Apple Worldwide Developers Conference - What's new in WWDC 2021

So here it comes the latest version of WWDC, So What’s new in WWDC 2021, What we Expect from this version of WWDC.

iOS 15, new MacBook Pros, and what else to expect
FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web
Apple is building video and music sharing into FaceTime
Apple’s Live Text is going to read all the text in all your photos with AI
Apple announces iPadOS 15 with homescreen and multitasking improvements
You’ll soon be able to use your iPhone as ID at the airport
Apple is making AirPods easier to hear with and find
Apple’s Siri will finally work without an internet connection with on-device speech recognition
Apple’s iCloud Plus bundles a VPN, private email, and HomeKit camera storage
Apple adds welcome privacy features to Mail, Safari
Apple announces watchOS 8 with new health features
macOS Monterey lets you run Shortcuts and share input and files between Macs and iPads
Apple introduces Siri for third-party devices

iPadOS 15: What’s new

Widgets — Larger format widgets, Widgets space, Large size photo widgets
App library comes to iPad – available on dock
Multitasking – Splitview, Shelf to view minimized apps
Keyboard shortcuts
Notes – Supports @mention, #tags, quick note for instant note taking ability
Translate comes to iPad with iPadOS 15 – auto translate, system-wide translation, Live Text
Swift Playground – Learn to code, build apps, submit on App Store

Mail – Mail privacy protection to hide IP address, location
Safari – Hiding IP address from trackers
App privacy report – a new setting to view apps’ with access to privacy details
Siri – On-device speech recognition to boost performance without compromising on user privacy and device security

Health – Enhanced breathe app with new animation, reflect to help you focus and aid psychological well-being, respiratory rate through sleep monitor feature
Fitness – New workout modes, fitness plus content, artist spotlight series
UI – portrait watch face, redesigned photos app, share photos via message or mail, GIF support
Health – Enhanced breathe app with new animation, reflect to help you focus and aid psychological well-being, respiratory rate through sleep monitor feature
Fitness – New workout modes, fitness plus content, artist spotlight series
UI – portrait watch face, redesigned photos app, share photos via message or mail, GIF support

Also Read: What’s New in Xcode 12!

Universal control – Single mouse to control screen on different devices, drag and drop files between devices
AirPlay to Mac – Share screen on big screen
Shortcuts – Pre-built shortcuts to get the word done, faster
Safari – New tabs design, tab groups, instant syncing, redesigned sidebar
Extensions – Web extensions

Focus — Set up a dedicated mode, so that messages do not disturb you. Urgent messages can still make their way through. There’s also a new Focus mode, where users can set up a focus mode where notifications and alerts from only certain apps are shown to your during a set time of the day. When you use Focus one device, it will automatically setup on your other Apple devices.

In the days ahead of WWDC, Apple posted a job listing that mentioned “homeOS,” an operating system that does not exist at the current time. The name was later removed from the job listing and Apple updated it to say “HomePod and tvOS” instead, but it is a hint that Apple could perhaps be planning to rename tvOS to homeOS as both the Apple TV and the HomePod run a version of tvOS.

Happy Reading 🙂

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