We have one week left until keynote address opening WWDC 2024 and there are high hopes for the announcements Apple will make. Much of the focus will be on iOS 18 and the AI news coming to iPhone, but the next versions of macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, VisionOS and tvOS are also expected to be officially unveiled. There will be a big difference compared to previous years lack of new equipment.
According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple will not introduce new devices at WWDC 2024. Those from Cupertino will be entirely focused on software and artificial intelligence, eliminating any chance of seeing new Macs, AirPods, Apple Watches, etc. at a traditional developer conference.
In the Sunday newsletter Turn onThe journalist explained that unless Apple decides at the last minute to show off some product that it might officially launch later, there will be no hardware this year. And that the company is unlikely to take the opportunity to preview the new device.
If Gurman is right, WWDC 2024 will break the series of two issues in a row with device announcements. It’s worth remembering that in 2022 we introduced the MacBook Air M2 and the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the same chip. And in 2023, the Mac Studio M2, Mac Pro M2, 15-inch MacBook Air and, of course, Apple Vision Pro were released.
WWDC 2024 will not include new hardware announcements
Mark Gurman claims that Apple has several major hardware announcements coming up, but none of them are planned for WWDC 2024. As usual, iPhone 16 will be announced in September and they will arrive accompanied by the new Apple Watch and AirPods. And Macs with M4 will arrive only in the fall.
We also don’t have to worry about seeing a new one AppleTV, the renewal of which, as the aforementioned journalist points out, “is not inevitable.” Let us remind you that the latest version of this product was released in 2022 and a priori does not require any modifications. Apple will work on the second generation AirTagbut its presentation will last until mid-2025.
keynote address At the first WWDC 2024 conference, Apple will announce many innovations related to artificial intelligence. While some of these features will be promoted locally and using proprietary technology, there are high hopes for a possible announcement of an alliance with OpenAI.
In accordance with InformationApple engineers have spent the last 12 months experimenting with APIs from Sam Altman’s startup. This would allow them to radically improve their capabilities Siri in understanding the context and performing actions. In fact, the virtual assistant is expected to get a significant improvement and will be able to control functions in the Cupertino firm’s apps for the first time.
WWDC 2024 starts next Monday, June 10 in Apple Park. keynote address the inauguration will take place from 10:00 local time; that is, 19:00 in Spain, 14:00 in Argentina and 11:00 in Mexico.. As is customary, Hypertext will tell you everything that happens at the event, with special coverage from Apple’s headquarters in California.
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