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Source: Apple WWDC 2023: Apple Watch embraces widgets again in watchOS 10

Summary
Apple is bringing back widgets and overhauling the user interface of the Apple Watch as part of the watchOS 10 update. With a Smart Stack display, widgets for various apps such as timers and podcasts will be closer for users to access.

Fact

  • 🕰️ Widgets will be re-introduced to the Apple Watch UI on watchOS 10.
  • 📱 A Smart Stack display is being introduced to allow users to access widgets for different apps more easily.
  • 👑 The feature works similarly to the ability on iPhones to cycle through widgets that are layered on top of each other.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: macOS Sonoma brings widgets to the desktop

    Summary
    macOS Sonoma introduces widgets to the desktop, Continuity feature, and Game Mode to improve productivity and gaming.

    Fact

  • 💻 macOS Sonoma adds movable widgets to the desktop and communicates with iOS widgets through Continuity.
  • 🎮 Game Mode prioritizes CPU and GPU performance for smoother gaming experience.
  • 📈 macOS Ventura included Stage Manager and refreshing of Safari and Mail to align with iOS 16.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: The Vision Pro is Apple’s long-awaited AR headset

    Summary
    Apple unveils its augmented/virtual reality headset, the Vision Pro, at WWDC 2023, after years of speculation.

    Facts

  • 🕶️ The long-awaited headset is designed as an introduction to spatial computing technology.
  • 🍎 The Apple Vision Pro is one of the company’s most anticipated products since rumors began circulating in 2017.
  • 👀 Apple has given the public its first real glimpse at the device at WWDC 2023.
  • 📱 Stay tuned for updates about the Vision Pro and other news from Apple’s annual developer conference.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: Apple announces kid-friendly features to reduce eye strain

    Summary
    👀 Apple announced updates to reduce eye strain for kids during WWDC 2023.

    Fact

  • 🎮 The new feature includes an “Eye Saver” mode for iOS devices aimed at gaming sessions.
  • 🕶️ “Focus Mode” will also be introduced to limit the screen time across apps and reduce exposure to blue light.
  • 👶 For younger kids, Apple revealed “Kid’s View” – a curated app experience intended to reduce visual stimulation.

    • Source: FaceTime is coming to Apple TV

    Summary
    Apple TV will now include video-calling service FaceTime with the recently-released Continuity Camera feature. Along with redesigned control center, the update allows easy location of misplaced Apple TV remotes.

    Fact

  • 📹 FaceTime is coming to Apple TV hardware for the first time, taking full advantage of the recently-released Continuity Camera feature.
  • 👨🏻‍💻 Users can use their iPhone as their primary camera for TV-based FaceTime conversations
  • 🎙️ The phone or tablet’s microphone can also be used when joining or initiating a call.
  • 👀 Software design ensures that the user always remains in the center of the frame and allows switching between devices.
  • 👨‍💻 tvOS 17 includes redesigned control center and Find My Remote support.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: AirPods Adaptive Audio tunes ANC and transparency based on your environment

    Summary
    iOS 17 will introduce Adaptive Audio for AirPods to adjust noise cancelation and transparency mode according to the environment, along with personalized volume and faster device-switching. Also, Siri will now support voice-activated AirPlay sessions, and a new AirPlay feature will enable streaming in select hotels via scanning QR codes.

    Fact

  • 🎧 AirPods in iOS 17 will have Adaptive Audio for tuning ANC and transparency mode based on the environment.
  • 🔉 Personalized volume uses machine learning to predict desired volume and tunes out background noise.
  • 📶 You can now start an AirPlay session with Siri voice commands.
  • 🌍 AirPlay in Hotels feature allows streaming in select hotels via scanning QR codes.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: Safari gets major privacy updates and the ability to put web apps in your dock

    Summary
    Safari’s latest version introduces the ability to create “apps” from any webpage, similar to Google’s Chrome. It also includes better privacy controls and encryption features. Users can lock private browsing sessions behind their fingerprint and separate browsing profiles by topic or context.

    Fact

  • 👨‍💻 Improved privacy controls: Private browsing mode now blocks more trackers and prevents sites from identifying you.
  • 🔒 Fingerprint lock: Private browsing sessions can now be locked behind your fingerprint.
  • 🌐 Web apps: Safari introduces the ability to create “apps” from any webpage and access them from your dock.
  • 👤 Separate profiles: Users can separate browsing profiles by topic or context, with unique cookies, extensions, and favorites.
  • 🔑 Password sharing: Users can share passwords or groups of passwords through iCloud Keychain with end-to-end encryption.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: Apple previews new accessibility features, including a way to clone your voice

    Summary
    Apple announced new Assistive Access features for users with cognitive disabilities, Live Speech and Personal Voice features for people who have trouble speaking and a Point and Speak feature to read text aloud.

    Fact

  • 💬 Live Speech feature allows typing text to be spoken out loud during a call.
  • 🗣️ Personal Voice records a person’s voice to create a voice that sounds like their own.
  • 🔊 Point and Speak feature reads text aloud on household objects.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: Apple announces kid-friendly features to reduce eye strain

    Summary
    Apple announced kid-friendly features aimed at reducing eye strain and nearsightedness during its annual WWDC. The features include using the ambient light sensor on an Apple Watch to track the wearer’s time spent outside, which will then appear on the Health app and Health Sharing for families.

    Facts

  • 👀 Spending more time outdoors and in the daylight can help reduce the risk of nearsightedness.
  • 🔮 A new Apple Watch feature will use the ambient light sensor to measure how much time the wearer spends outside.
  • 📈 The data will show up on the Health app and in Health Sharing for families to keep track of outdoor time.
  • 🌳 All Health app data, including the vision updates for kids, is encrypted.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: Apple details visionOS, the software that powers the Vision Pro headset

    Summary
    Apple’s Vision Pro headset will run on visionOS, which has been in development since 2017. The headset’s apps will focus on gaming, media consumption, and communication and will feature Apple apps like Messages, FaceTime, and Apple Arcade. Disney will also bring its content to the new ecosystem.

    Fact

  • 👓 The Vision Pro headset will run on visionOS, which has been in development since 2017.
  • 🕹️ The headset’s apps will focus on gaming, media consumption, and communication.
  • 💬 Apple apps like Messages, FaceTime, and Apple Arcade will be available on the headset.
  • 🧑‍💼 Disney will bring immersive features to Disney+ content on the Vision Pro headset, which will be available on “day one” of the headset’s availability.
  • 👀 ESPN content will also be available on the new ecosystem.

    • Source: Apple WWDC 2023: How to order the 15-inch Apple MacBook Air

    Summary
    Apple’s newest 15-inch MacBook Air is now available to order starting at $1,299, along with the 13-inch MacBook Air M2 starting at $1,099. Additionally, the Mac Studio and Mac Pro are available to order starting at $1,999 and $6,999, respectively. Apple also announced their mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, which will be available at a later date.

    Fact
    💻 The new 15-inch MacBook Air is Apple’s thinnest and lightest 15-inch notebook, with a 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display and only two Thunderbolt ports.
    🖥️ The Mac Studio and Mac Pro are available for order, with the latter having a very high price tag and overkill specs for most people.
    👓 Apple’s new mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, was also announced but will be available at a later date.

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