iOS 16 for iPhone, MacBook Air, M2 chip

CNBC’s Steve Kovach stopped Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner after the keynote ended and requested whether or not provide traces in China are opening up:

Apple simply introduced iPadOS 16, its newest software program for iPads. It packs in new options for “professional” customers who love to do numerous issues on the identical time.

• The brand new software program lets two individuals simply collaborate on iPads. Customers can message each other or begin a FaceTime name to debate what they’re engaged on. They will additionally see which tabs customers are taking a look at within the tabs bar.
• Apple is introducing a brand new app known as Freeform later this yr. It is a collaborative whiteboard app that lets individuals work on a doc on the identical time. It appears lots like what’s been obtainable in Microsoft Workplace and Google Docs for years.

• Apple is rolling out Stage Supervisor, which is able to allow you to overlay apps and alter window sizes. This implies you need to be capable to see extra of your open apps on the identical time, though it falls wanting with the ability to have a lot of open home windows without delay as you would possibly on a Mac or Home windows pc. It is clear Apple remains to be making an attempt to maintain iPad software program capabilities very separate from Mac’s.
• You can do extra once you connect an exterior monitor to an iPad operating on an M1 chip. Apple mentioned you’ll transfer your mouse and keyboard on to the exterior show and work together with extra apps on the identical time.

— Jessica Bursztynsky

Apple simply introduced macOS Ventura, its new software program for Macs.

This is what’s new:

• With the stage supervisor characteristic, customers can extra simply manage open home windows. It teams apps collectively on the facet and permits customers to toggle by means of groupings of various home windows.

• The Mac’s Highlight search bar has extra outcomes and the power to take actions corresponding to setting a timer.
• Mail may have the power to undo despatched messages and have a extra highly effective search suggestion bar.
• Shared tab teams within the Safari internet browser will enable customers to share teams of hyperlinks with pals.
• Passkeys affords a password various that may be created utilizing TouchID.
• One other new characteristic enables you to use your iPhone as a webcam.

— Lauren Feiner

Apple simply introduced a brand new 13-inch MacBook Professional with the M2 chip. The exterior look, although, does not appear to be getting a lot of a revamp.

The latest MacBook Professional begins at $1,299. Apple did not present precise launch dates however mentioned it is going to be launched subsequent month. The corporate’s Mac manufacturing has been severely slowed by Covid-related lockdowns in China.

Apple is promising as much as 20 hours of battery life, together with an 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU and as much as 24 GB of reminiscence with the brand new Macbook Professional.

— Jessica Bursztynsky

Apple simply introduced a brand new MacBook Air that runs on its new M2 processor.

The MacBook Air is available in 4 colours: area grey, starlight, midnight and silver. It’ll price $1,199 and Apple will nonetheless promote the sooner MacBook Air with its M1 chip.

It is charged with Apple’s MagSafe and has two Thunderbolt ports.

Apple says it takes up 25% much less quantity than the final MacBook Air. It is 2.7 kilos and may have a 13.6″ show with thinner borders than its predecessor.

The brand new MacBook Air has an 18-hour battery life for watching video.

Apple did not present a precise launch date besides that it is going to be launched subsequent month. Apple’s Mac manufacturing has been severely slowed by Covid lockdowns in China.

— Kif Leswing and Lauren Feiner

Apple simply introduced its newest chip, the M2. It is the successor to Apple’s M1 chip, which is utilized in Macs and iPads. The M2 will make its debut within the new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Professional, additionally introduced on Monday.

The chip will embrace 25% extra transistors and 50% extra bandwidth than M1.

Apple mentioned it is centered on power-efficient efficiency, maximizing velocity whereas limiting the quantity of energy wanted to take action.

— Lauren Feiner

Apple simply introduced watchOS 9, its newest software program for the Apple Watch.

The replace will embrace new long-awaited sleep-tracking options so customers can see how lengthy they’re in every sleep stage. Customers will see sleep stage knowledge on Apple Watch within the Sleep app and may view extra detailed info on their iPhones.

The exercise app can be being revamped to incorporate options corresponding to coronary heart price zones and new operating metrics to trace how effectively you run.

Customers may also be capable to monitor and handle their drugs, nutritional vitamins and dietary supplements with the Well being app. The drugs characteristic will let customers create a drugs checklist, arrange schedules and reminders, and think about info on their drugs within the Well being app. 

As a part of the replace, Apple is rolling out a brand new Siri consumer interface and new banner notifications. Customers may seek for new podcasts on the watch. WatchOS 9 may also embrace new watch faces, together with an astronomy face and the lunar calendar.

— Jessica Bursztynsky

Apple did not announce an precise automobile on Monday, nevertheless it revealed a significant replace to CarPlay, Apple’s in-dash software program for iPhones. Apple says the brand new software program has “deep integration with the automobile’s {hardware}” and may management capabilities corresponding to air con and show widgets. So, your iPhone will talk along with your automobile and supply all the information on the screens of your automobile, corresponding to your velocity, how a lot fuel is left, maps, rpm and extra. Apple is working with corporations corresponding to Ford, Nissan and extra to help the following technology of CarPlay and mentioned the following autos that help it can begin to be introduced late subsequent yr. Apple didn’t announce any supported autos.

— Kif Leswing

Apple launched a brand new characteristic known as Security Test that allows customers to rapidly flip off all providers and apps being shared with the consumer’s household, corresponding to location or whether or not a consumer’s texts go to different units apart from their cellphone.

Apple mentioned the characteristic was designed in partnership with ladies’s teams and is designed to make it simpler to remain personal and defend private knowledge and security when leaving a relationship.

— Kif Leswing

Apple simply introduced its purchase now, pay later product, Apple Pay Later, which is able to mean you can purchase issues wherever Apple Pay is accepted after which pay for it in 4 funds over six weeks. Apple says there aren’t any charges.

Shares of Affirm, a competing service, are down about 6% on the information.

Customers will be capable to handle their funds by means of the Pockets app. The corporate can be rolling out order monitoring by means of the pockets.

Apple has been rumored to be stepping into the purchase now, pay later area for a few yr now. The characteristic is engaging to shoppers who need to purchase dear merchandise however haven’t got the entire funds without delay.

— Jessica Bursztynsky

Apple has added three main options to its messaging app, Messages. If the message is an iMessage, not an SMS textual content, then customers will be capable to edit messages, recall messages despatched by mistake, and snooze texts so customers can deal with them later. These small tweaks will change how almost 1 billion individuals ship texts.

— Kif Leswing

Apple simply introduced iOS 16, the newest software program for iPhones.

It is the “largest replace ever to lock display, fully reimagining the way it works,” mentioned Apple’s SVP of software program engineering, Craig Federighi. It is a model new look that enables customers to customise the lock display with widgets — which have already been obtainable on the house display — by urgent and holding. Widgets are small icons that customers can click on on to rapidly entry instruments such because the climate app.

This is what’s new:

• A extra customizable lock display permits customers to regulate the time and date font and colour. It additionally lets customers shuffle their background images all through the day or select animated backgrounds.

• Notifications on the lock display will transfer to the underside of the display so they do not cowl up the background picture when the cellphone is locked.

• The main target characteristic will likely be expanded to the lock display to permit customers to decide on learn how to filter notifications, corresponding to to focus simply on work-related or private messages.
• On iMessage, Apple added choices to edit messages, unsend and mark threads as unread.
• SharePlay will broaden to iMessage, so customers can watch or take heed to media concurrently and be capable to cease and begin in the identical spot.

• The software program replace will make it simpler to modify between typing and dictation.
• Adjustments to the Stay Textual content characteristic make it simpler to repeat textual content from images.
• Small retailers may have a brand new technique to settle for Apple Pay straight from a faucet with the iPhone, with out further {hardware}.
• There will likely be a brand new purchase now, pay later possibility.
• On Maps, Apple made it simpler to see transit fares in journey instructions.
• The Household Sharing instrument may have a neater technique to arrange new units with parental management settings.

• A brand new shared iCloud library will make it simpler to share images with household and pals.

• A Security Test middle will enable customers to rapidly revoke location entry to different customers, a characteristic Apple mentioned is supposed to provide again management to survivors of home violence.
• There will likely be extra organized sensible residence controls.

• A CarPlay replace, which is able to enable drivers to regulate air con, radio and extra, will likely be built-in by a number of automakers, with the brand new vehicles being introduced late subsequent yr.

— Kif Leswing & Lauren Feiner

Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner appeared stay on stage to kick off the WWDC occasion. He spoke briefly and turned it over to software program chief Craig Federighi, who led the gang in a cheer of “Go, builders!”

— Kif Leswing

Persons are beginning to make their technique to their seats forward of the keynote. It is prerecorded, so there are many large screens for everybody to tune in from. And I like that there is a shaded space.

— Kif Leswing

Apple’s annual developer convention, WWDC, is all about catering to software program builders. They’re the oldsters who construct apps for the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Watch and TV. That is often when Apple unveils new instruments for them and large new updates for the iPhone, iPad and different platforms.

Apple is reportedly gearing as much as announce a giant new iPad software program replace that provides higher multitasking, so you possibly can run extra apps on the identical time facet by facet. The iPhone is anticipated to get new updates to the lock display. The corporate might also announce new MacBook Airs. Nonetheless, in contrast to the September iPhone occasions, WWDC is often extra centered on software program than {hardware}. And, sometimes, the software program that is introduced at WWDC rolls out to everybody someday within the fall.

— Todd Haselton

WWDC is gathering Apple builders and press for the primary time in two years. However the occasion can be a homecoming for a lot of Apple staff who’ve been working remotely for the previous two years due to the pandemic. Some staff are assembly their teammates in particular person for the primary time, together with those that have traveled from different main Apple workplaces, corresponding to its facility in Austin, Texas. Apple began requiring company staff to return to the workplace earlier this yr.

— Kif Leswing

The Apple Retailer web site is down, which means that Apple may additionally announce new merchandise in the course of the WWDC 2022 occasion. It nonetheless appears a bit of early to announce the augmented actuality headset, so my wager is on some kind of new Macs. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman instructed over the weekend that Apple could also be able to announce a redesigned MacBook Air. It’ll reportedly embrace MagSafe charging, the newest Apple processor and new colours.

— Todd Haselton

We’re right here for WWDC 2022. Listed below are a few footage of the campus. It is a attractive day.

Apple’s been engaged on a headset for years. Stories have instructed it may launch in both 2022 or 2023. It is the one product that is high of thoughts for everybody proper now, since it will be a completely new product space for Apple. It may make sense for CEO Tim Cook dinner and the workforce to announce the software program for the headset, reportedly known as realityOS, since it is a developer-focused occasion with people who would construct the apps for the machine. Nonetheless, Bloomberg not too long ago instructed that we might not get a glance. Nonetheless, we would get hints about what Apple is planning. The corporate might construct some instruments into current software program to permit builders to make digital or augmented actuality variations of their current functions. If that occurs, we all know the headset cannot be far off. Or possibly we’ll be stunned and we’ll get a teaser or full announcement.

— Todd Haselton

We’re stay from the Worldwide Builders Convention for the primary time for the reason that Covid pandemic began. Apple invited some media and builders to its headquarters in Cupertino, California, to look at the keynote. However there are a number of variations from prior years. For one, we’re on the headquarters as an alternative of the San Jose convention middle the place Apple held the occasion for a number of years previous to the pandemic.

And the keynote is not stay, prefer it was up to now. As an alternative, we’ll be watching a prerecorded model similar to everybody tuning in from residence. Nonetheless, it exhibits that large tech occasions are beginning to return to some model of normalcy. Google’s developer convention in Could was additionally held in particular person however wasn’t open to a lot of the press.

— Kif Leswing