Apple WWDC 2023 live updates: Reality Pro headset, iOS 17, watchOS 10 and more expected

Everything Apple announced today:

Vision Pro mixed reality headset

visionOS

iOS 17

iPad OS 17

watchOS 10

MacBook Air 15 inch

New Mac Studio

New Mac Pro

$3,499

Available "early next year" in the US

Vision Pro will use "Optic ID" for biometric authentication. Eye input is isolated so apps and websites can't see where you are looking

visionOS will have a dedicated app store

Most iOS and iPad OS apps to be available on visionOS as well!

Not xrOS, but visionOS will power the Vision Pro

M2 chip at the core

New R1 chip for processing input from cameras, sensors, and microphones

Spatial audio system with dual driver audio pods

Matches the sound to your room, analysing materials in space with audio Ray Tracing

Micro OLED

23 million pixels across two panels

More pixels than a 4K TV for each eye

HDR

The front is a singular piece of polished glass

Custom curved aluminum alloy frame

Thermal design draws air through the system

Modular system to tailor the product fit perfectly

Band attaches with a simple Apple Watch-like mechanism

Separate wired battery with 2 hours of life

Disney+ will be available on Vision Pro from "day one"

Watch movies with the surroundings dimmed. Sit in an environment and watch a video with a 100-inch virtual display

3D movies can have depth and motion

Can also play Apple Arcade games

Can use Magic Trackpad and Magic Keyboard as control inputs. You can also bring your Mac screen into Vision Pro.

Spatial FaceTime also available. Each person's voice comes from the location of their tile

Share apps and use them with others via SharePlay

Can detect when someone is nearby and show them to you, while showing your eyes to them.

Relies on the user's eyes, hands and voice gestures can help navigate the UI Look at the search field and just start to dictate

Home view floats in the world in front of you, and can even cast shadows

Can display apps at any scale. Place apps wherever you want them

Can convert from AR to VR seamlessly using the Digital Crown

Use eyes, hands and voice to control. Blends "digital content into the space around you"

New mixed reality headset revealed!

REALITY PRO?

Mental health: Log momentary emotions and daily mood from the mindfulness app. See insights and how your lifestyle might be playing a role

Vision health: Apple Watch screen distance to measure if someone is holding their device too close for an extended period of time. Watch can also measure how long children spend in daylight with the ambient light sensor (critical component to avoiding myopia)

Apple Watch can connect to Bluetooth enabled cycle sensors

View Live Activity on iPhone. Mount your phone and use it as a display

New topographic maps (US only)

Use any watch face and then turn digital crown to show widgets in a smart stack

Updates to the world clock

New Activity redesign with corner icons and a better trophy case

New watch faces. Some use colours to display what time it is

Brings comprehensive app redesigns across the entire OS

Redesigned Control Center

Use iPhone to locate your Siri Remote

FaceTime coming to Apple TV: Uses iPhone or iPad camera to join a call

Siri on a HomePod can start an AirPlay session

On-device intelligence to learn AirPlay preferences

"Adaptive Audio" blends ANC and transparency mode

Can proactively reduce noise around you when on a call

Better automatic switching experience across the Apple ecosystem.

Safari can now lock browser windows, block trackers from loading, and remove URL trackers entirely.

"Safari Profiles" allows users to have work and personal profiles with separate cookies, extensions, etc

Web apps: Add a website to the Dock

New ways to present. Video effects called "Presenter Overlay", put you on top of the content you're sharing.

Available on FaceTime, Zoom, Teams, etc.

Game Mode for Mac revealed: Optimised gaming experience, reduced audio latency with AirPods, reduced input latency with XBox and PS controllers

Can view your nearby iPhone's widgets on Mac

Widgets now available on desktop

New macOS revealed

Detects fills on PDFs

Notes app gets better PDF support

Live PDF collaboration

Syncs with the Health app on other Apple devices

Health Kit also comes to the iPad

Updates to widgets (interactive) and lock screen.

Just say "Siri"

Glancable information: useful as a nightstand, or on kitchen counter, or on desk

Works in landscape

Journaling app is now native to iOS 17

iOS 17 brings a better autocorrect. Uses a new transformer language model for better accuracy. iPhone can run this model every time user taps a key

Use AirDrop to swap your number with anyone. Bring phones close together and share your contact poster and you can choose what number and email addresses you share

Messages app has been updated with search filters

Audio messages can be transcribed

Check-In, where you can give updates on your location and let family or friends know when you get home safely

FaceTime messages: You can record a message for people to view later if they don't pick up.

Personalised contact posters

Live voicemail: Live transcription in real-time, handled on-device

Phone, FaceTime and Messages apps being updated

Starts from $6,999

Comes with M2 Ultra as standard!

Up to 50% faster video processing claimed when compared to M1 Ultra

Double the performance of M2 Max!

Now with M2 Max chipset

Starts from $1299.

13-inch Air now starts at $1,099 ($100 less)

Only 11.5mm thin

Two thunderbolt ports

Headphone jack

6 speakers

Magsafe charging

Retina display

1080p camera

M2 chip

The event kicks off with the new 15-inch MacBook Air

Celebrates 15 years of the App Store

Starts with a video of people coding.

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