WWDC 2023 – live: How Apple’s ‘revolutionary’ $3,499 Vision Pro could read your mind
Every Apple platform updated at WWDC 2023 – alongside the introduction of a whole new one
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Your support makes all the difference.Apple held one of its biggest events of the last decade on Monday, launching a product that could redefine the way we look at the world.
The company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) began with a keynote from Apple Park in California led by CEO Tim Cook, who described the company’s new $3,499 (£2,800) Vision Pro headset as “revolutionary”.
The device combines virtual reality and augmented reality, with Apple claiming it heralds a “new era of spatial computing”.
The world’s most valuable company also used the keynote to unveil a major overhaul of its Mac lineup, as updates for its other platforms. This year, that meant the release of iOS 17 for iPhones, WatchOS 10 for Apple Watch, and a new iPadOS.
The Vision Pro also came with its own software, called VisionOS, which supports many of the same apps found on iPhones.
You can read how it unfolded here, as well as follow all the latest updates from our on-the-ground coverage of WWDC 2023.
Apple event live: 7 day free trial of Apple TV+
Apple TV+ for free anyone? While we are on the subject of Apple TV, you can try it for free by signing up to a seven-day free trial of Apple TV+. (New subscribers only. £6.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.)
It’s June, and Apple TV + subscribers have plenty to look forward to.Seth Rogen, Rebecca Ferguson, Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried and O’Shea Jackson Jr are just some of the famous faces who will grace the screen this month.
The streaming platform’s acclaimed sci-fi series Silo will reach an undoubtedly dramatic end on 30 June, while Rose Byrne comedy Platonic will continue to plough on until the beginning of July.Apple TV+ is also welcoming a host of brand new series, including the much-anticipated thriller The Crowded Room and the Idris Elba-starrer Hijack.
We’ve listed everything landing on Apple TV Plus this month, you can read the full rundown here:
Everything coming to Apple TV+ this June
From a Tom Holland thriller to a Rose Byrne comedy, here are the titles arriving on Apple TV+ next month
Apple event live: FaceTime coming to Apple TV
FaceTime now works with Apple TV, meaning you can watch shows with friends and family while appearing alongside them on the screen.
Something like this:
Apple event live: AirPlay coming to hotels
People will now be able to watch all their favourite shows while travelling by connecting their AirPlay accounts to their hotel TV screen.
Speaking of TV screens, we’re onto Apple TV.
Apple event live: Safari gets updates in MacOS
Apple’s web browser Safari will also be getting big updates with MacOS, with improvements to profiles, web apps and a big update for privacy.
Here’s a snapshot of some of the new MacOS features:
Apple event live: Silicon ‘changes the game'
Apple is betting big that its Silicon chip can deliver gaming experiences to rival or even surpass its PC counterparts.
In order to prove this, Apple is announcing a “new era of gaming” with the release of Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, which will be available for pre-order “soon”.
Apple event live: MacOS Sonoma announced
Apple’s new MacOS will be called Sonoma, named after the wine making region in California.
Like the new iPadOS, there’s a heavy focus on widgets, which interact with existing widgets on a user’s iPhone.
Apple event live: iPadOS 17 specs
Here’s the spec sheet for iPadOS 17:
Apple event live: iPadOS gets big update
Craig Federighi is back to tell us about updates to iPadOS 17, which “brings new levels of personalisation” to the iPad.
Among the new features are widgets that can be used to control smart home features like heating and music. This essentially transforms the iPad into a giant remote control for your home.
New personalised wallpapers also make the lockscreen customisable with these widgets.
“We truly live in an age of wonders,” Federighi says.
Apple event live: New experiences coming to iOS 17 through new app Journal
Apple’s iOS 17 is also coming with “new experiences” through an app called Journal.
The app uses on-device machine learning to help you journal, including workouts, location, recent music and photos, in order to “inspire writing across a range of themes”.
Journal also comes with all of Apple’s privacy features, in order to protect all your memories.
You can read more about iOS 17 right here.
Apple event live: iOS 17 to get ‘delightful’ features
Apple exec Federighi says iOS 17 will come with “delightful new features”, including updates to FaceTime and Messages.
FaceTime will now allow users to leave video messages if people don’t pick up calls, while a new live real-time transcription for voicemails will allow users to read voicemails as if they are text messages.
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