Apple held its WWDC 2016 conference on 13 June, bringing with it a number of new additions to their iOS platforms.
These are the 4 biggest announcements from the event:
Apple unveils iOS 10
iOS 10 will come with several new features, including updates to the lock screen, 3D Touch, Siri, and Photos.
iPhone 6s users with iOS 10 will be able to interact with notifications from the lock screen using 3D Touch.
By pressing and applying pressure to a notification, you will be able to reply to messages without leaving the lock screen.
You can access the camera by swiping right from the lock screen, and app widgets by swiping left.
OS X is now macOS
Apple has confirmed at its 2016 Developer Conference that it will rename OS X to macOS.
The new version of the operating system will be called macOS Sierra.
In addition to a name change, Apple’s Craig Federighi announced a number of new features for the operating system.
These include:
- Auto Unlock: if you are wearing an Apple Watch, you do not have to enter your password.
- Universal Clipboard: the next Continuity update – copy and paste will work across all Apple devices.
- Apple Pay: when you shop online, you’ll see a Pay With Apple Pay button, and you can authenticate your purchase with TouchID or Apple Watch via Continuity.
- Tabs: all multi-window apps will automatically receive support for tabs.
- Picture-in-picture: videos may be placed in a resizable box which sits on top of all other windows, including those in fullscreen mode.
Apple TV gets new iPhone remote control app and live channels
The company showed off an updated iPhone remote app, which lets your iPhone work as a Siri-enabled remote control.
Siri’s universal search now also covers YouTube videos, a feature which will form part of the upcoming tvOS update.
Apple also announced a Single Sign-On function, which lets users enter a single set of login credentials to access multiple broadcasting apps from companies like HBO, ESPN, and NBC.
The new tvOS will also feature Live Tune-in, which lets users watch live programming from networks like ESPN and Disney.
Apple watchOS 3 will drastically improve performance
“Our top focus is performance, which we’ve improved across the entire system,” said Apple’s Kevin Lynch.
Apps will launch up to seven times faster compared to watchOS 2, he said.
Lynch said that apps should respond instantly, and to achieve that, Apple did the following things:
- Keep favourite apps in memory
- Background updates
- Refreshed information
- Instant Launch feature
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