It’s time to listen to the WWDC 2024 keynote! Every year Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference with a few hours of straightforward announcements, such as the long-awaited Apple Intelligence And a A makeover of Siri, the smart AI assistant. we expected most of them to revolve around this The company’s artificial intelligence ambitions (And Here), and Apple did not disappoint. We also bring you news about the Vision Pro and a lot of feature refreshes.
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What developers should expect Hardware and software updatesAs usual, and a few other items We initially thought it would be unveiled.Brian Heater also went to equity Now sit back, relax and let the team help you bring you all the big news in an easy-to-understand digest.
Apple will work with AI partners beyond OpenAI
At an event held after the keynote, Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi confirmed that the company would work with other third-party models beyond OpenAI, highlighting Google’s Gemini model as the first example. He clarified that Apple “has nothing to announce right now, but this is our general direction.” Read more
Elon Musk brings together OpenAI and Apple
Tesla, SpaceX and XAI executive Elon Musk took to X to continue his campaign against rival OpenAI, and among other comments and responses to WWDC talks on X, he threatened to “ban Apple devices from his businesses if Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level.” Read more
(Limited) Availability of Apple Intelligence
Before you get too excited about testing out Apple intelligence, check if your devices are new enough. Only the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, as well as iPads and Macs with M1 or newer chips, will be able to run the new features that come with Apple’s AI push. Read more
ChatGPT in Siri
Apple is bringing its AI-powered chatbot experience, ChatGPT, to Siri and other Apple apps, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 and other generative AI models. Read more
Apple Intelligence is an image and emoji playground
One of the Apple intelligence-driven features coming to iOS 18 will allow iPhone users to create AI images of the people they’re messaging with – a feature that works like an AI-upgraded Bitmoji. Of course, the goal is to make your “everyday conversations more fun.”
Apple Intelligence will understand who you’re talking to in a messaging conversation, so if you want to personalize that chat with a custom AI image, you can create one instantly. Read more
Apple TV+
For those of you who use Apple TV+, there’s a new feature called InSight. The feature will allow viewers to know the names of actors and song titles that appear on screen. Lauren Forristal writes that it’s similar to Amazon’s X-Ray technology, where Fire TV users get an overview of actors’ biographies and behind-the-scenes information while watching TV shows and movies.
However, what is notable about Insight is its Shazam-like functionality, which highlights the song playing in a TV show or movie and gives users the option to add it to an Apple Music playlist for listening later. Read more
Sir, I
Apple has also made some improvements to its smart assistant Siri. These include some generative AI features that make Siri sound more natural and more personal. There is also a new flashing light. And, Siri can also handle speech interruptions and understand context better. Also, those who like to type can now do so. Read more
Apple Intelligence is here
This new feature is called Apple Intelligence (AI, get it?). The company has promised that this feature will be designed keeping security in mind, as well as providing a very personalized experience.
“Most importantly, it has to understand you and be grounded in your personal context, such as your routine, your relationships, your communications, and more,” CEO Tim Cook said at WWDC on Monday. “And of course, it has to be built with privacy in mind from the start. All of this goes beyond artificial intelligence. It’s personal intelligence, and it’s the next big step for Apple.” Read more
This covers the consumer side, but WWDC is a conference for developers, and Apple revealed how developers will soon be able to bring the Apple intelligence experience into their software. Many AI features will be added to the existing SDK, allowing for generative AI image generation or new prompts to Siri, allowing developers to expand the Apple intelligence footprint. Read more
Apple’s new password app
Although you can already use your iCloud account to store and sync passwords across your devices, it wasn’t easy to figure out. Now, the company has introduced the Passwords app. Some of the features include a new column on the left that lets you navigate your password collection more easily. For example, you can view all your passwords or just Wi-Fi passwords (a new addition), passkeys, or codes that aren’t related to a website or service. Read more
Smart Script in iPad
A new “Smart Script” feature will make your handwriting look clearer when you use Apple Pencil to write in Notes. Apple says it’s making handwriting in your Notes even easier and more straightforward. The feature improves the appearance of your writing as you write by using on-device machine learning to recreate your handwriting from your Notes. You’ll see your own handwriting, only it’ll be smoother and more readable than before. Read more
Calculator for iPad
Who would have thought that a calculator would liven up a developers conference? Well, Apple’s new Calculator app for iPad got everyone excited.
iOS’s evergreen Tips Calculating app is finally coming to the big screen. The feature makes use of the extra screen real estate to bring new features that the company couldn’t really bring to the iPhone. The biggest arrival here is the addition of Math Notes. This additional feature does the math for you. Read more
macOS Sequoia
The latest operating system version is called macOS Sequoia.
One of the biggest features of this new OS is iPhone mirroring. Now, through macOS’s Continuity feature, you can mirror your iPhone’s screen and control it directly from your Mac. Notifications on the Mac pop up when you’re in iPhone mirror mode, and iPhone audio also comes through to the Mac, but the paired iPhone stays locked in mirror mode. Read more
OK, let’s dive into iPhone mirroring in a little more detail. While Apple hasn’t detailed many use cases for the feature, Sarah Perez writes that it sounds like it will make it easier to demo apps during a video call or in person, as users can move between a slideshow presentation and a live demo of an iPhone app by launching it as if it were another app on your Mac. Read more
Messaging via satellite
This new feature works a lot like Apple’s Emergency SOS feature. When you don’t have a signal, you’ll be given the option to search for satellites to relay data. You’ll need to keep the phone pointed in the right direction while doing this, though, as there’s an overlay above your messages to remind you. Read more
Photo App
Apple showed off the new Photos app as it will appear in an upcoming release of iOS software. The new app introduces new navigation, new organizational features, and more ways to find your favorite photos, including photos of friends, family, pets, trips, and more.
A few things to know: The new design will take less time to search for photos since everything you need is easily accessible.
One major change is that the apps have been unified into a single view, with the photo grid at the top and the library organized by theme at the bottom. Read more
Tap to Cash
One of the most interesting features is Tap to Cash, which is more or less exactly what its name suggests, allowing users to make payments by tapping two iPhones together.
As Brian Heater writes, the feature is effectively an outgrowth of Apple Pay’s long-standing Tap to Pay feature. Likewise, the new addition likely utilizes the device’s NFC functionality. Apple notes that the feature transfers money without sharing any personal information – a nice added privacy element. Read more
iOS 18
Users will now be able to lock an app when they hand their phone over to someone to do things like show them a picture or let them play a game. When you lock an app, if someone tries to tap your phone, they’ll have to authenticate using Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. When you enable the App Lock feature, information inside the app won’t show up in other places, like search and notifications. Read more
Apple also shared some early details for the upcoming major release of iOS, its operating system designed specifically for the iPhone. As expected, a lot of it is tied to artificial intelligence. Remember when icons were locked to a grid? Well, now they can be placed on your home screen the way you like so they don’t hide your background photo.
“iOS 18 is a major release that delivers more ways to customize your iPhone, stay connected, and relive special moments,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. Read more
Speaking of icons, most of these updates are long-requested functionalities, such as the ability to set app icons and widgets wherever you want on the home screen, as well as support for dark mode icons with different color schemes. Read more
VisionOS 2
visionOS 2 brings with it productivity enhancements and “new immersive experiences.” One lets you “spatialize” photos from regular photos, taking advantage of AI technology. Another is a new navigation option: visionOS 2 lets you switch to the home screen by simply tapping, or flip your hand to bring up Control Center with notifications, shortcuts, and more. Read more
Another big announcement includes the ability to convert existing images into spatial photos. The new feature uses machine learning to create additional angles, marking a change from the existing method, which required images to be shot on the iPhone 15 Pro or Vision Pro itself. Read more
For those outside the US, the Vision Pro headset will be available in eight new countries. Read more
Useful AI, not cute AI
Apple has fallen behind its competitors in the AI race, and perhaps feels it needs to do everything possible to impress fans and shareholders. But that shouldn’t mean it goes overboard with features. Read more
Generative AI
For smart assistants: While rumors point to the company shifting many of its employees to generative AI operations Electric car explosionAll signs point to Apple gaining a significant lead over the competition. As such, its most logical move is to partner with a powerful company like OpenAI. Read more
Maybe not for iPhone 15: Some other rumors have said that when this generative AI comes into play, a limited number of older devices will also be able to run the system, including iPads and Macs with M1 chips or higher and the iPhone 15 Pro. This means that the standard iPhone 15 could be excluded in this case. Read more
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