait and see.
2024-06-10T15:15:12.538Z
Data privacy is a major concern when it comes to AI and Apple is no exception. Some of the rumored “Apple Intelligence” features will require cloud computing, which may leave some users hesitant to try it out. We’re expecting Apple to go into detail about how it will handle security with Apple Intelligence, but Apple’s current iCloud security protocols offer a hint. Right now, there are two levels of iCloud security: standard and advanced. Standard is the default, but anyone can opt to use advanced data protection, which includes end-to-end encryption for a wider range of data. The drawback is that Apple may not be able to help you recover encrypted data if you lose access to your Apple ID account. If more people opt for advanced data protection with Apple Intelligence, will Apple need to take steps to minimize the risk of data loss if a user’s account is compromised? We’ll have to wait and see what Apple announces today.
2024-06-10T15:00:42.969Z
iOS 18 will be center stage at WWDC today. Most iPhone users will get the update, but some older models are losing software support this year. Apple analyst Nikias Molina leaked the list of iPhones getting iOS 18 in an X post on Sunday. It includes everything from the iPhone XR onward, but unfortunately, the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus will probably lose support starting with iOS 18. There’s another twist, too: most iPhones likely won’t be compatible with the rumored on-device AI features Apple is expected to launch today. Due to high processing power requirements, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro could be the only models with support for “Apple Intelligence.”
2024-06-10T14:45:28.532Z
(Image credit: Apple)It’s been almost 13 years since Apple originally launched Siri, which is expected to get a major update today. However, some of the comments initially surrounding Siri sound eerily similar to today’s AI chatter. People took to Twitter back in 2011 to compare Siri to menacing AIs from science fiction, including Skynet (Terminator), HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey), and GLaDOS (Portal). Sound familiar?
2024-06-10T14:30:23.091Z
All of Apple’s platforms are expected to get updates today, but the iPad could have the most to gain – or lose. Apple unveiled the powerful new iPad Pro M4 last month alongside the iPad Air M2. Both devices have impressive hardware, but the clunky design of iPadOS is holding them back. Will Apple finally give iPadOS a meaningful makeover? I hope so – or, at the very least, I hope they add the calculator app. That’s right: the Siri AI is getting a big overhaul, but the iPad still doesn’t have a calculator.
2024-06-10T14:15:38.738Z
Steve Jobs giving his last WWDC keynote presentation in 2011 (Image credit: Apple) Apple is expected to take a big leap into AI today, reportedly with help from OpenAI, whose employees recently raised concerns about OpenAI’s lack of safety protocols. What would Steve Jobs think of this partnership and the impact of AI on privacy? He summed up his view of Apple’s approach to privacy in an interview at the 2010 All Things Digital Conference: “We’ve always had a very different view of privacy than some of our colleagues in the Valley. We take privacy extremely seriously… That’s one of the reasons we have the curated app store. We have rejected a lot of apps that want to take a lot of your personal data and suck it up into the cloud… Privacy means people know what they’re signing up for – in plain English and repeatedly.”
2024-06-10T08:34:11.184Z
Today’s the day! WWDC 2024 kicks off in just a few hours with the keynote presentation starting at 10:00 am PST/1:00 pm EST. We’re expecting some exciting announcements about Apple’s operating systems and its first big leap into AI. Today’s keynote will be a pivotal moment for Apple as it attempts to prove it can compete with AI industry leaders like Microsoft and Google while also maintaining its reputation as a leader in user privacy. Over the next few hours leading up to the keynote, we’ll be recapping all the highlights on the road to WWDC 2024, so stay tuned all day for updates and insights.
