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APPLE WWDC'2022
On 6th June, Apple WWDC 2022 live keynote event was held, where Tim Cook, CEO, Apple, walked through the new products and showcased the new platforms Apple been working on in the past year.
LET'S WALK THROUGH THEM!
NEW IOS
Apple, has announced the next version of iOS, iOS 16 that brings an update to the Lock Screen, and new sharing, communication, and intelligence features that are aimed at enhancing your iPhone experience.
PRIVACY TOOLS FOR IOS
Apple is introducing a new feature called safety check. Apple has been working closely with organisations to help people in abusive situation to quickly revoke their data and access to the other person. You stop sharing location, resets permissions and more.
MACBOOK AIR LAUNCHED
Apple MacBook Air with M2 Chip is launched. It comes with Notch Display, MagSafe Charging port. The base model comes with 8-Core CPU, 8-Core GPU, 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD Storage.
Apple has upgraded the front camera to 1080p and the device weighs just 1.2 kg.
With the M1 chipset, you can now swap the storage to virtually expand the RAM for extra performance boost.
EXPANDABLE RAM
This feature has been around with Android smartphone for a few years now, and Apple is adding itself to the list.
I-PAD: WHAT’S NEW?
Apple is bringing iOS 16-like features like shared photo library, upgraded Safari, voice dictation and Mail app to the iPad.
And having the M1 chipset means more productivity tools for the users.
IPHONE AS WEBCAM
iPhone’s main camera can now be used as the webcam for your Mac to attend video meetings. With old Macs not giving you desirable video quality, this feature is going to be useful for many.
PASSKEYS AS NEW PASSWORDS
Apple says passkeys cannot be hacked, leaked and is stored securely behind keys on the iCloud.
Passkey will be available across all the Apple devices used with the same account/ID.
MACOS VENTURA
Apple’s new macOS version for Macs is called Ventura. It introduces the new Stage manager that lets you multi-task across different apps.
M2 SILICONE
Apple’s new macOS version for Macs is called Ventura. It introduces the new Stage manager that lets you multi-task across different apps.
FEATURES ON WATCHOS 9
Apple Watch will offer better sleep tracking with new additions on WatchOS. Heart health tracking also gets further improvements.
It also gets four new watch faces, different colour profiles and give you more details on the screen, with banner notifications.
PAY LATER SERVICE
Apple is bringing its own Pay Later service. It will let the buyers split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal instalments that are spread over six weeks and you get it with zero interest.
This year, Apple has announced some major updates to all its devices and software. Know more about such updates from the tech-world.