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At the launch of the iPhone 14 series, a smart island grabbed everyone’s attention, making the hardware launch full of experience. And WWDC, which will be held tonight, will make iOS 17, which has attracted much attention, become a supporting role under the revelations of Apple’s headset and new Mac.
APPSO has arrived at the event site of WWDC23, ready to bring you reports as soon as possible, but before the start of the conference, we will use breaking news as an appetizer.
▲ @JonathanHe who arrived at the scene
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman predicts that the WWDC23 keynote speech will last more than 2 hours. How will Apple “code a new universe” in the longest WWDC ever? You might see—
- Reality Pro: Apple’s first MR headset
- Mac: MacBook Air with bigger screen, maybe more surprises
- xrOS: Apple’s virtual reality system debuts
- iOS 17/iPadOS 17: Support sideloading, and custom functions
- macOS 14: Continue to expand iOS features
- watchOS 10: Brand new interaction brings more scalability
New product debut, Reality Pro leads the next decade
In the previous article, we analyzed the configuration, system and insider information of the Apple headset Reality Pro in detail, you can click here to view. Today, when the news is flying all over the sky, the Apple headset has long since lost its secret:
- Appearance: similar to ski glasses, the outside is a screen showing the user’s expression;
- Performance: Equipped with two chips, which can run independently;
- Screens: Two 4K, 1.4-inch Micro OLED screens from Sony;
- Sensors: multiple external lenses and internal sensors that support eye and hand tracking;
- Interaction mode: voice, gesture, eye movement, smart ring;
- Battery life: separate battery pack design, about 2 hours of battery life;
- Price: about $3000;
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The xrOS carried by Reality Pro will also meet us at this conference. Although it has an interface similar to iPadOS, the interaction method will be different. At the same time, it will open up the AppStore of iPadOS and directly download the iPad app for use.
Mark Gurman broke the news that xrOS applications will include Safari, photos, messages, maps, Apple TV+, Apple Music, podcasts, reminders and calendars, as well as a FaceTime application customized for the headset, which can mimic the user’s facial expressions and body Action, presenting an extremely realistic effect.
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Bloomberg also sorted out the experience worth looking forward to on Reality Pro:
- Apps such as Safari browser, mail, maps, and notes will provide “optimized versions”;
- New camera app, available for multiple lenses on Reality Pro;
- Use Apple book to read books and enter meditation;
- Infinity Note app realizes collaboration with others in mixed display;
- iWork suite optimized;
- A “richer experience” when watching sports;
- Gaming “will be the core attraction of the device”.
Palmer Luckey, the founder of the VR headset company Oculus, said after the experience: Apple’s headset is great. But former Apple sales executive Michael Guttenberg expressed doubts about the device in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg: This may be “the worst technical failure in Apple’s history.”
From a market point of view, the ecology and applications in the VR/AR field are not yet ready. The price of Reality Pro is US$3,000 (approximately 21,087 yuan), which is higher than the high-end product Quest Pro (US$1,499) released by Meta last year. Not a lot.
What kind of virtual reality experience Apple can bring us is really worth looking forward to.
Mac updates, this time with a bigger
The MacBook Air has always maintained a screen size of around 13 inches, but after Display Supply Chain Consultants broke the news last year that Apple was developing a 15-inch version of the laptop, more and more information about the new computer has emerged.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the new MacBook Air has the same M2 chip and 30W adapter as the 13-inch MacBook Air. Compared with today’s MacBook Air, there will be no change in performance, except for an enlarged screen. And because of the larger screen, the resolution of the 15-inch MacBook Air will be slightly reduced at the same resolution of 3024 x 1964.
In addition, Guo Minghao also mentioned that this notebook may not be named Air, but this is just a matter of model.
If you are looking forward to a more powerful device like me, then Mark Gurman’s revelations may be more worthy of attention. Gurman said Apple is testing high-end Macs with the M2 Max and M2 Ultra, possibly a new version of Mac Studio.
As for the unreleased M3 chip and the MacBook Air and iMac equipped with this chip, it may not be until the second half of the year. So even if they show up at WWDC, they still won’t be available for purchase.
iOS 17: Give more rights to users
Every year before WWDC, video blogger Nicholas Ghigo will make a fruity DIY promotional video based on rumors. In his video, we can see several important updates that iOS 17 may have:
- Richer notification styles, major changes to the lock screen interface
- Sideloading might really be coming
- new control center
- Smart Island will integrate more functions
- Health features add mood tracking
- Siri can be woken up with just “Siri”
The custom lock screen function of iOS 16 makes the same iOS lock screen in the past more playable. In iOS 17, the lock screen will launch a new page function, turning the iPhone into a “smart home screen”.
When you place your iPhone horizontally like a smart speaker, it displays calendar, weather, notifications, and more. With the updated always-on display function of the iPhone14 Pro series, placing the iPhone horizontally on the bedside table is an electronic clock that never goes out, and you can understand all important arrangements at a glance.
In addition, users have more customization options, including the ability to adjust the font size of the iPhone clock.
At the same time, Apple’s own app will also have a new Live Activity interface, so that real-time updating apps such as maps can notify information in full screen, and Apple Music may also add a real-time updating lyrics bar.
All of the above functions can be used in conjunction with the always-on display, which may also stimulate the sales of Pro series products to a certain extent.
Affected by the EU’s latest Digital Market Act, Apple may be forced to open restrictions on third-party stores, allowing users to download and install apps as freely as Android. Perhaps on iOS 17, we will see App Store and other apps landing on the iOS platform.
However, this function may become limited to the European version, and the opening of the third-party app store entrance will inevitably increase the risk of data leakage, malware and other issues, but in any case, once the sideloading is opened, the iOS ecological environment will undergo earth-shaking changes. .
The Control Center of iOS 17 will adjust the entire interface to make the operation more intuitive and allow users to customize the accent color. This feature may be similar to the accent color on macOS. When selected and clicked, the system will have different color feedback.
Since iOS 11 in 2017, the Control Center hasn’t changed much, and it’s time for Apple to follow the trend and redecorate it.
The dazzling Smart Island on the iPhone 14 Pro will also carry more functions. Analysts including Ming-Chi Kuo believe that the Smart Island will be a very important design in the next few generations of iPhones. In the future, Smart Island will become the main form of notification, which coincides with the news that the iPhone 15 series will be equipped with Smart Island.
In terms of health management, Apple will combine your heart rate, sleep and other physiological conditions to judge your mental state that day. It sounds a bit like the pressure value of the Mi Band, let’s see what surprises iOS 17 will bring us.
Just this morning, Mark Gurman broke the news again, saying that Apple is upgrading the existing voice assistant so that Siri can be awakened by “Siri” instead of “Hey Siri”. Apps and services integrate Siri functionality.
iPadOS, macOS, watchOS: there are not many revelations, but it is worth looking forward to
Perhaps it’s because this year’s focus is on Reality Pro and xrOS. There aren’t many revelations about macOS, iPadOS, and watchOS, especially iPadOS 17. I haven’t seen any news about it, but I believe it will at least update iOS 17 simultaneously. item function.
- macOS 14: Continue to optimize iOS compatibility
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s revelation in April 2023, the update of macOS 14 will not be a “breakthrough” in functionality, but will continue to add more iOS features.
Reality Pro can be used as a display, which has become the only function of macOS.
We have collected some features that netizens want to see on macOS 14. Although there is no news support, these features are really useful.
Some netizens have a special liking for the Smart Island on the iPhone 14 Pro. If it appears on MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with irregular screens, it can reduce the pressure on the notification center and make it more focused on widgets.
The time machine of macOS is very useful, but it can only be backed up through the local hard disk. It would be more convenient if you can use iCloud for Mac backup.
On Windows, you can copy multiple items at the same time and then paste them together, while on macOS, you need to use third-party apps such as Pastes. This simple and useful feature deserves a macOS update.
- watchOS 10: New design, optimized experience
Mark Gurman from Bloomberg said that WatchOS 10 will be upgraded on the interface and rebuilt around widgets.
The widgets that amazed everyone in iOS 14 will appear in watchOS 14, and you can swipe to browse various widgets, such as weather, stocks, schedules, etc.
In Mark Gurman’s Power On, wrote: “The ideal scenario is that you can use Apple Watch, iPhone, MacBook, iPad, AirPods, in different situations and at different times, to do the same thing.” In terms of function, WWDC23 may be a “small year” for system upgrades, but it will be a “big year” for Apple’s overall ecological improvement.
In addition, Apple’s confidentiality measures are getting stricter and stricter. Although there are few functions revealed, it does not necessarily mean that there are no surprises this year.
In the early morning of June 6th, we will be on the spot to watch this press conference about Apple’s experience in the next year, and perhaps there is one more thing that we have not guessed waiting for us.
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