Apple‘s 2024 version of its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) was full of news. Like many other tech events in 2024, it focused particularly on AI.
During the conference, AI (a.k.a. “Apple Intelligence”) developments, advancements for Mac users, and lots more were announced — some things we expected and a few we did not. Mashable, meanwhile, has been covering it all. Here are all the announcements you need to know from WWDC 2024.
VisionOS updates
Though the Apple Vision Pro hasn’t been in users’ hands for long, Apple already announced visionOS 2 at WWDC on Monday. The most significant update was to the Photos app, which now has spatial capabilities. Apple dubbed it “new ways to connect with your most important memories.”
VisionOS 2 for Apple Vision Pro announced at WWDC 2024, including ultra-wide Mac virtual display
iOS 18 gets an overhaul
Apple announced some big shifts for iOS18 at WWDC, including the ability to personalize your home screen using dark mode and color filters. The Photos app, Control Center, and more are also getting changes.
Photos will now have a filter to remove screenshots and new, automatically created sections, like Trips (for…trips) and a section for what it considers your best pictures. iOS 18 will also have a dark mode for the home screen and a revamped Control Center that’ll help users control music or specific apps.
Vitals monitoring on Apple Watch
Apple dropped some major updates for WatchOS 11 at WWDC on Monday.
Perhaps chief among those updates was a vitals monitoring tool that’ll keep track of your heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and sleep. There were also updates to workout tracking, including a tool that rates how hard you work out, in an apparent effort to help folks get their exercise while also avoiding over (or under) doing it.
Scheduling texts, finally
Apple announced at WWDC that users will now be able to schedule text messages. (What took you so long, Apple?)
As Apple noted in its presentation, you’ll never forget a birthday text again. Or, at least, you better not.
Other features will be added to iOS 18, such as fonts with bold, italic, strikethrough, and other effects.
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