Apple has finally finished the live streaming of the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (also known as WWDC) for this year. They have made a whole lot of changes to the software side, whereas there are no new announcements of hardware this year. So that you get a better idea about all the launches that have happened in this years WWDC, here’s everything you need to know about WWDC 2021.
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They have announced a lot of new stuff, there are even a lot of software updates starting from iOS to tvOS, Apple has given new updates to each and every product in their current ecosystem. iOS has been updated to iOS 15, iPadOS to iPadOS 15, macOS Big Sur to macOS Monterey now, watchOS 7 to watchOS 8 and last but not least, tvOS 14 to tvOS 15.
Right off the bat, there is iOS 15 and it brings some new changes to the OS. They have introduced more Natural FaceTime Calls and Shared Experiences with SharePlay. Facetime now comes with spatial audio, so that voices in a FaceTime call sound as if they are coming from where the person is positioned on the screen, and new microphone modes separate the user’s voice from background noise. Portrait mode is now available for FaceTime and designed specifically for video calls, so users can blur their background and put themselves in focus. While using Group FaceTime, a new grid view enables participants to see more faces at the same time.
As for the availability of iOS 15, the developer preview of iOS 15 is available to Apple Developer Program members at developer.apple.com starting today, and a public beta will be available to iOS users next month at beta.apple.com. It is available on iPhone 6S and later.
Moving on, we have iPadOS 15, the much-awaited software update for all the iPads. A lot of people were expecting Apple to bring apps like Final Cut Pro X and XCode to the iPad, as now it has got the same M1 chip as the Macs, but unfortunately, that didn’t have, in this event eventually. But we do have got a lot of other changes and they really make iPad OS 15 look great.
The maker claims that the experience with an external keyboard has also improved as it now allows users to get more done with all-new keyboard shortcuts and a redesign of the menu bar. Users can quickly set up and switch between Split View and Slide Over with new shortcuts for multitasking right from the keyboard.
There is support for widgets among apps on Home Screen pages, this helps with providing more information at a glance and offering a more personalised experience. Apple says that it is designed specifically for the larger display of the iPad. This also means that they have added some special and larger widget size which are great for showcasing videos, music, games, photos, and more. iPadOS 15 also brings all-new widgets for App Store, Find My, Game Center, Mail, and Contacts.
Also coming to iPad is the App Library, automatically organising apps into helpful categories like Productivity, Games, and Recently Added, and allowing users to access all their apps right from the Dock.
There is a new Quick Note feature added which is a fast and easy way to take notes anywhere across the system. This can be used while browsing in Safari or finding a restaurant, users can bring up Quick Note anywhere to write down a thought and add links, providing an easy way to get back to exactly what they were looking at.
As for the availability, the developer preview of iPadOS 15 is available to Apple Developer Program members at developer.apple.com starting today, and a public beta will be available to iPadOS users next month at beta.apple.com. For the support, iPad mini 4 and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and all iPad Pro models are supported.
As we said earlier, macOS has been updated too. It is now called macOS Monterey and it offers some great improvements over the last version which was macOS Big Sur. With this new update, Safari has been redesigned and the browsing experience is much better now. The new tab design lets users see more of the page as they scroll. A new tab bar takes on the colour of the webpage and combines tabs, the toolbar, while the search field is now into a single compact design. There are new Tab Groups that offer a new way to easily save and manage tabs. They can be saved and viewed at any time with ease. Just like all the other features, Tab Groups also sync across Mac, iPhone, and iPad, so users can continue their project from anywhere and easily share tabs with friends and family.
There is even support for Shortcuts on Mac now. This would help users to automate all the everyday tasks and achieve peak productivity. Shortcuts on Mac lets users quickly accomplish tasks with the apps they use the most. There is even a rich gallery of pre-built actions designed just for Mac, users can instantly share files, make animated GIFs, and more. There is even the Shortcuts Editor on Mac to customise shortcuts to match their workflows. There is even hands-free with Siri with a shortcut that makes it easy to run shortcuts no matter which app the user is in.
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