{"id":88057,"date":"2019-06-03T22:46:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T05:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=88057"},"modified":"2019-06-15T04:02:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T11:02:38","slug":"what-apples-wwdc19-announcements-mean-for-mac-iphone-ipad-apple-watch-and-apple-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/what-apples-wwdc19-announcements-mean-for-mac-iphone-ipad-apple-watch-and-apple-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"What WWDC19 means for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple\u00a0TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicked off on June 3 with its keynote speech. This year, we got well over two hours of announcements about new features and updates.<\/p>\n

A big chunk of them were geared toward developers (the clue is in the event\u2019s name), but many of the operating system updates announced could revolutionize how you use your Apple devices just a few months from now.<\/p>\n

Why Apple\u2019s powerful new hardware probably isn\u2019t for you<\/h3>\n

First, though, a new Mac Pro finally<\/em> arrived.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a beast \u2013 most people wouldn\u2019t need even a fraction of its power. That\u2019s because this Mac is aimed at creatives crafting gargantuan Logic projects, throwing around 8K video, and who demand instant responses from Maya, rather than having to get a coffee while a complex 3D scene renders.<\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re willing to spend six grand and up on a Mac, the new Mac Pro is insanely powerful, configurable, and expansible: up to 28 cores; up to 1.5 TB of RAM; eight PCI Express expansion slots. It even makes the iMac Pro look old hat.<\/p>\n

Apple also unveiled the dazzling Pro Display XDR, a 32-inch 6K screen packed with breakthrough technology. There\u2019s a price to match \u2013 it starts at $4999. Even the separately sold stand costs $999, as much as a 12.9-inch iPad Pro.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s new in macOS Catalina<\/h3>\n

Fortunately, if you\u2019ve got a Mac \u2019for the rest of us\u2019, Apple had plenty to announce in macOS Catalina.<\/p>\n

Although named after an island, much of this update builds bridges to iPads. Catalyst (previously known as Marzipan) is a technology that makes it easier for developers to rework iOS creations for macOS, and looks set to bring a slew of new apps and games to the Mac. Apple reckons it has refined things since last year\u2019s divisive Mojave apps like News.<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, Sidebar lets you use an iPad as a second screen for your Mac, and Screen Time has hopped across to macOS. As have Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts, which means iTunes for Mac is on borrowed time; its sync capabilities will live on in Finder. (Meanwhile, iTunes for Windows will continue as-is.)<\/p>\n

Security was big on Apple\u2019s mind, too. Macs with a T2 chip get Activation Lock; and the new Find My app can cleverly \u2013\u00a0and anonymously \u2013 relay a Mac\u2019s location to its owner, even when offline, by utilizing its Bluetooth beacon and other people\u2019s Apple devices. Apple claims that this won’t impact the battery life or privacy of those nearby devices.<\/p>\n

How iOS 13 will give your iPhone a boost<\/h3>\n

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With iOS 13, Apple brings meaningful improvements to performance, usability, and privacy. The OS halves app launch speeds, makes Face ID 30% faster, and significantly reduces app download sizes. Reminders has been reinvented and is now significantly more intelligent and useful, Maps gets a \u2018street view\u2019 system, and you can swipe to type on the iOS keyboard.<\/p>\n

Fans of Photos will enjoy its new editing features, and a diary-like browser that attempts to dynamically serve up relevant images. For example, if Year view realizes it\u2019s your child\u2019s birthday, it\u2019ll surface photos from birthdays past. To make that browsing even better, you can engage iOS 13\u2019s moody new Dark Mode.<\/p>\n

On security, Apple\u2019s created its own sign-in system to counter those made by Facebook and Google. Naturally, Apple\u2019s doubles down on privacy, rather than doing whatever it pleases with your data.<\/p>\n

Why iPadOS will make iPad work for you<\/h3>\n

Having decided the iPad\u2019s take on iOS has diverged considerably from the iPhone\u2019s, Apple gave it a new name. It also gets a range of productivity-focussed features. Today view Widgets optionally come to the Home screen, multiple instances of apps can be opened to compare documents, and Split View becomes far more powerful.<\/p>\n

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Three-finger gestures have been introduced for undo\/redo and cut\/copy\/paste. Safari becomes more like a desktop-grade web browser. Files, too, more than ever apes its Mac equivalent, Finder, borrowing that app\u2019s column view, and gaining its ability to create zips, share folders, and access USB drives and network shares.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s new in watchOS and tvOS<\/h3>\n

Apple\u2019s \u2018other\u2019 operating systems also got their chance to shine at WWDC. The new watchOS can now run apps independent of iPhone, and thus Apple Watch gets its own App Store \u2013 along with new watchOS versions of Apple’s Audiobooks, Calculator, and Voice Memos apps. It adds to the Apple Watch\u2019s health capabilities, too, with menstrual cycle tracking, and a noise level warning system.<\/p>\n

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On Apple TV, tvOS 13 makes things personal, with user accounts that allow each user to access their own Up Next list, and favorite playlists in Apple Music. Further attempts to solidify Apple\u2019s black box as your entertainment hub come in the form of support for Xbox One S and PlayStation DualShock 4 game controllers, as well as live lyrics sync in Music. So once you\u2019re done binge-watching Game of Thrones, you can play some games, and then perform karaoke until dawn \u2013 or until your neighbors demand you stop.<\/p>\n

All Apple\u2019s new operating systems will be in public beta later this summer, and will ship in the fall.<\/em><\/p>\n

How can I learn more?<\/h3>\n

More articles about the WWDC announcements are coming soon!<\/p>\n

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