These years WWDC It was loaded with ads. We’ve learned more about Apple’s new AI, Apple intelligenceMajor updates to MacOS, iOS, WatchOS, Apple TV+, and Vision Pro. If there’s one thing that’s on my mind throughout the key announcements, it’s, “But App X already does that.” By the end of the event, I had lost count of the number of third-party apps and services Apple had tried to shut down. So I decided to record them all.
Meta Quest Pro
Although the $3,500 price alone may be enough to convince consumers to choose the $500 Meta Quest 3 Instead, it’s undeniable that Apple is finally in a position to give similar VR headsets some competition with VisionOS 2 in terms of its features. Vision Pro headphone. Given that it’s only been four months since the launch of the Vision Pro, it’s clear that the people behind the Cupertino company felt like… Lack of applications or practical use cases There was a problem they had to rush to solve.
The keynote highlighted spatial computing on VisionOS 2, which aims to “reinvent” the way you see your photos by displaying them life-size, with greater accuracy and increased realism. You can watch it in 3D and take advantage of SharePlay in the Photos app to enjoy it with your far-away friends. Your Mac Virtual Display benefits from the upgrade, too. You’ll experience improved resolution and size and can be expanded to wrap around you like a giant virtual workspace.
Lock ID
You no longer have to look for a third party Solutions to lock applications On your iPhone. iOS 18 will have a built-in feature to lock apps of your choice so that they require user authentication if anyone tries to access them. Information about the app won’t appear in other places on your phone, such as search or notifications.
iOS 18 also kills services that hide apps. You will be able to choose an app of your choice and hide it in a secret hidden folder that will not be visible to friends who borrow your phone.
TeamViewer
sharing It gets two new updates as well. Currently, it only allows screen sharing on iOS devices. Now, you can remotely control someone’s iPhone or iPad after asking them for permission, which is exactly what happens TeamViewer Allows you to do this. Another update will let you tap and draw on your screen while you’re sharing it so you can guide someone on what to do on their device.
Beaver
SmartScript is my second favorite after Math Notes. I can imagine that it will be a complete game-changer in the note-taking arena. Using a machine learning model will improve your handwriting as you quickly jot down your thoughts. It will still be your handwriting but it will look clearer.
You’ll be able to add to your notes by pasting text from external sources and automatically converting it to your handwriting. SmartScript will also let you scratch out a portion of text to erase it. If you want to add to something you’ve already written, you can manually push the sentence to one side to add text before/after it.
Calculator applications
Interestingly enough, the Calculator app ad impressed me the most in the entire keynote. First, your iPad will finally get the Calculator app, so you can delete the third-party calculator you use for your iPad. Secondly, the application will see what’s new Math notes feature, which will likely eliminate other calculator apps with limited functionality.
With Math Notes, you can write any mathematical expression (via a Apple Pencil) and the result will appear to you once you write the equal sign in front of it. It will also allow you to modify the expression and change the outcome before your eyes.
You can also display the result visually by having Math Notes create a graph. The feature that excited me the most in Math is that you can enable a slider to appear over one of your variables so you can play with it and see how it changes the curve of your graph.
Android
Obviously, Apple tried to challenge this Android With new messaging features. Until now, users were allowed to react using one of the five standard reactions in iMessage. This will change with iOS 18’s Tap Actions, which will give users a wider range of reactions to choose from.
Another Android messaging feature, scheduled messages, is also coming to iOS 18. You’ll also be able to use text effects like bold, underline, italics, or strikethrough.
Windows 11
The Cupertino company also tried to appeal the order Windows 11 With its own tiling feature in the new macOS Sequoia. Now, when you’re trying to multitask on your Mac, you can bring a window to the edge of the screen, which will suggest where each window should go. It will also automatically adjust its size for you.
Venmo
The new Tap to Cash feature introduced on iOS 18 will likely replace how iPhone users manage transactions. With Tap to Cash, users can pay someone with Apple Cash just by bringing their iPhone closer to the recipient’s iPhone. It’s fast, private, and doesn’t require exchanging email addresses, phone numbers, or Venmo IDs.
Google is dead
FaceTime offers built-in backgrounds from Google Meet in FaceTime video calls. You can also set any of your photos as wallpaper to replace the pile of clutter behind you.
1Password
Apple has finally launched its own password manager app on iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and MacOS 15. It’s called “passwordsIt aims to compete against services like 1Password. It will allow users to import their passwords from other password management apps, facilitate verification codes, and act as an authentication app for two-factor authorization. The passwords app will also work on Apple Vision Pro headsets and Windows devices.
Amazon Echo Hub
Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi previewed the revamped Control Center on iOS 18, where we’ll now be able to scroll through multiple pages instead of the standard one we have currently. Users can swipe up on their Control Center to view a second page to play music and again to view a third page on smart home controls. Continuous scrolling can go through all Control Center pages or groups. The plus sign at the top left gives access to several controls to choose from and add to the Control Center with one click.
With this ease at your fingertips, I can imagine consumers preferring to control their smart home devices on their phone rather than walking to Dedicated smart home center.
Google Gemini
Apple recently teased its own artificial intelligence, Apple intelligenceWhich was revealed at WWDC yesterday. These features are likely to give Google Gemini tough competition. The biggest selling point for the AI portion of the keynote was its newfound ability to understand context. You’ll soon be able to tell your iPhone running iOS 18, “Play the song Kyle sent me” or “Make this photo warmer,” and it will do it for you.
Apple is bringing context to notifications, too. It will understand all your pop-ups, intelligently analyze them, and re-prioritize them so you know which task to tackle and in what order.
Grammar
Apple’s AI writing tools for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and MacOS 15 have huge potential to replace Grammarly. These tools can rewrite, summarize, or proofread what you’ve written. It will be available everywhere on your Apple device, including Mail, Notes, Keynote, and third-party apps.
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