Apple WWDC 2019

Place: San Jose, California.

Date : 3-7 June 2019

WWDC is Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference where developers can attend sessions and see the new updates from apple company. The 2019 event, which will take place June 3–7 in San Jose, California.

WWDC 2019 key announcements:

• All the new features coming to iPhones with iOS 13
• Apple's tablets now have their own operating system: iPadOS
• Mac will welcome macOS Catalina 10.15 later in this year
• Meet the Mac Pro: Apple's most powerful computer ever
• Apple Watch will get its own App Store thanks to watchOS 6
• Apple TV is gearing up for Apple Arcade gaming with tvOS 13

IOS 13

At WWDC, Apple will introduce iOS 13, the next-generation version of iOS. Dark mode, introduced on macOS in Mojave and a long-desired iOS feature, is finally coming in iOS 13, and other features are in the works like a new sleep mode that mutes incoming notifications and darkens the Lock screen.

Changes and updates are coming to several apps, including Mail, Messages, Maps, Reminders, and Health, plus the update will include overall speed improvements and bug fixes.

For the iPad, Apple is planning to introduce a feature for displaying multiple windows in a single iPad app using a tab view, and a multitasking feature for using two windows of the same app side by side is in the works. iPad apps will also support stackable, moveable cards within apps.

The Files app is going to be revamped and new gestures for undo/redo are coming, as are new gestures for selecting multiple items in table/collection views. Most importantly, iOS 13 is going to get a new volume HUD that's perhaps less obtrusive than the current one, there's a revamped Find My iPhone app coming that also merges the features available in Find My Friends, and there could be a new tracking feature that works even without a Wi-Fi connection using proximity to other devices.

THE IPAD GETS ITS OWN OS

Apple now recognizes the iPad as its own platform by spinning off iOS into its own iPad-specific system. App switching on Slide Over mode can be accessed by just dragging up and to the side or easily split screen by dragging apps side by side. You can split screen using the same app, such as viewing two notes at once or two emails at once to reference each other, for example.

File view also looks a bit more like it does on macOS, with ways to browse through column view and share folders on iCloud. iPads will also now support USB thumb drives or camera imports from USB cables directly between the two devices. There’s are some new text editing gestures, too, such as a three-finger pinch / spread to copy, cut, and paste or a three-finger swipe left and right to undo and redo.

MACOS CATALINA 10.15

Say goodbye to iTunes: in the new version of macOS, called Catalina, Apple will break up the app into three separate apps for Music, Podcasts, and TV. The Podcast app lets you search for the show and episode based on content, similar to what Google announced at its own I/O conference last month. The TV and Music apps also look just like what was leaked earlier, with more colorful icons on the side that allow you to browse through content by genre and recommendations.

The Mac also supports the iPad as a second display — offering a workaround for those who wanted a touchscreen on their MacBooks. (Of course, that requires owning two Apple products.) Apple calls this feature Sidecar. The iPad can be connected via both wired and wireless connections.

Both iOS and macOS will soon offer voice control that lets you control everything from opening apps and adjusting the volume to other actions like editing text. Voice dictations are processed locally on the device without sending any voice information to the cloud.

Lastly, Apple announced Project Catalyst, a framework that lets developers port iPad apps to the Mac.

AN EXPENSIVE NEW MAC PRO

Apple unveiled the new Mac Pro, which has been completely redesigned from the trash can aesthetic from 2013. Inside, the Mac Pro supports Intel Xeon processor up with up to 28 cores and up to 1.5TB of memory. There are six slots for memory expansion and eight PCI slots, three Thunderbolt ports, two USB-C, and two USB-A ports. There’s a lot going on in the graphics department as well — the included module supports AMD Radeon Pro 580X or the Radeon Pro Vega II, and can be configured to add up to two Vega IIs. A new processing card supports up to three streams of 8K or 12 streams of 4K. To top off customization, you can even add wheels to the Mac Pro shell for added portability.

The monitor is a 32-inch LCD screen with a Retina 6K display and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Apple calls its display “Extreme Dynamic Range,” or XDR, and it can connect six displays for up to 120 million pixels of display.

WATCHOS 6 WITH IT'S OWN APP STORE

In watchOS 6, Apple has several major features planned that will overhaul the watchOS operating system. The Apple Watch is gaining its own App Store, so users can download apps right from their wrists for the first time.

New health applications are said to be in the works, with Apple set to introduce a "Dose" app for pill reminders and a "Cycles" app for tracking menstrual cycles. Apple plans to add a Calculator app, a Voice Memos app, and an app for listening to audiobooks, plus Animoji and Memoji stickers are coming to the Apple Watch.

New complications will be included in watchOS 6 that will show the status of audio books, the battery life of hearing aids, rain data, and the level of external noise.

TVOS WITH MULTIUSER SUPPORT

The new tvOS will obviously receive support for new TV-based services that Apple announced in March, but the update also brings a redesigned homepage that shows previews of TV shows and movies, similar to what you might find on Amazon’s UX on the Fire TV and Twitch. Ahead of Apple Arcade’s release, Apple also announced that the Apple TV will support more third-party game accessories like the Xbox One and PS4 controllers.

The new tvOS offers multiuser support as well to show personalized recommendations on shows and music based on the content you consume. The music playback UI now shows live lyrics that follow along with the song just like on iOS 13.