#WWDC24
Apple's WWDC 2024 brought a plethora of exciting updates and innovations. Here’s a breakdown of the key announcements:
Apple Intelligence: Your New Personal Assistant
Apple introduced Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system integrated across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It powers new capabilities in Apple’s native apps, such as generating images and summarizing text.
Siri Gets Smarter
Siri is set to become much more powerful with the integration of ChatGPT, bringing advanced AI capabilities to your virtual assistant.
iOS 18: More Customizable Than Ever
Control Center Overhaul: iOS 18 introduces a revamped, more customizable Control Center.
Freely Placed App Icons: You can place app icons anywhere on your home screen.
Lock Screen Customization: iOS 18 lets you customize the buttons at the bottom of the Lock Screen, giving you quick access to your most-used features.
App Locking: A new feature that allows you to lock certain apps, ensuring privacy when you hand over your phone.
RCS Support Arrives on iPhone
iOS 18 includes support for Rich Communication Services (RCS), enhancing texting between iPhone and Android with features like encryption, read receipts, typing indicators, and high-resolution media sharing.
New Passwords App
Apple has launched a new Passwords app to help you keep track of your login details across all your devices.
iPad Finally Gets a Calculator App
The long-awaited Calculator app for iPad is here, featuring Math Notes. This new tool allows you to write equations with the Apple Pencil and have them solved by the app.
macOS Sequoia: Mirror Your iPhone
macOS 15 introduces the ability to mirror your iPhone on your Mac. You can view notifications and hear audio from your mobile device directly on your Mac.
watchOS 11: Enhanced Fitness and Health Tracking
Training Load: Apple Watch now measures the intensity of your training routine and its impact on recovery. Using data like heart rate, pace, elevation, weight, and height provides a training effort score from 1-10. You can also adjust this score to better reflect how you feel.
Pause Your Activity Rings: watchOS 11 allows you to pause your activity ring progress for rest days or when you're sick. You can also customize activity goals for each day of the week.
Vitals App: The new Vitals app monitors health metrics like heart rate, showing how your vitals track over time and whether they fall into a typical range based on historical data. The app also alerts you when metrics are out of range and provides tailored messages with potential explanations.
visionOS 2: Enhanced Visual Experiences
visionOS 2 brings spatial photos and an ultrawide Mac display. The Vision Pro will also be available in more countries, including China, Singapore, Australia, Canada, France, and the UK.
Apple TV Plus Teasers
WWDC 2024 kicked off with a preview of upcoming content for Apple TV Plus, including the highly anticipated second season of Severance.
For comprehensive coverage of all the announcements, visit the Apple Newsroom.