You most likely haven’t heard, however on Monday Apple is holding its first occasion of 2023 on Monday. We’re kidding—we all know it’s time for WWDC 2023, and we’re right here to provide the lowdown on the occasion’s bulletins.
That’s proper. Identical to final yr’s iPhone occasion, by a tremendous coincidence, we’ve once more stumbled throughout Tim Cook dinner’s video script for Monday morning’s keynote presentation and naturally, we’re going to share all of it with you. It’s a doozy: from iOS 17 and new Macs to macOS and the mixed-reality headset, we’ve obtained the inside track on all the things you’re going to listen to from Apple on Monday—earlier than Apple is able to present all of it to us. (Editor’s word: For anybody considering that is actual, if David had the precise script, we might undoubtedly ship it again to Apple.)
So right here’s your spoiler alert: If you wish to be stunned, cease studying now and watch the WWDC keynote dwell at 10 am.
Introduction
09:57: The pre-stream begins, full with achingly hip musical accompaniment. The opening observe is named “Friday Night time Baseball” by MLS Season Go. Wait that’s the fallacious Apple doc—it’s really “Eyes Closed” by Ed Sheeran from the Apple Music WWDC playlist. Is {that a} trace??
10:00: The video stream begins. It’s one other pre-recorded video, relatively than a dwell presentation.
10:01: Tim Cook dinner says good morning, and welcomes us to WWDC 2023. “Right this moment,” he says, “we’re going to push our platforms into an thrilling future the place expertise makes the world a greater place.” He talks a bit about how a lot he loves builders and says there are a lot of nice bulletins on their manner, however for now, he desires to speak about…
10:03: …the App Retailer. He says the official retailer prevented greater than $2 billion in fraudulent transactions final yr, whereas small builders grew their income by 64 p.c. It sounds a bit like sideloading is coming, and Apple realizes it now must promote the advantages of the App Retailer as an alternative of forcing individuals to make use of it.
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
10:05: Properly, we’re about to search out out if that’s the case, as a result of right here comes avuncular gigolo Craig Federighi, accompanied by ludicrous James Bond music, to speak in regards to the iPhone and iOS.
10:06: Craig is doing his regular joke about choosing a reputation for the replace. Is it going to have macOS-style branding? iOS Demise Valley, maybe? No, it’s iOS 17. Very humorous, Craig.
10:07: Craig is into the correct motion now. He’s speaking in regards to the iPhone’s Lock Display screen and all of the customization choices that have been added final yr. Apparently, he’s seen a number of the layouts individuals have include and thinks they’re “magical.” Cheers mate.
10:08: It’s about to turn out to be extra magical as a result of Apple is including new font choices. And also you’ll be capable of create a Lock Display screen setup and share it with different customers. That’s a pleasant thought.
10:09: And as anticipated, the Lock Display screen will be capable of function a type of good show. When the iPhone is locked and laid horizontally it’s going to change to an alternate interface and set of widgets exhibiting important knowledge. This could possibly be useful whenever you’re working in your Mac and have the iPhone charging in your desk or charging it subsequent to your mattress.
10:10: We’re on to the Dynamic Island now. It’s getting new options in time for the anticipated growth to the complete iPhone 15 household. Each incoming notifications and Siri are transferring to the island, and there’s a slick new interface that lets graphical components movement from the island into the primary display space.
10:13: Management Heart is altering. There’s a totally new design and it seems beautiful. Will take a while to get used to, although. Apple says you now have full, properly, management over the toggles that seem right here, together with third-party settings!
10:15: Now we’re speaking Focus Mode. There are two new filters, referred to as Films and Fanzone respectively, aimed toward individuals watching both a film, TV present, or a sports activities occasion on their iPhone. (Federighi says these will work nice on iPad too.) The 2 include subtly completely different presets, the one serving to to keep away from spoilers and distraction, the opposite permitting for associated social media and commentary from secondary sources.
10:17: Federighi will get some laughs by pretending he’s about to unveil a super-important new function after which revealing it’s the infinitely adjustable flashlight. A nod to the leakers there, I feel.
10:18: Robby Walker, Apple’s info intelligence boss, is right here to speak in regards to the new and improved Siri. And never a second too quickly.
10:19: Siri is now based mostly on a fully reworked synthetic intelligence which Walker refers to as Venture Bobcat. It’s way more correct and versatile than another good assistant in the marketplace, he boasts. No phrase on the anticipated (and extensively vilified) change to the set off phrase, fortunately.
10:21: Emily Schubert is right here to speak in regards to the redesigned model of CarPlay. We noticed quite a lot of this at WWDC final yr, however Apple now has a agency launch date: the primary automobiles with CarPlay 2.0 will go on sale in September 2023.
10:24: Federighi is again to speak about compatibility. iOS 17 shall be accessible for the iPhone X and later. Dangerous information for iPhone 8 homeowners.
10:26: Federighi is now speaking about iPadOS 17. The iPad is getting the Lock Display screen customization it missed out on final yr, together with the brand new fonts and sharing choices added in iOS 17 this yr. Plus the brand new Focus Mode filters.
10:30: Skinny gruel for iPad homeowners, it appears, as a result of that’s all for now. Federighi is again to sum up the details of the iOS 17/iPadOS 17 replace. Fascinating that they have been rolled in collectively: a quiet yr for iDevices. And no point out of sideloading. Then once more, that is exactly the sort of factor Apple would hold quiet.
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Macs and macOS 14
10:35: Will there be any new {hardware} as we speak? It seems like there shall be as a result of John Ternus is right here. And it’s official: Apple is launching a 15-inch MacBook Air!
10:37: We’re watching a advertising and marketing video for the brand new Air, and it seems beautiful. Three rapid inquiries to ask: how a lot does it weigh, how a lot does it value, and the way highly effective will or not it’s?
10:39: The reply to the primary query is 3 kilos or simply beneath 1.4kg. That’s fairly spectacular for the dimensions. It’s simply 12mm thick (or “skinny” in Apple’s terminology), which is simply 0.7mm thicker than the 13-inch mannequin.
10:41: It’s obtained a 15.2-inch display, to be actual, at a decision of 2880 x 1800 (in comparison with 2560 x 1664 on the 13-inch mannequin).
10:43: As anticipated, Apple is sticking with the M2 chip. No signal of the M3 technology simply but (except there’s a shock ready for later within the presentation). And it appears to be the plain M2 chip, with no point out of an M2 Professional possibility. That’s quick sufficient, although.
10:45: Apple is boasting that the brand new Air is “whisper-quiet” which presumably means no fan, and is one other manner of claiming the corporate hasn’t included the type of higher-power processor that will require cooling.
10:47: The selection of a barely lower-power chip could also be vital for different causes. Apple says the brand new MacBook Air has the longest battery lifetime of any laptop computer it’s made. That’s fairly a boast. We’re taking a look at graphs and Apple is throwing some severe shade at “the main Home windows laptops.”
10:49: It begins at 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM.
10:51: Extra advertising and marketing movies. Getting a bit bored with trying on the Air, as good as it’s.
10:52: STOP THE PRESSES IT COMES IN GREEN.
10:54: The brand new 15-inch MacBook Air will begin at $1,599/£1,699, and goes on sale subsequent month. And that’s it from John Ternus.
10:58: Federighi is again to speak about macOS 14!
10:59: He’s doing the naming joke once more. A number of footage of gorgeous California surroundings, resulting in the revelation that…
11:00: …the subsequent model of macOS is named Grizzly. Wow, that’s stunning.
11:01: Dangle on, Federighi was joking once more. It’s really referred to as Skyline. Good one, Craig.
11:02: He’s now speaking about system reliability, and claiming macOS Skyline is the quickest and most energy-efficient working system on the earth. That’s shorthand for “not many new options this yr, lads.”
11:03: Ah, however Pockets is coming to the Mac! That’s a neat thought.
11:04: macOS Skyline is coming within the fall. That was all very fast. And there’s no signal of the M2 Extremely chip or the Mac Professional.
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watchOS 10
11:05: It’s time to speak in regards to the Apple Watch. Right here comes Kevin Lynch to speak about watchOS 10!
11:07: Lynch is speaking in regards to the well-known Grid View, which he calls “essentially the most considered display on any smartwatch in historical past.” However he admits it may be intimidating to make use of. (Or as we put it, “all fallacious.”)
11:08: We’re taking a look at what he calls “a reimagining” of Grid View. It’s a easier structure, with bigger icons in neat rows, relatively than tessellating in a honeycomb; you scroll up and down, not freely in two dimensions. It seems a bit extra like iOS, and much simpler to make use of, despite the fact that there shall be fewer icons on display without delay.
11:10: There are actually app folders in watchOS! Lynch makes these look straightforward to make use of, though they could possibly be fiddly on the smaller Apple Watch sizes.
11:11: And widgets too! When it comes to complexity, these sit someplace between the outdated Glances in early variations of watchOS and full apps.
11:12: Apple Watches can now sync with a number of Apple units: Macs and iPads in addition to multiple iPhone. It is a large change.
11:14: Lynch is now boasting about enhancements to sleep monitoring in watchOS, which he says options “essentially the most correct metrics within the trade.” Has Apple actually caught up with Fitbit?
11:16: There’s a brand new function the place you possibly can create your individual varieties of exercise. Word that this was already doable to an extent, through the use of the Different exercise kind, however now you possibly can reply a sequence of questions in regards to the train you’ll be doing and watchOS will extra intelligently assess your progress, calorific consumption, and so forth. That is nice information for kabaddi practitioners.
11:18: Which Apple Watches will be capable of run watchOS 10? The Sequence 4 and later. That’s the identical record as final yr, so Apple has kept away from swinging the axe.
Combined-reality headset
11:19: Tim Cook dinner is again to speak about Apple’s historical past, a bit about Steve Jobs, and the various achievements and merchandise Apple has made over time. It’s all very important-sounding and after years of rumors, it’s lastly time for the Apple headset!
11:22: Advertising video time. A number of moody low-lit photographs of summary shapes in opposition to a backdrop of ominous music.
11:23: The buildup is palpable. And right here it comes…
11:24: We’re getting our first view of the headset. It’s attractive, frankly. Apple does these movies so properly. However what about battery life? What about worth? What about content material?
11:26: The video is over and Cook dinner talks a bit about what it means and introduces an exec we’ve by no means seen earlier than: Mike Rockwell. Rockwell begins speaking about how VR and AR are “an important applied sciences on the earth proper now, bar none.” He says Apple has been exploring these applied sciences in its software program releases for years now however has been ready to create {hardware} till it felt it might create one thing to match its excessive requirements. Inform that to the designers, Mike.
11:28: Rockwell is able to inform us the title of the factor. Please, no jokes.
11:29: It’s referred to as… Actuality Professional. As we anticipated. Leaks actually have killed the enjoyable of Apple occasions.
11:30: Rockwell is speaking about all of the issues we will do with the headset. Video games, films, product design, “next-gen social” which seems suspiciously just like the metaverse, coaching, artwork…
11:33: A nervous-looking developer referred to as John Caramel is speaking us by means of the delights of VR gaming. It seems a bit boring. The issue with these sorts of displays is you possibly can’t actually respect what it’s like except you’re utilizing the {hardware}.
11:37: A Hollywood mogul named Ron Waffle pretends to be enthusiastic about watching films in VR. We’re taking a look at a mocked-up Marvel brief that clearly is unnecessary except you’re carrying a headset. The brief is named “Ant-Man Pays Off A Parking Ticket.”
11:41: Rockwell is again to speak in regards to the {hardware}. He says the screens are the “highest-resolution shows on any VR {hardware} on the earth,” and that the viewing expertise is “buttery easy.” Shades of Federighi there.
11:43: Ah, the all-important query of battery life. Rockwell says Actuality Professional lasts for 4 hours between fees and claims that is higher than any rival {hardware}.
11:44: …however that’s solely doable as a result of there’s a separate battery pack it’s important to carry with you. That might scale back the variety of clients, I think.
11:45: Rockwell is now speaking about how the machine works. As anticipated there’s an Apple Watch-style dial (which Apple is looking the “Actuality Swap”) to maneuver easily from augmented actuality to digital actuality and vice versa.
11:47: We’re now speaking about augmented actuality, and the way in which the headset will be capable of overlay details about your environment. The headset makes use of each short- and long-range LiDAR to develop a 3D map of the world round you.
11:49: We’re taking a look at a number of the machine’s pre-installed apps. There are xrOS (sure, that title has now been confirmed) variations of FaceTime, Health, Digital camera, Calendar, Maps, Mail, Numbers, Information, and an entire lot extra. Just about each preinstalled iOS app has an xrOS equal able to go. Third-party content material is perhaps sparse to start with, however Apple has made loads of in-house apps for early adopters.
11:51: Right here come the 2 key information: worth and launch date. The Actuality Professional will value $2,899/£2,999, so Apple has managed to return in beneath the all-important three thousand. That’s nonetheless a heck of a worth to ask for one thing that feels area of interest at this level. It’s not clear if the headset shall be accessible to simply everybody, or solely by means of the developer channel as was hinted forward of the launch.
11:53: Both manner, it’s going to go on sale “this fall.”
11:54: And that’s your lot. Tim Cook dinner has returned to the stage and seems to be summing all the things up. Heaps in retailer for iPhone and Apple Watch homeowners, rather less for iPad and Mac homeowners, however the latter will get new {hardware} no less than. And what an thrilling prospect Actuality Professional is!
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Yet one more factor
11:56: Maintain your horses! We’re not completed but. It’s time for One Extra Factor. It’s… the new Mac Professional! And John Ternus is again to speak us by means of it.
11:57: Only a second, John, we’re going straight right into a advertising and marketing video. Has the Mac Professional been redesigned? No. It’s the cheese grater suitcase once more. This was anticipated, to be truthful, and it’s what’s inside that counts. Apple has nonetheless managed to make the 2019 design look thrilling, by the way in which. The individuals who make these movies are geniuses.
11:59: Ternus says Apple has been accused of ignoring professional customers, but it surely “by no means gave up on them for a second.” The brand new Mac Professional has all the facility and upgradeability you might presumably ask for, he says.
12:01: We’re now formally into our third hour of this presentation, by the way in which. As digital keynotes go, this can be a marathon.
12:02: Apple confirms that the Professional is getting a brand-new chip. Will this be the primary sighting of the M3? No, it’s an M2 Extremely. And we’re switching to a different presenter: it’s Johny Srouji, who talked us by means of the M2 final yr.
12:04: The M2 Extremely is “essentially the most highly effective system on a chip ever seen in a private pc.” It has 24 CPU cores and 76 graphics cores. RAM goes as much as 192GB. These are the precise numbers Mark Gurman launched in December.
12:06: We’re taking a look at graphs. So many graphs.
12:08: Assume the M2 Extremely is highly effective? There’s an improve choice to get the M2 Excessive as an alternative. This has 48 CPU cores and 152 graphics cores. Extra graphs.
12:10: Apple is skirting across the subject of expandability, however is implying that important upgrades shall be doable. You may undoubtedly improve the SSD, and the media and networking playing cards, however no point out of RAM or graphics.
12:12: Ternus is again and beginning to wrap up on the Mac Professional. Worth? Launch date? (And is there going to be an improve to the Professional Show XDR?)
12:13: The brand new Mac Professional will begin at $5,999/£6,299. For U.S. clients that’s the identical because the 2019 mannequin, which is first rate. U.Okay. clients most likely anticipated that worth bump. We’re assuming the M2 Excessive mannequin will push previous the $10,000 mark, however Apple isn’t revealing the improve pricing simply but.
12:15: The Mac Professional will launch “within the fall of 2023.”
12:17: And now Tim Cook dinner is again to wrap up–for actual this time. It’s over. With Lil Durk’s “All My Life” to play us out.
