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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A new watch-to-watch connection, which works over WiFi or cell signal, turns your Apple Watch into a walkie talkie. Pretty cool, but maybe not groundbreaking.
You also no longer need to say "Hey Siri" when you want to ask your smartwatch something. You just speak.
Queue every Apple Watch wearer walking around like they're Dick Tracy.
Live demos are always risky, but this one involves an exercise bike.
We're watching a woman named Jules riding a bike on stage, showing us new ways to reach your fitness goals.
Apple TV will be getting support for Dolby Atmos and the demonstration was pretty incredible live.
As with 4K and GDR content, Dolby Atmos will be available as a free upgrade.
New screensavers will also show footage from the International Space Station.
Tim Cook comes back on stage to tell us about new updates to Mac OS.
One of the widely-rumoured features, dark mode, gets a very big cheer from the audience.
Essentially, the display is inverted so it appears on a dark background.
We're talking about privacy now – no surprise, considering all the hot water fellow tech giant Facebook has been in recently.
"This year we're adding greater protections about how apps access your information," Federighi says.
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