Its June, which means its time once again for Apples Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC).
Occasionally well get a hardware announcement or two, but make no mistake, WWDC is for developers.
Heres everything cool that Apple announced today at WWDC.
tvOS
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Multi-user support is perhaps the feature weve all been waiting for on tvOS.
TVOS also brings with it the ability to support Xbox and PS4 DualShock controllers.
This might make me use the streaming game service that Ive mostly forgotten about.
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A newly reimagined Audiobooks is coming to watchOS 6, which sounds pretty cool.
Apple is also touting a refresh to the Calculator and Voice Memos app.
App Store is coming to watchOS 6 as well.
The Activity app is getting some upgrades as well.
If trending up, youll see arrows and notifications that attempt to get your lazy ass off the couch.
If trending up, youll get a virtual pat on the back.
Its also available without an Apple Watch, in the Health app on iPhone.
Downloads from the app store will be 50 percent smaller, updates 60 percent smaller.
App launch speed is said to be up to twice as fast.
Dark Mode is coming to iOS.
Karaoke fans should enjoy the new time-synced lyrics in Music.
But kindly, stay far away from me when youre even considering using it.
Karaoke, not even once.
The Reminders app has been completely reinvented from the ground up.
It now uses natural language, much like Fantastical has for years.
Smart lists keep track of your most important items.
Maps has been rebuilt from the ground up as well.
The amount of detail in the on-stage demonstration was a notable improvement, but its not just better maps.
Apple is also bringing Favorites to Maps, allowing you to keep your favorite spots.
Theres a new binoculars button, similar to Street View on Google Maps.
Apple sign-in looks cool.
Its a new login authentication tool with a Sign in With My Apple Account button.
This functions much like Facebooks sign-in button on some apps and websites.
Unlike Facebook though, this was built with privacy in mind.
HomeKit is coming to routers.
Itll automatically firewall all of your devices and accessories at the router level.
Even if one were to be compromised, it wouldnt be able to access your other devices or personal.
Memoji are getting new customization options.
Youll get new makeup, piercings, and customized teeth.
Memoji stickers are a thing.
Theyll be available in Messages, WeChat, and other applications.
Photos is taking portrait lighting to a new level.
it’s possible for you to move the lights closer or further from your subject.
Youll also get new adjustments for brilliance, highlights, shadows, and other effects.
you might apply effects as well, even on video.
The new layout options in the Photos app are gorgeous, just saying.
Handoff is coming to HomePod, as are personalized accounts.
Siri on HomePod can now recognize who is speaking, giving each user a personalized experience.
Live radio is coming to Siri-enabled devices.
CarPlay is now available on more than 90 percent of the cars sold in the US.
Siri Shortcuts are still here, and adding automation tools to make your life easier.
We have some big changes coming to iPad this year, says Craig Federighi.
The time has come to recognize the platform in a big way.
App switching looks cool.
Slide along the bottom to switch between apps.
Split view brings multi-window capability to apps on iPad.
App Expose is a thing now too.
It brings an Expose look from macOS to the iPad, which honestly looks great.
Column View brings file preview, quick actions, and rich metadata.
you’re free to now plug in a thumb drive crowd goes nuts.
Zipping and unzipping files on an iPad is a thing now too.
Safari brings desktop-class browsing to iPadOS.
Youll also get a download manager, 30 new keyboard shortcuts, and much, much more.
Selecting text just got easier.
Three finger pinches copy, three finger spread pastes it.
A three finger swipe undoes the previous action.
And best of all, youll no longer have to mess with the frustrating text selection behavior.
Apple Pencil latency is now 9ms, down from an industry-leading 20ms.
The tool palette gets a new design in Notes.
It actually looks like an app thats supposed to use Pencil now.
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Holy shit!
It has a stainless steel frame, built for modularity and flexibility.
The Mac Pro features steel handles making it easy to move the system around.
It offers 360-degree access to components.
And, if youre really hardcore, you’re free to get it in a rack-mountable version.
Mac Pro gets a beefy processor, supporting up to 28-core Intel Xeon chips.
Youll get300 watts of power with a massive heatsink, and offers up to 1.5 terabytes of RAM.
You read that right.
PCI expansion is back with 8 PCIe slots four double-wide, 3 single-wide.
It has 2 10GB Ethernet ports.
The graphics card has a fanless design, called an MPX module.
you could also use the two in tandem.
Apple also built a hardware-accelerated card for video editors.
Afterburner is capable of processing 6 billion pixels per second.
Its an unprecedented level of performance for ProRes and ProRes RAW codecs.
It can play back up to 3 streams of 8k RAW video, or 12 streams of 4k.
Oh, and the case is on wheels for added portability.
MSRP $5,999, available this fall.
Here youll get HDR, of course, and 6k Retina resolution.
It has an anti-glare coating and nano-textured glass to maintain quality in extreme viewing angles.
HDR is made possible with a new backlighting system.
Each LED is calibrated and modulated with an algorithm meaning this reference monitor is built for Pros.
It has 1,000 nits consistently, with 1,600 nits peak and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
As for I/O youll get Thunderbolt 3.
Its capable of running six displays together with the Mac Pro.
The single arm mounting system allows for complete rotation into portrait mode.
Its the worlds best pro display, as Apple tells it.
Sure sounds like it.
The future of iTunes is Apple Music, Podcasts, and TV.
This means iTunes is finally dead and you could applaud now if youd like.
Youll get HDR 10, as well as Dolby Vision and Atmos.
Sidecar is a new feature that allows you to use an iPad as a second display for your Mac.
you could also use the Apple Pencil, with the iPad as a secondary input machine.
The demo looks really impressive.
FindMy replaces FindMyIphone and FindMyMacbook.
This upgraded version can find Apple devices, even when theyre offline.
Its all encrypted and anonymous, using tiny bits of data that piggyback on existing online grid traffic.
Activation Lock renders your Mac completely useless if stolen.
The Photos browsing experience from iOS is also coming to Catalina, and it looks great.
Screen time is coming too, or a version of it, anyway.
Its also available on iOS.
ARKit is also getting a major kit update with real time motion tracking and people occlusion.
This is a Black Mirror episode waiting to happen, Im sure of it.
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