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    Announcements / things of note:

    New Products

    • New 15" M2 MacBook Air

    • M2 Ultra Chip announced

    • M2 Max and M2 Ultra Mac Studio

    • Mac Pro with Apple Silicone (inc. M2 Ultra)

    • iOS 17

    • iPadOS 17

    • WatchOS 10

    • macOS Sonoma

    • AirPods update

    Phone and FaceTime

    • Phone, FaceTime, and Messages app updates
    • Contact posters (Photo and text customization for Caller ID)
    • Live Voicemail (View live transcription of voicemails before answering the call)
    • Leave messages for someone when they’re unavailable on FaceTime

    Messages

    • Messages: Search filters, “catch-up”, Swipe-to-Reply, Voice message live transcription, Inline location tracking
    • Messages - Check In: Safety app, automatically notifies someone if you don’t arrive home on-time
    • STICKERS and Live (Video) Stickers

    AirDrop

    • NameDrop (NFC share contact info)
    • AirDrop can now be sent over the internet
    • AirDrop SharePlay - Bring phone together to share the same game, music, or other app

    Dictation / Auto-correct

    • Auto-correction uses on-board ML model
    • Inline prediction finishing words and sentences
    • Dictation: New neural engine ML model

    Journal App

    • Using onboard ML to suggest topics for writing
    • Personalized and reflection-based suggestions
    • Suggestions API for third-party

    Standby

    • Turn iPhone sideways while charging
    • Shows basic information while charging using the always-on display
    • Show clock, photos, calendar, and other widgets
    • Red font color for

    iOS Other

    • “Siri” instead of “Hey, Siri”
    • Offline maps
    • People and pets album in Photos
    • Find My Item sharing

    iPadOS

    • Widgets and lockscreen update
    • Interactive widgets (First and third-party)
    • Personalized lockscreen
    • Live photos on lockscreen have animation effects
    • Lockscreen widgets
    • Live activities on iPad
    • Multiple timers (finally!)
    • Health app
    • ML to help autofill PDF forms

    macOS Sonoma

    • New animated screensavers, image stops when logged in
    • Widgets on desktop
    • “Game mode” prioritizes games on CPU and GPU
    • More games coming to Mac
    • Video conferencing with live overlay
    • Web apps on Mac

    Safari updates

    • Private mode locks the window, blocks trackers, and removes URL trackers
    • Share Passkeys
    • Profiles to separate school, work, and home

    AirPods

    • Adaptive audio (Blends transparency and noise cancelling)
    • ML for volume control
    • Conversation awareness will focus on voices, dip music, and block background noises
    • Proactively reduces noise around you
    • Press AirPods to mute
    • Improved automatic switching

    AirPlay

    • On-device ML to show AirPlay devices based on preferences and habits
    • AirPlay in Hotels (WiFi and AirPlay automatically shared)

    Apple Music / CarPlay

    • SharePlay to CarPlay
    • Anyone in the car can control audio

    tvOS 17

    • New command center
    • Find My for Siri Remote
    • FaceTime for Apple TV using continuity camera
    • FaceTime SharePlay for Apple TV

    WatchOS 10

    • Quick access to widgets
    • Smart stack based on on-device ML
    • Redesign of several first-party apps
    • Reactive Snoopy watch face
    • New Workout APIs

    Cycling on Apple Watch

    • Connect to Bluetooth sensors
    • Estimate “FTP” (Functional Threshold Power)
    • Fitness zones
    • Cycling workouts show up as live activity on iPhone

    Hiking

    • Compass will generate waypoints (Cell connection waypoint, SOS emergency call)
    • Elevation view on compass
    • Maps with topographical data and points of interest
    • Review trail info before starting

    Mental health

    • Mental health logging in Mindfulness / Health app
    • Describe feelings and view insights
    • Take standardized assessments in Health app and view risks for depression

    Vision health

    • Time in daylight measured using light sensor
    • Screen distance using TrueDepth

    Apple Vision Pro

    • Starts at $3,499
    • visionOS
    • AR / VR headset with M2 and R1
    • Use eyes and hands to control headset
    • 23 million pixels per eye, 4K resolution
    • Ambient spacial audio, using audio raytracing
    • 12ms latency
    • Optic ID
    • Environments in the background
    • Siri and Dictation
    • EyeSight: Eyes visible on the outside of the headset
    • Creates a virtual representation of your face for FaceTime calls
    • View 3D objects
    • Works with Bluetooth accessories
    • Mac in Vision Pro
    • Photo moments
    • Spatial photos: Capture 3D video
    • 2D and 3D movies
    • Apple Arcade
    • Disney+ and themed interactive experiences