New Macs
MacBook Air 15” with M2
Mac Studio with M2 Max & M2 Ultra
Mac Pro with M2 Ultra + 6 PCI-Express (Gen 4) slots & 8 Thunderbolt ports
iOS 17
Contact Card with “Poster” (design similar to Lock Screen)
Live Voicemail: Text transcription, e.g. use when in a meeting
Facetime: “Leave a message”
Check-In when going home for safety
AirDrop improvements, e.g. large file sending continue over internet
Keyboard: Uses transformer models for better autocorrect & prediction support, better dictation
Journal app “later this year”, suggestions for easy post creation
Standby: Landscape stand for the night or during sport events with Widget support
No “Hey” needed, just “Siri” triggers Siri
Offline Maps support in Maps
Named Dogs & Cats support in Photos
iPadOS 17
Interactive Widgets
Lock Screen like on iPhone, supports Widget (on left in landscape)
Health app now on iPad
PDF: form detection, signatures, PDF files in Notes app, syncs through iCloud on collaborated notes
Stage Manager improvements
Freeform “Follow along” someone elses focus
macOS 14 “Sonoma”
tvOS screensavers now also available on macOS, including desktop background photo
Widgets can be placed anywhere on the desktop
iPhone widgets directly visible – even if no Mac app installed (?) (e.g. Apollo app)
New “Game mode” gives game higher system priority, doubles bluetooth frequency for less controller latency
New “Game Porting Toolkit” to help game developers port their games
Hideo Kojima: Death Stranding coming to Mac
Video Conferencing: “Presenter Overlay” with different shapes
Video Conferencing: Gestures (like double thumbs up) can cause animation effects
Passkeys can now be shared
Safari gets Profile support (for study, work, private) – separated cookies
Add websites to your dock (like to Home screen on iPhone) – removes address bar on open
Audio & Home
More intelligent Adaptive Audio for AirPods: Personalized Volume, Mute Button, faster transition
AirPlay in Hotels: Scanning QR code automatically connects to WiFi & AirPlay
SharePlay in the Car to allow fellow passengers to make music wishes
Redesigned control center on tvOS
Siri Remote gets Find My support
Memories from Photos app can be used as Screen Savers on Apple TV
Facetime on Apple TV through Continuity Camera (via iPhone Stand)
Continuity Camera APIs available to 3rd party apps
watchOS
Digital Crown scrolls through widgets, like smart stacks
Widget for Complications provided by Apple
Some redesigned apps, like world clock, uses corner icons for activity
New vertical page views (easy to adopt in SwiftUI)
2 new watch faces: A colored one and Snoopy
Improvements for cyclers: Bluetooth sensor connectors, FTP power zones, new Map view
Workout API, e.g. allows Golf / Tennis apps hand position detection & workout plans
Health
Mental Health: Mindfulness app for tracking mood / emotions
Clnical assessments for assessing risk of anxiety
Apple Watch can time outside through daylight sensor (for kids >80 min/day important)
iPad can measure distance to screen and warn kids (to help reduce risk for Myopia)
“One more thing …”
Apple Vision Pro
Enter the era of “Spacial Computing”
New operating system called “visionOS”
Supports apps through SwiftUI, RealityKit, and ARKit
Inputh through eyes, hands, and voice
Can run any apps, allows resizing any window, high resolution display
Disney cooperation for rich media content
Button for taking 3D photos or videos
Autostereoscopic (3D without glasses) outside display renders eyes
2 hrs battery with external battery pack
M2 chip + R1 chip for sensors
Scans face on setup to create “Persona” for Facetime calls
App demos: 3D heart (education), Formula 1 cars (sports), spatial DJ, Planetarium, Microsoft Office
Supports “AirPlay” for Mac screens, allowing to code with Xcode on Mac (using keyboard & mouse) with Vision Pro
iPad & iPhone apps available
Unity apps / games available
“Optic ID” to replace Touch/Face ID (Iris scanner)
More than 5,000 patents during development of device
$3.499 starting price
US release early 2024, more countries to follower later in the year
