Keynote
Description: The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off with exciting reveals, inspiration, and new opportunities. Join the worldwide developer community for an in-depth look at the future of Apple platforms, directly from Apple Park.
iOS 15
- FaceTime
- Spacial Audio - to make it look like the audio comes from whoever is speaking
- voice isolation - to filter our everything but the speaker voice
- grid view - to see all calls participants at once
- portrait mode - for blurring the background
- links - generate FaceTime invite/links, works with any desktop/mobile browser
- SharePlay
- do activities together (like watching the same movie)
- share your screen
- open for 3rd party developers
- Messages
- improved media visualizations
- shared links in messages will show up in the News.app
- shared playlists in messages will show up on Music.app
- shared images in messages will show up in the Photo gallery
- can pin messages
- Notifications
- new look
- notification summary - collection of notifications delivered on user's schedule
- notifications from people (direct messages and more) won't show up in the summaries
- Focus
- Do not disturb status shows up in Messages.app
- Focus is an advanced Do not disturb, where users can pick which apps can notify you and more
- Focus is set on all user devices automatically
- Live Text
- live text recognition on camera.app
- text recognition on photos.app
- 7 languages
- iOS/iPadOS/maoOS
- works with art, books, nature, pets, landmarks
- Spotlight
- searches for photos directly in spotlight
- rich contacts results
- rich results for VIPs as well (actors and more)
- Photo Memories
- better, more interactive memories
- Wallet.pp
- HomeKit key to get into homes/hotels
- digital ids (driving license) support (US only)
- Weather.app
- redesigned
- more data
- full screen high resolution weather maps
- Maps.app
- new interactive globe
- elevation
- roads signs (cross blocks, bike lanes, ..)
- 3d landmarks, with light and dark mode
- transit improvements
- AirPods
- conversation boost - AirPods act as hearing aid when somebody is talking directly to the user
- announce notifications and reminders
- more Find me improvements
- Spatial Audio on tvOS and M1 macOS machines
- Translate.app
- now in iPadOS
- translate things without tapping buttons
- system-wide translation: select something and hit translate, even live text
iPadOS 15
- Widgets
- can be put anywhere on the screen
- new large size, exclusive to iPads
- App Library - like in iOS 14
- Can hide springboard pages - like in iOS 14
- improved multitasking with iPadOS shelf and easier screen management
- Notes
- multi user improvements: mentions, activity/history view
- tags
- Quick note: swipe from bottom right corner to create a quick note
- Swift Playgrounds
- can build entire apps
- Xcode Cloud
- better autocompletion
- Mail Privacy protection
- hides IP address and user location
- hides when/if and how often an email is open
- App Privacy reports - new section in Settings.app that lets us download reports on user data usage
- Siri - on device voice recognition
- Recovery Contact - lets you add somebody that can reset your account password for you if you forget it
- Digital Legacy - lets you add somebody that can inherit your info when you pass away
- iCloud+
- Private relay - Safari's VPN - no one can see what you browse
- Hide My Email - lets you sign up on services with random emails that you can get rid of if needed
- HomeKit Secure Video
- for free for all iCloud subscribers
watchOS 8
- Health.app
- walk steadiness tracking and alerts
- share your Health data with contacts, receive alerts on health changes of other people
- sleep Respiratory tracking
- Breath.app
- now helps you be more mindful as well
- New portrait mode watch face
HomeKit
- use your phone/watch to enter your home/hotels
- Siri can be installed in 3rd party HomeKit products
macOS 12 Monterey
- Universal control - use a single mouse and keyboard to work across devices, can move files too
- Airplay to Mac (even just as a speaker)
- Shortcuts.app
- TestFlight.app
- Safari.app
- minimized UI
- tab groups
- web extensions on iOS/iPadOS
Part of this note was originally published at fbernutz.github.io.