![]() The upgrade will allow Airpods to automatically shift the source of sounds from one device to another, say, from music playing on a laptop to answer a call on a phone, without the user having to switch the connection manually using Bluetooth controls. Airpod upgradeįor the first time, Apple executives talked at WWDC about upgrading the software that runs on its Airpod line of earbuds. The car key feature will be added to the current version of iOS as well as the new iOS 14, so users can access it sooner. The feature will only work with the upcoming BMW 2021 5 Series this year and more cars next year, Apple said. Users just tap the phone near a sensor in the car’s door handle to unlock their vehicles and place the phone on a charging pad inside to allow the vehicle to be started. The iPhone will have the ability to act as a car key. In Apple’s new software, Siri will appear as just a small circle on top of whatever screen the user is already seeing. Currently, when a user invokes Apple’s digital assistant, Siri covers the entire screen. Siri is getting a new look across all of Apple’s devices that will be less intrusive. And users can pick their own default apps for email and web browsing in case they have favorites other than Apple’s built-in apps. Widgets, small displays of information like the weather or sports scores, which were previously shunted off to the side on the iPhone’s display, can now be intermingled with app icons on the home screen. Here are some key developments from WWDC 2020: Meet your new iPhone home screenĪpple is revamping the software that runs on iPhones to make it easier to find app icons, with a new app library that automatically sorts programs by categories like fitness or social. ![]() Apple unveiled new versions of the operating systems running on all its devices, including iOS 14 for iPhones and a new version of its MacOS software for laptops and desktops, called Big Sur. As WWDC is a conference for software developers, the people who write apps for the iPhone, Mac, and other Apple devices, the emphasis was on software. Developer betas of all OS's are available now public betas will be available in July.ĭownload or subscribe to this show at. ![]() Apple Silicon Macs will be available by the end of the year, and the whole transition will take two years.The Quick Start program will help developers with the transition, and the Developer Transition Kit, a Mac Mini with an A12z Bionic chip, is available now.Virtualization will let you use Linux on Macs.Rosetta 2 will automatically translate Intel-based apps to work on Apple Silicon.Microsoft Office and Adobe apps like Lightroom and Photoshop already work on Apple Silicon.Universal 2 will let apps run on Intel and Apple Silicon.Apple apps like Final Cut Pro and Xcode are already ready for the transition.macOS Big Sur has all-new design that looks very similar to iPadOS 14.Īnd the big finish: In their secret underground lab, Tim Cook, Johny Srouji, and Andreas Wendker show off the new Apple Silicon chips for Mac.HomeKit will be further integrated with Google Home and Amazon Alexa.Other new features include sleep tracking, a handwashing timer that automatically senses when you are using soap, and new dance workouts. watchOS 7 gets customizable complications and professionally designed watch faces.iPadOS 14 adds Sidebar and new Apple Pencil features.App Clips will let you use parts of apps without downloading the whole app. Emily Schubert talks about how you will be able to use your iPhone as a car key.Starting with new BMWs, you can use your iPhone as a car key.iOS 14 will include App Library, Widgets, Picture-in-picture video, and improvements to Siri, Messages, and Apple Maps.Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, Kevin Lynch, and others deliver the World Wide Developers Conference 2020 keynote.
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