WWDC 2018: Apple reveals major Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad and Mac updates – as it happened
Augmented reality, Siri updates and new apps
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Your support makes all the difference.Apple CEO Tim Cook has taken to the stage at his company's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) to unveil iOS 12 – the next major software update for the iPhone – as well as new apps and features for Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone and Mac.
"We now have over 20 million Apple developers worldwide," Mr Cook said as he opened the keynote, which paid tribute to them through a video in the style of a nature documentary.
The Independent covered all of the event and the fallout live from San Jose, where the event is being hosted.
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One of the most-anticipated features was updates to Siri, and here we are. According to Apple, Siri is the most used digital assistant, processing 10 billion requests per month.
New shortcuts will allow greater integration with third party apps. For example, tell Siri that you've lost your keys and it will bring up the Tile app.
Moving on to Apple News...
A new sidebar will make it easier to navigate, while a redesigned Stocks app will include news – and work on iPads too.
Apple is hopping aboard the mindfulness trend, by introducing new features that will limit the time people spend on their devices.
Do Not Disturb now comes to Bedtime mode, for example, while a new app will track your usage.
Animojis and 'MeMojis' get a big cheer from the crowd.
MeMojis allow you to turn your head into a cartoon head through your phone's camera.
Another big cheer as updates to FaceTime means group video chatting on iPhones is here.
If you're wondering what Tim Cook looks like as a Memoji, while taking part in a group FaceTime...
Tim Cook is back to his human form, taking to the stage again to chat about the Apple Watch.
"Apple Watch is number one in customer satisfaction," the Apple boss says, without saying where this figure actually comes from.
Kevin Lynch, vice president of technology at Apple, is invited up to tell us about WatchOS 5, designed to keep us "more active" and "more connected."
Tim Cook mentioned that an Apple Watch helped save someone's life recently. This seems to happen a lot.
Kevin Pearson, a 52-year-old from Cockermouth in the north of England, recently told The Independent how his smartwatch could have saved his life.
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