A Passionate Technologists' Journal

  WWDC 2022 Keynote - Summary Intro by Tim Cook iOS (Enter Craig) iOS 16 features: Lock Screen updates video with loads of personalization customization of every single element on the screen,   Like Watch faces, you can now have multiple lock screens,   Notifications are shown only at the bottom of the screen,   Live Activities API (real-time info like match updates, drive location updates, health metrics updates, etc) a Full-screen now-playing music app view Focus updates: Focus filters to focus on one single activity at a time Focus API to implement in the app Messages Updates: You can edit the messages that are already sent You can undo/delete the messages Mark any thread as unread Shared with You: APIs for developers to integrate into the apps SharePlay (watch/play together with anyone) integrated into FaceTime integrated into Messages Dictation updates: Voice & keyboard can be used in-conjunction App Intents API - shortcuts work with zero setup Live text upd...

  WWDC 2021 Keynote - Summary Starts with developers around the world giving out crazy ideas to start the event with a short film for it Tim Cook enters into an auditorium with a huge audience with Memoji faces iOS: (Enter Craig, the hero) Introduces iOS15 FaceTime Audio: Spatial audio in FaceTime (Sound that comes in the position of the person in the video) Microphone - Voice Isolation prioritizes the audio of the person in the video talking Video Highlights the person talking Portrait mode (blurs the background) Facetime Link to invite for calls (anybody from the web could join the call) SharePlay - Listen to music, watch movies, share screens,   Share playback controls [Very much required in the post-covid world] (API’s open for 3rd part developers) Messages: Images collage/stack view in Messages app [News App will have a separate section that lists all the links shared by others] Music, Photos & other apple apps content gets linked Focus: Notifications Summary - A new ...

iOS14: App Library - Organisation of apps into a single page onto the home screen Widgets - On Home screen,   In any sizes you want Picture in Picture(PIP) - Across the system Siri: 25B requests/ month Send messages via Siri directly Supports translations Answers to common queries by browsing through the web for you Calls won’t block the whole app but come with a compact notification Translation App: Language translation Supports audio & text Supports 11 langs Messages: Memoji: More ways to style/design your memories Inline replies (Finally) Member mention in the group (Notified only when you’re mentioned) Maps: Privacy priority/matters as usual Looks like they’ve copied most of the features that google maps already has for years (Finally) Cycling/ Elevations EV routing CarPlay: 95% in the US | 80% new cars   worldwide New apps: Parking, EV Charging, Food Ordering iPhone is your car key: Digital version of Car keys (2021 BMW 5 Series) Keys can be shared with your co-driver...