Apple event - as it happened: All the announcements from WWDC 2020, including iPhone, Mac and Watch updates
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Your support makes all the difference.Apple held its WWDC event on Monday, revealing updates for every one of its platforms.
As well as new versions of the operating systems for its iPhone, iPad, Macs, Apple Watch and TVs, the company also revealed major new changes including the introduction of entirely new chips for its Macs.
It is the 31st time that Apple has held the event. But it is the first ever time that it has been entirely virtual, conducted only through the internet.
You can watch a replay of the live stream above and read The Independent's full coverage below.
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There's even more focus on cycling. It feels appropriate, given that people will be looking to avoid using public transport at the moment.
This time it's new features for direction on Apple Watch.
Apple's Vera Carr is now here to talk about sleep tracking. A new feature called Wind Down prepares people to go to bed by playing relaxing music and turning off notifications.
More coronavirus-related content here. Hand washing detection on your Apple Watch, which can tell you if you're doing a good job. This would have sounded very strange at any previous WWDC.
Katie Skinner joins us to tell us about updates to location data. You can now choose how much data you share with Apple. If you want, you can only choose your approximate location through your iPhone.
App developers will also be required to explain what kind of data they are collecting from users.
"We believe tracking should always be transparent and under your control," Skinner says.
A lot of new privacy features but we're already on to Apple Home. We'll be hearing more about privacy over the coming days of WWDC, we understand.
Apple has partnered with Amazon, Google and a host of other companies to create an industry standard for the smart home. Given Apple's propensity to keep its ecosystems closed, this is very welcome news.
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