WWDC 2023 Notes

Introduction

• Event: WWDC 2023 at Apple Park
• Host: Tim Cook
• Highlights:
  • Celebration of the global developer community
  • New tools and technologies introduced
  • What to expect: updates to platforms, new intelligence capabilities, Apple TV+ announcements

Apple TV+

• 5th Anniversary
• Recognitions: Oscars, Emmys, BAFTAs
• Recent Releases:
  • Movies: "Killers of the Flower Moon", "Napoleon"
  • Shows: "Masters of the Air", "Palm Royale", "Hijack", "Dark Matter", "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters"
• Upcoming: New content each week

Platform Updates

VisionOS

• Apple Vision Pro launched in February
• Developers: Over 2,000 apps specifically for Vision Pro
• New OS: VisionOS 2
  • Productivity: Mac Virtual Display updates
  • Spatial Photos: Converts 2D images to 3D using machine learning
  • Gestures: New gestures for navigation
  • Shared Experiences: SharePlay for photos, spatial personas
  • APIs for Developers: Volumetric API, Tabletop Kit, Enterprise-specific APIs

iOS 18

• Customization: New home screen and control center arrangements
• Privacy: Lock and hide apps, control contact sharing, improved pairing security
• Messages: Unlimited tapbacks, scheduled messages, text formatting and effects, messages via satellite
• Mail: On-device categorization, Digest view
• Photos: Major redesign, collections, carousel for highlights
• Maps: Topographic maps, turn-by-turn voice guidance for hiking
• Wallet: Tap to cash, online rewards and installments, redesigned event tickets
• Journal: New insights view, search improvements
• Gaming: Game mode for iPhone, game porting toolkit 2

Siri Updates with Apple Intelligence

• New Look: Integrated into system experience, conversational context
• Product Knowledge: Answers on features and settings
• Expanded Actions: In apps and across apps
• Context Awareness: Understands screen content and personal context
• Privacy: On-device processing, private cloud compute

Apple Intelligence

• Capabilities: Language understanding, image creation, action taking
• Architecture: On-device processing, private cloud compute, semantic index
• Integrations: Writing tools, image playground, smart replies, email summaries
• Developer Tools: App intents, image playground API, writing tools automatically available

Other Platform Updates

iPadOS 18

• Personalization: Home screen, control center, and photos app updates
• Calculator: New app with math notes
• Handwriting in Notes: Smart Script
• FreeForm: Screen sharing improvements, scenes

macOS Sequoia

• Productivity: iPhone mirroring, presenter preview, passwords app
• Safari: Highlights, viewer for distraction-free videos
• Gaming: Metal 3, game porting toolkit 2

watchOS 11

• Features: Training load, vitals app, smart stack updates
• Health: Gestational age display in cycle tracking
• Communication: Improved smart stack, live activities
• New Watch Faces: Redesigned photo face

tvOS

• AirPods: Voice isolation, personalized spatial audio
• Apple TV: Insight feature, enhanced dialogue, 21:9 projectors support, new screen savers
• Home: New Apple Fitness Plus experience

Expansion of Apple Vision Pro

• Countries: China, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, UK
• Dates: June 28th for China, Japan, and Singapore; July 12th for other countries

Conclusion

• Features and Advancements: Across platforms, new Apple intelligence
• WWDC Schedule: Platform State of the Union, technical sessions, live forums, Q&As