Apple’s WWDC 2019 just ended where we got both software and hardware announcements from iOS 13, macOS 10.15, the new Mac Pro plus other interesting unveilings including dark mode, iPadOS, macOS Catalina. As the conference began, Apple gave a preview of what its new Apple TV+ show, For All Mankind, Apple’s tvOS is getting multiuser support plus native support for Xbox One S and Dual Shocker controller support. This will let users who already have game consoles in the house use their own controllers on the box.
Drink every time Tim says “services” #wwdc19
— Christina Warren (@film_girl) June 3, 2019
watchOS 6
Apple is shipping its App store to the Apple Watch and you’ll now be able to browse, purchase and install apps right on the watch. The Apple watch got the Voice Memo, Books and Calculator app.
New apps brought to watchOS 6 via the App Store on the Apple watch including the Voice Memos app, Apple Books app and a Calculator app.
New faces that provide more snippets of information beyond showing the time.#WWDC19https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/jvprrvQwoT
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Health apps are also coming with it including a fitness and menstrual cycle tracking app. The Apple watch is getting new faces too Some purely visual updates such as gradient face, digital face, California Dial, and others with a few more smarts like the Solar face with a 24-hour sun path.
You also get taptic chimes – your watch will buzz when n hour has passed or you could choose to go with an audible birdsong.
Activity Tends is coming to the Activity app on your iPhone. It will show users how their recent activity habits compares with their previous year
iOS 13
Craig Federighi introduces iOS 13 saying that it’s so much faster with 30% faster FaceID unlock, 2x faster at launching apps, 60% smaller app updates and 50% smaller app downloads.
iOS 13 comes with system-wide dark mode.
Dark mode on iOS 13 #WWDC19 https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/rEiVOor5rc
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
The Notes, Mail and Safari apps got some updates. Mail app got ‘desktop-class formatting. Notes gots a new filing system while Reminders gots an almost total redesign: quick entry, links to people, and an advanced tracking system. Map git a rebuild from literally the ground up in California and will be across the US later this year and in other countries next year.
I would love to get excited about Apple Maps but it has gotten me lost in a ditch one two many times. #WWDC19
— Christina Warren (@film_girl) June 3, 2019
Other features announced include the Swipe-to-type feature that is coming to the iOS keyboard, Music that automatically syncs lyrics as you listen. Photos will also now automatically suggest people to share pictures with depending on who’s in the photo.
User Privacy
This is one of the most exciting features. Read more about it here.
You can sign in with Apple instead of the usual Google, Facebook and Twitter.
With this new method you can hide your actual email address and have a random one generated for each time you log in. https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox#WWDC19 pic.twitter.com/S100TMERWT
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
iMessage
You can now choose to share your name and Memoji with people when you first text other people
iMessage on iOS 13:
~ you can now create a profile (is Apple turning it's messages platform into a social network?)
~ you can use Memoji for your profile image
~ the Memoji is customisable – you can add airpods on tour Memoji
~ Memoji stickers#WWDC19 https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/vXOyBs2rqY— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Camera and Photos
These got a revamped too with new features including simple video editing in Photos and a new depth-sensitive filter in the Camera plus a new way of browsing photos and Apple’s Machine Learning will hide duplicates and you can select new thumbnails that reflect a given day, month or year.
New iOS 13 photo and video editing features #WWDC19
Added ability to rotate video
Photos app adds features to clear out clutter plus creating curated highlights in terms of Days, Months, Years
https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/NWwGqlzxpy— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
A roundup of other accessories updates
- Shortcuts are getting an upgrade and now you’ll be able to automatically get suggested Siri shortcuts. The assistant is also getting an AI voice too.
- Siri will read out your incoming messages via the AirPods
AirPods to take advantage of Announce Messages feature from iOS 13 and will read your incoming messages as they come. First and third party apps will work with this new feature #WWDC19
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
- You can also hand off the music you were listening to or a call from your phone to the Homepod
- For Carplay, Siri now becomes a popover so you can have music and maps visible simultaneously
iOS 13 will come with this feature that sends unknown callers straight to voicemail #WWDC19 https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/Wy1XHVDwLe
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
iPadOS
Apple’s latest OS addition id off to a great start as it becomes more of a computer and now with more added features. Safari will get an update to force websites to serve the desktop version to iPads, a download manager, font switcher, keyboard shortcuts, new gestures(three finger pinch for copying text, three fingers spread for pasting and three finger swipe for undoing), iCloud file sharing, File Column View, Multiwindow capability, slide-overs get their pwn multi-tasking and you can now pin widgets to the homescreen.
iPadOS is here, the same kernel, framework as iOS:
~ 3 file columns in Column View
~ file previews
~ iCloud folder sharing
~ USB drive support ; SD card support, Direct Camera imports~ widgets on homescreen
~ split screen for better multitaskinghttps://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox #WWDC19 pic.twitter.com/f6CpnRrMj9— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Apple Pencil latency will also drop from 20ms to 9ms plus 3rd party apps will now get to develop directly for the pencil.
Apple wants the iPadOS to challenge Google's Chromesbooks, Windows notebooks with:
~ full desktop browser
~ multitasking capabilities
~ download manager
~ support for external USB drives
~ better multitouch selection
~ easier editing #WWDC19— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Mac Pro
The Mac Pro packs a 28 core Intel Xeon, with 300 watts of power, supporting 1.5TB of Ram, and 8 internal PCIe slots. It comes with Ethernet, four Thunderbolt 3 slots, two USB-A slots, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Apple pivoting from the "Trash Can" Mac Pro to the new "Grater-like" Mac Pro.
Meme material? #WWDC19 pic.twitter.com/1X41a8C0qg
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Inside, it rocks a new built-in graphics module, the MPX. Afterburner is also a graphics card it packs that will come in handy to video editors as it speeds up their video rendering and playback.
https://twitter.com/DanaWollman/status/1135633723926310912
It’s on wheels.
Apple Pro Display
This is a 33″ 6K HDR enabled display.
The Mac Pro pairs with a 33" 6K display XDR #WWDC19
The Pro display XDR supports Portrait mode too when switched vertically
Pricing:
The Mac Pro: starts at $5999
The Pro display XDR : $4999https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/C04WjCZK9t
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
macOS Catalina
The new macOS will be called macOS Catalina.
To matters macOS 10.15, here's macOS Catalina #WWDC19 https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/tUCsL9Rq4m
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
iTunes finally got decommissioned
Apple has purged posts from iTunes FB and IG pages.
iTunes isn't being killed off, it's being deprecated.
The iTunes app for Mac is likely going to be replaced by the new separate new Music, TV, and Podcasts apps
macOS 10.15 will still include the app.https://t.co/1WZflOmM5c
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
It happened. Here are the new separate Music, TV, and Podcasts apps. #WWDC19 https://t.co/1WZflOmM5c pic.twitter.com/oYWXui08ev
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Definitely
We should have an iTunes Funeral right now #WWDC19
— Christina Warren (@film_girl) June 3, 2019
Here’s a roundup
With macOS Catalina, you can use your iPad as a second screen #WWDC19 https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/vL6on6pk5u
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Apple unifies the “Find My Friends” and “Find My iPhone” apps into a new one called “Find My” It can now locate Apple devices that are offline using Bluetooth beacons. #WWDC19 https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/UR8RgA0k9S
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Project Catalyst
With Project Catalyst, developers will quickly and easily develop Mac apps from their iPad apps. This will ease with app development as developers can build one app that transcends from the iPhone, the iPad and to the Mac.
If you were wondering if Apple executives were going to say Marzipan.
They didn't. #WWDC19 https://t.co/8qBoX6ZFox pic.twitter.com/CjF0DOtOLZ
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
Conclusion
Apple will offer developer betas of tvOS 13, iOS 13, macOS 10.15 after the keynote. Public betas will wait till later in July except for watchOS. The new iOS 13 is slated to launch with the iPhone 11.
Meme content right here: #WWDC19 pic.twitter.com/6xs4EY4M7l
— Techweez (@techweez) June 3, 2019
After the event ended, Apple’s stock was seen to slide as the US Department of Justice considered an investigation into the giant tech company on alleged anticompetitive practices.
In an awkward moment for #WWDC19 — a celebratory affair filled with cheering engineers — news broke of a potential DOJ antitrust investigation for Apple. @ReedAlbergotti has the rundown. https://t.co/NUOZZEVUkf
— Post Technology (@PostTech) June 3, 2019
