Apple today officially kicked off WWDC 2021 with its opening keynote. The company unveiled the future of its software platforms, detailing new features in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS 12 Monterey, and more. Head below for a full recap of everything that Apple announced today.
Table of contents
iOS 15
FaceTime
Focus and notifications
Apple Maps
Weather app
More in iOS 15
iPadOS…
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Today officially marks the beginning of Apple’s week-long Worldwide Developers Conference. This year, WWDC 2021 is being held as a completely virtual event. During the event, we expect the introduction of iOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS 12, and much more.
Read on to follow along with everything Apple announces…
Apple has officially taken the wraps off of iOS 15, the next version of its operating system for iPhone users. The company says it designed iOS 15 with four different things in mind. The update was presented by Apple VP Craig Federighi. Here’s what’s new.
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iOS 15 for AirPods: Conversation Boost, Announce Notifications, Spatial Audio on TV and Mac
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As part of iOS 15, Apple AirPods headphones are getting new features. You can boost the sound of other people when in a busy environment, and now AirPods can speak notifications to you as well as incoming phone calls and messages.
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With iOS 15, Siri will now be able to handle a variety of requests without an Internet connection. This means requests like setting timers or switching apps can be performed without any communication with a server, making the experience faster and more responsive.
Apple is also launching a new privacy provision whereby audio recorded by Siri never leaves the local device.
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