Apple WWDC22 highlights: iOS 16, watchOS 9, MacBook Air & Pro M2 unveiled

Apple on June 6 previewed new features and upgrades coming to its platforms later this year. Here are the highlights from the WWDC22 keynote address

12:20 AM

That's a wrap!

Stay tuned for detailed information on everything announced at WWDC22 keynote session

12:18 AM

MacBook Air M2 and MacBook Pro M2: India pricing

12:09 AM

iPadOS 16 unveiled

• Collaboration: To share for collaboration and not just send a copy of document.
• Free Form app (coming later this year): For brainstorming session
• Gaming: Metal 3 is coming to iPad with M1 chip
• Apps are set to get optimised for desktop-like experience
• Stage Manager on iPad to allow windows resizing, over lapping windows, windows reposition besides gathering all the open windows together in a single pile for clutter free UI

 

11:52 PM

Apple WWDC22: macOS Ventura unveiled

• Stage Manager gather all the open windows together in a single pile for clutter free UI
• Grouping windows becomes easier with Stage Manager
• Spotlight to support quick look, live text in photos
• Mail to get undo action, schedule option, and more
• Safari gets shared tabs group for easy sharing with select contacts
• A safer alternative to web passwords, Passkeys debuts with new Safari
• Gaming on Mac gets a boost with Metal 3
• Village – Resident Evil is coming to Mac later this year
• FaceTime is a new app to support Macs’ Continuity feature
• Continuity camera: iPhone to double up as webcam with Centre Stage and Studio Light support

 

 

11:41 PM

MacBook Pro 13-inch also gets M2 chip

MacBook Pro 13-inch

11:38 PM

MacBook Air 2020: What's new

MacBook Air M2

11:33 PM

Apple M2 chip to debut with MacBook Air 2022

Apple MacBook Air 2022

11:31 PM

Apple unveils M2 chip

Apple M2 chip

11:26 PM

WatchOS 9: What's new

watchOS 9

11:20 PM

Apple WWDC22: WatchOS 9 unveiled

• Play time, Lunar, Metropolitan, and one more watch face is coming to Apple Watch series with WatchOS 9
• Refreshed Siri UI and banner notifications
• Three new running metrics for workout routine are added
• Sleep stages is finally coming to Apple Watch series
• Afib history is added
• Medications app to schedule, track, and monitor medications

11:13 PM

Apple WWDC22: What’s new in iOS 16

iOS16

10:50 PM

Apple WWDC22: iOS 16 unveiled

• Customisable lockscreen with support for wallpapers, photos, live widgets, animations, and transitions
• Stacked notifications on lockscreen
• Live Activities is a new design element added to lockscreen
• Separate lockscreens based on focus settings
• Messages gets edit and retract feature, which lets user edit the text message or retract the message.
• SharePlay is coming to Messages
• Dictation typing with automatic punctuation is coming to Messages
• Live Text is enabled for videos, translate camera
• Visual look-up is coming to Messages
• Apple Maps is reaching more countries, but India has to wait a little longer
• Multistop routing with up to 15 stops coming to Apple Maps
• Transit with fare details is coming to Apple Maps with iOS 16

 

10:33 PM

Apple WWDC22: Tim Cook on stage for keynote

Tim Cook at WWDC22

10:24 PM

Apple store online goes down ahead of WWDC22

The Apple store usually goes down when there is a new product or product line awaiting announcement. Apple is likely to unveil its M2 chip today, which would debut with the MacBook Air 2022 model.

10:07 PM

What not to expect from WWDC22: Apple's mixed-reality headset

Apple is rumoured to be working on a mixed reality headset, which was expected to be unveiled at the WWDC22 but got postponed due to several reasons. In a series of tweets, Apple's analyst Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned that he expects the tech giant to launch the headset in 2023.

 

"It still takes some time before the Apple AR/MR headset enters mass production, so I do not think Apple will release the AR/MR headset and rumoured realityOS at WWDC this year. Apple's competitors worldwide cannot wait to see the hardware spec and OS design for Apple's AR/MR headset," Kuo wrote on the micro-blogging platform.

 

"I am sure that if Apple announces AR/MR headset and its OS at WWDC, competitors will immediately kick off copycat projects and happily copy Apple's excellent ideas, and hit the store shelves before Apple launches in 2023," Kuo added.