WWDC 2021 highlights: Everything Apple announced at annual developer event

WWDC is Apple's annual developer-focused event where the American technology giant announces development with regard to its software and services at the keynote on day one

12:19 AM

Apple WWDC 2021 keynote concludes

Stay tuned as we will shortly put up in-depth articles about the iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Monterey, and more

12:04 AM

macOS Monterey

• Universal control – Single mouse to control screen on different devices, drag and drop files between devices
• AirPlay to Mac – Share screen on big screen
• Shortcuts – Pre-built shortcuts to get the word done, faster
• Safari – New tabs design, tab groups, instant syncing, redesigned sidebar
• Extensions – Web extensions

 

11:45 PM

WatchOS 8: Key features

• Health – Enhanced breathe app with new animation, reflect to help you focus and aid psychological well-being, respiratory rate through sleep monitor feature
• Fitness – New workout modes, fitness plus content, artist spotlight series
• UI – portrait watch face, redesigned photos app, share photos via message or mail, GIF support

 

11:45 PM

WatchOS 8: Key features

• Health – Enhanced breathe app with new animation, reflect to help you focus and aid psychological well-being, respiratory rate through sleep monitor feature
• Fitness – New workout modes, fitness plus content, artist spotlight series
• UI – portrait watch face, redesigned photos app, share photos via message or mail, GIF support

 

11:24 PM

iPadOS 15: Privacy

• Mail – Mail privacy protection to hide IP address, location
• Safari – Hiding IP address from trackers
• App privacy report – a new setting to view apps’ with access to privacy details
• Siri – On-device speech recognition to boost performance without compromising on user privacy and device security

 

11:20 PM

iPadOS 15: What's new

• Widgets -- Larger format widgets, Widgets space, Large size photo widgets
• App library comes to iPad – available on dock
• Multitasking – Splitview, Shelf to view minimized apps
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Notes – Supports @mention, #tags, quick note for instant note taking ability
• Translate comes to iPad with iPadOS 15 – auto translate, system-wide translation, Live Text
• Swift Playground – Learn to code, build apps, submit on App Store

 

11:05 PM

iOS 15: Live Text, Spotlight, and Photos

Live Text

 

With iOS 15, iPhone camera will be able to identify text in a photo. Live Text will recognise text, phone numbers, links, etc. It will work on screenshots, quick look and understands seven languages. It will work on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

 

Spotlight

 

Spotlight search now supports Photos. Spotlight is the universal search on iOS.

 

Photos 

 

Apple is adding improvements to the Memories feature of Photos. Users can mix and match Memories with more intelligent music suggestions playing in the background.

 

10:54 PM

iOS 15: Notifications

Focus -- Set up a dedicated mode, so that messages do not disturb you. Urgent messages can still make their way through. There's also a new Focus mode, where users can set up a focus mode where notifications and alerts from only certain apps are shown to your during a set time of the day. When you use Focus one device, it will automatically setup on your other Apple devices.

10:47 PM

iOS: Messages

Shared with you experience integrated across UI, including browser, photos

10:44 PM

iOS 15: FaceTime

• Spatial Audio coming
• Voice isolation
• Wide Spectrum
• Portrait Mode
• FaceTime link to create event
• Android and Windows user can join FaceTime calls (through FaceTime link)
• SharePlay – listen and watch together, share screen

 

10:37 PM

Craig Federighi takes stage to speak about iOS 15

10:35 PM

Tim Cook on stage to set the tone for WWDC 2021

10:32 PM

Apple WWDC 2021 begins

Keynote by Tim Cook likely to begin shortly

10:26 PM

macOS 12: A companion for M1 chip, may be

The macOS Big Sur, launched last year, was a holistic upgrade and its successor is expected to bring enhanced functionality to the already potent operating system. Though the upgrades are expected to be incremental, together they are expected to bring major reforms in the way the OS functions.

10:23 PM

iPadOS 15: Ready for Mac-like experience?

The next iteration of operating system for iPad is expected to bring support for applications, which have so far been restricted to Apple Mac PC line-up. Besides, there will be changes in the user interface elements to make it look modern an in-line with macOS for PC like experience.