But other WWDC events, including this year’s, haven’t played host to any consumer hardware launches whatsoever. History of WWDC article, some of the company’s biggest products have been announced or unveiled at WWDC, such as the iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, various iPads, the HomePod, numerous MacBook Pro and Air models, and the iMac Pro and Mac Pro. New hardware products we were hoping for at WWDC 2021įor all the software that Apple was keen to show off during the keynote, it remained schtum on possible new hardware. Apple on Monday held a keynote event that saw the introduction of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13 Ventura, watchOS 9, and the new M2 Apple silicon chip. HomeKit Secure Video support allows for the addition of unlimited cameras, with stored footage not counting towards your iCloud storage allowance too. Less of a new service and more of a rebranding, Apple has changed the name of its paid iCloud plans to iCloud+ and with that comes a few additional perks.īenefits include more secure encrypted browsing online, Hide my Email – with unlimited temporary email addresses to use for things like newsletters and mailing lists which automatically forward to your actual address and can be independently cancelled/deleted as you see fit. Universal Control goes further, however, accommodating drag-and-drop file sharing across multiple devices in a single action.

Shortcuts is coming to macOS, along with AirPlay to Mac (both audio and video), Spatial Audio support from compatible sources with AirPods Pro, a revised Safari experience with more compact and flexible tab management (and syncing across devices) and perhaps, most impressively of all, Universal Control (jump to 1:25:00 in the video at the top of this piece to see it in action).įederighi demonstrated with seemingly effortless fluidity the ability to use a MacBook’s trackpad and keyboard to move across off the screen and onto the display of the iPad next to it, allowing for keyboard shortcuts and trackpad gestures on iPadOS instantly. The 8 biggest announcements from Apple WWDC 2017. In terms of features, while we didn’t get everything we’d hoped for – like being able to customise what appears in the Control Centre, and for the arrival of the Health app on Mac – there are still a wealth of features to look forward to.

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