Monday marks the start of Apple’s 31st WWDC! Unlike any year before, this year is virtual and free for everyone! Let’s dive into the details of this year’s WWDC.
What is WWDC?
WWDC is Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Every year Apple engineers, software developers, and people from all areas of the tech world come together to participate in in-depth sessions covering a wide variety of topics. Apple uses this platform to showcase its new software and technologies to a variety of developers.
What are this year’s expected announcements?
We are expecting to hear an array of news from tvOS 14 to new in-house chips. This online event will allow millions of developers to access the future versions of iOS, tvOS, macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS.
We are expecting Apple to announce the transition from Intel chips to chips made in-house. This will give developers time to prepare for the change as the first Macs with these new chips aren’t expected until 2021.
We anticipate the unveiling of a newly redesigned iMac that will utilize the “iPad Pro design language” and feature thinner bezels of those on the Pro Display XDR.
We believe Apple will preview the new software updates that could be launched as soon as September 2020, which includes iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 10.16, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7.
watchOS 7
Medical
It’s rumored that Apple may release an update to detect your blood oxygen levels for the Apple Watch. It is unknown if this will be something older models of the Apple Watch can detect.
Parental Features
It looks like watchOS 7 will be a blessing for parents as it’s believed Apple will allow parents to manage which apps can be used during specific hours and add additional features for managing your child’s Apple Watch.
Control Center
It’s believed that Apple will add new features to the control center for noise detection and sleep mode.
iOS 14
Third-Party Apps and Packs
Apple may be allowing users to set third-party apps as their default music, mail, and browser apps in place of Apple’s apps as well as allowing developers to create wallpaper options for the iPhone that can be installed in the Wallpaper section.
Home Screen Changes
You may see changes to your home screen with iOS 14. Apple may allow users to view their home screen as a list so the user can see every app installed in one comfortable place.
Messages
Messages are expected to get a slew of features, including the ability to @mention someone in a group chat, retract iMessages, mark messages unread, and typing indicators for group chat.
There are expected to be many other announcements and unveilings, so we encourage you to follow Pioneer and drop-in on Apple’s WWDC 2020.