The opening day of WWDC 2024 is over, Apple’s big event for developers and which helps the company present its new features in iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro software and other devices. We review everything they presented, highlighting the most notable new features of iOS 18 and the rest of the operating systems.
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iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
As expected, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 were two of the big stars of this year. Some of its most notable new features are:
- Ability to move icons and widgets anywhere on the screen, leaving spaces (while following the classic duadricula).
- Customization of icons with colors adapted to the wallpaper.
- New redesigned control center with sections dedicated to functions such as controlling home automation accessories.
- In ‘Messages’ we find the possibility of scheduling messages or formatting texts.
- New organization of the ‘Mail’ application by categories.
- The “Calculator” arrives on the iPad and also on the “Notes” application, in which we can obtain results for complex operations that we draw with the Apple Pencil.
- Game mode is offered to both operating systems to optimize resources so that background processes do not prevent games from running at full capacity.
- The ‘Photos’ app has been completely redesigned (the biggest update in history), with a photo library now organized by theme and with the ‘Collections’ section in which you can also access memories and photographs from special beings and pets. like events.
macOS 15 Redwood
The new macOS Sequoia was presented with interesting new features in which all of them stand out:
- Ability to use iPhones on Mac screen.
- New application with which to manage passwords securely.
- iPhone notifications also visible on Mac.
- New video games are announced that will arrive on Mac, such as “World of Warcraft: War Within” or “Dead Island 2”.
watchOS 11
Among the highlights of the Apple Watch are these new features:
- Recording training intensity with a new algorithm that takes advantage of values such as heart rate, age or weight to better calculate the data.
- Apple Watch rings can now be configured to have weekly goals so you can have a day off without affecting your streak.
- A new application is launched with which to obtain better metrics and statistics visually to keep good control over our health, with alert systems when it is detected that something is not going well and we need to go to the doctor.
- New widgets are added and can be associated with smart batteries. For example, the weather that appears when it rains. Live activities that arrived on iOS a few years ago are also added.
visionOS 2
The next big update for Vision Pro will be visionOS 2 and will bring, among other things, these improvements:
- Ability to convert normal photos to space photos.
- The home screen will finally be editable and the applications can be placed in the order of your choice.
- Photos can be shared in real time with other Vision Pro users with Shareplay.
- New way to see the Mac screen with a much more panoramic format.
- The new train mode will help you avoid getting dizzy when using the device in transportation such as trains.
AI news for all systems
Of course, artificial intelligence was the protagonist and Apple named it Apple Intelligence. Among its many new features, here are the main highlights:
- It is transversal and reaches iOS 18, macOS 15 and iPadOS 18 (but only iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, as well as devices with an ‘M’ chip).
- ChatGPT comes to Siri with the latest OpenAI model, GPT-4o.
- We also have a new Siri that finally understands natural language and the context of things.
- Summaries of notifications or emails can be done.
- Custom emojis can be created for every occasion.
Vision Pro arrives in new countries
The speculation is over, because it is now real. Vision Pro reaches more countries, but not in USA or Latin America at the moment. He will visit China, Japan and Singapore on June 28 and Germany, Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom on July 12.
Other news
Also at this event, improvements for tvOS were announced, including the “Apple TV” application with new functions to know the names of actors appearing on stage. AirPods will also benefit from improvements with the new operating systems in terms of audio spatialization or noise cancellation.
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