Less than two weeks left until the main summer presentation – WWDC 2023. Cupertino start annual conference to meet already June 5 at 20:00 by Moscow time.
Regular leaks, rumors and insider information fuel interest in the event. Over the past month, a lot of information about Apple’s upcoming new products has appeared on the network.
We collect the most interesting in one material and try to unravel all the secrets of the upcoming event.
1. iOS 17 with third-party app stores and minor design changes
The main novelty of the summer presentation will be a new mobile OS for apple smartphones. It contains the following innovations:
▶ Third Party Stores applications have been waiting in iOS for more than a year, and here also European parliamentarians have joined. Many adhere to new norms that will force Apple to stop using App Store.
▶ One of the significant changes should be published updated Command centre. Perhaps this element can be supplemented with additional and plug-in modules from external applications.
▶ Widgets, a few years after the appearance, can become interactive. This allows you to disable some iPhone options without apps.
▶ New look get old stock iOS apps. It is believed that changes are available to the utility Mail, Files, Apple Music And Wallet.
▶ Additional options for dynamic island. This element allows the emergence of new models and increases its capabilities. We are talking about the transfer of the Siri assistant and other elements of the system in the thickness of the island.
▶ Code optimization and other changes “under the hood” are actively interested in analysts.
▶ The appearance of new options in the section has already been reliably confirmed Universal access. Here, the main emphasis is on imitating the voice of the owners and a new mode with increased appearance effects.
Which devices will be respected: the update is expected to iPhone XS/XR and newer smartphones.
2. iPadOS 17 with new stop and macOS tweaks for iPad Pro
Together with the system for apple smartphones, in essence, a new operating system for the iPad.
▶ An updated desktop version of macOS for tablets on chips is expected Apple M1/M2/M3. The probability of finding such a system is not 100%, but against the backdrop of not the most successful mode, Stage Manager can become a new sales engine for the line. iPad Pro.
▶ New Collaboration Whiteboard Features Free form seriously discussed by analysts. Such an application may appear on android And Window to develop and popularize the platform.
▶ A year later, the iPad may receive customizable lock screen from iOS. The relevant parts of the code were found in the very first versions of iPadOS 16.
Which devices will be respected: with regard to the list of availability of devices, with a high degree of probability, the first generation is growing among the current models iPad Pro (9.7″ and 12.9″) And iPad 5th generation (2017).
3. macOS 14 with a set of innovations
At the upcoming summer presentation, there will definitely be an update for the Apple desktop system.
▶ Many analysts claim that Apple has shifted the main resources to the development of mobile systems and, possibly, OS for the new AR headset. In such a protocol macOS 14 may be the most boring update in recent years.
▶ Perhaps the desktop OS will have more several apps for iPhone and iPad.
Which devices will be respected: most likely, the update receives computers manufactured in 2018-2019 and newer.
4. watchOS 10 with a global home screen redesign
Not so boring and secondary can be an update of the system for Apple watches.
▶ The most significant change could be the article updated home screen For Apple Watch. The system may get a new icon layout mode and several desktop tweaks.
▶ Minor appearance changes may be added to the system for some elements of watchOS.
▶ As always, with the new system they will present Multiple watch faces and workout modes.
Which devices will be respected: likely to install watchOS 10 will be possible on Apple Watch Series 4 and newer watches.
5. Apple Augmented Reality Glasses
Apple’s AR headset was hard to believe, then the rumor and the latest news for the week were thoughtful.
▶ Recently Cupertino register new trademarks realityproOS And real OS. This usually happens before the launch of new systems and devices.
▶ Insiders “quite by accident” shared information about the mobile phone headsets involved in the development. At first glance, they have been working in Apple’s secret laboratories for more than 7 years, and even managed to apply the appearance and technical design Jony Ive.
▶ Another planned leak of a number of features and functions of the headset. So the device will support software updates for iPhone and Mac, part of the mechanisms of the game in voice mode, and to display images with augmented functionality, mutations are based on application layouts for the iPad.
▶ Analysts calculated the approximate cost of a new gadget and suggested a starting price in the first year of sales. According to experts, the production of a helmet costs about 1500 dollarsand the cost at the start of the selling device will be about 3000 dollars. Other sources suggest that the gadget will be sold at a loss to the company at cost.
▶ WWDC 2023 is indirectly hinting at a possible presentation of a new gadget and planning events.
6. Apple’s new ARM processor
In recent years, Cupertinians have taught us to announce new hardware for every WWDC. The upcoming presentation should not be exceptional Apple M3 or a more powerful modification of the current line – Apple M2 Ultra.
▶ Apple M3 for next generations iPad Pro And Poppy could be the first 3nm chips with improved power efficiency and slightly higher performance.
▶ Apple M2 Ultra – these processors are released for the current line Studio Mac And Macbook Pro.
7. Several new Mac models
Depending on the presented processors, Cupertinians immediately have several devices of the type under their control.
▶ If processors of processors are presented M2 Ultrawe decide to update the line Studio Macwhich should outperform the top Mac mini in 2023.
▶ In addition, the release of the long-awaited update of the line Mac Pro. According to some rumors, it may already be in the fall.
▶ In the event of a chip incident Apple M3Cupertino may introduce a new line of “air” laptops, including 15″ MacBook Air.
▶ The same processors are expected in the updated generation of desktop PCs. iMac. The devices had not been updated for a long time and needed fresh stuffing to attract buyers.
Demonstration of two new processors at once and an update for four Mac models looks extremely unlikely. Cook and company will definitely save a couple of new items for the fall.
Other devices and software innovations are unlikely to take place. WWDC 2023.
Source: Iphones RU
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