Apple WWDC 2020 Event to kick off today at 10.30 pm IST. How to watch it live, what to expect and everything y...Read MoreApple’s annual developer conference WWDC is now underway. Here we bring you all the key highlights and live updates:
* The Dock gets a new design and app icons too get refreshed with macOS Big Sur
* New sound effects, new widgets and other features coming with macOS Big Sur
* Next version of macOS will be called Big Sur
* macOS is the next big OS update from Apple.
* tvOS 14 gets better gaming-oriented features
* Apple gets more privacy-oriented with apps, tracking and other new features
* watchOS 7 to get a new hand-washing feature
* Sleep tracking finally comes to Apple Watch with watchOS 7
* The Activity app will now be renamed to Fitness and gets a redesign
* The Workout app on Apple Watch will get a new dance mode
* Apple Watch users will be able to share watch faces with other users
* New Watch faces with rich complications will be introduced with watchOS 7
* Next up is watchOS7
* AirPods Pro get new spatial audio tech
* Apple Pencil also gets new features with iOS 14. Scribble feature also introduced
* Search feature on iPadOS gets a new design and Apple has completely overhauled it
* The Photos and Notes app get new Sidebar feature for better organising images and notes.
* iPadOS 14 gets the same redesigned widgets as iOS 14
* Next up is iPadOS 14 and Federeghi says "iPad is all about apps."
* Apple CarPlay gets new wallpapers and more features
* Apple is making Maps more feature-rich with iOS 14
* Groups on iMessage to get more features to take on WhatsApp
* iMessages to get better with new conversations, memojis and the option to pin messages.
* Apple is making translation easier and better with Siri on iOS 14
* Yael Garten, director, Siri engineering is now live to talk about Siri in detail
* Siri gets a new makeover with iOS 14
* Picture-in-picture functionality gets better with iOS 14
* Next up is Widgets. iOS 14 will make widgets more data-rich and in different sizes.
* The first big feature in iOS 14 is App Library to help iPhone users organise their apps better
* Craig Federeghi, senior VP, software engineering, Apple is now on live to talk about iOS 14.
* Even though one can't be there, Cook says that holding an online event makes it more "inclusive".
* Cook thanks the medical workers for what they have done. And says how Apple's products have helped people.
* Apple CEO Tim Cook is on live and begins with talking about the problem of racism and inequality around the world, particularly, US