Part II of the WWDC 2020 extravaganza!
WWDC 2020KeynoteAirPods - Craig & Mary-Ann Ionascu (Senior Engineer, AirPods Firmware)EVEN MORE MAGIKS TO AIRPODZ!!?Automatic switchingAirPods will switch all over the placeSpatial audio (AirPods Pro)watchOS - Kevin Lynch (VP, Technology)Damn, Apple has a nice health centerComplicationsMultiple complications per appVic needs glo-baby 🤨New Chronograph faceNew way to reconfigure facesSwiftUI complicationsFacesFace-sharing (sounds creepy)Curated faces from App Store, friends & familyOffers download of apps you don’t have on shared facesDevs can offer pre-configured faces from appsMapsCycling directionsFitness - Julz Arney (Senior Manager, Fitness Technologies)Dance workoutFinally Vic can get fit againCore trainingStrength trainingCool-downsActivity app is redesigned for workout data and renamed to FitnessKevin can’t danceSleep - Vera Carr (Manager, Health Software Engineering)Sleep duration goalWhen to wake upGetting to bed on timeWind DownVic will never use this 😒A calm lock screen experienceShortcuts to sing to you like your mommy didSleep mode automatically dims the screen (auto-theater mode)Alarm, audible or tapticUses breath and movement infoHealth app tracks sleep over timeHand washing (Apple Wash) - KevinPrivacy and transparency - Craig, Katie Skinner (Manager, User Privacy Software) & Erik NeuenSchwander (Director, User Privacy)Across all productsSign In with AppleCan upgrade accounts to Sign In With AppleLocation data transparencyCamera and recording indicationsSafari tracking blockers & controlsSites have to askAppsApps have to show what type of data they trackSelf-reporting modelApp tracking practices will be shown on app pages in the App StoreHome - Craig & Yah Cason (Senior Engineer, HomeKit Software)Ease of useOpen sourced HomeKit to make it easy to build devicesTap or scan to set up an accessoryHome app will suggest automations for new accessoriesNew status of accessories that most need attentionLightsAdaptive lighting - right color for the right timeCamerasDefine activity zonesCan limit motion alert areasFacial recognitionHomePod can announce who’s at the doorCameras can go onto Apple TV quicklytvOS - Cindy Lin (Director, Program Management for Media Products Engineering)PiP across tvBetter AirPlay to TVFoundation on Apple TV+macOS Big Sur - CraigThe Crack Marketing team 😂Entirely new design - Alan Dye (Vice President, Human Interface)Start Up Chime is back and other new soundsSF Symbols comes to macMany elements of iOS design come to the MacTranslucencyDepthShadingReduced visual complexity (Overly Minimalist???)Corner RadiusButtons and ControlsControl Center comes to the macUnified Notification and Widget viewiOS 14 style WidgetsAll new Mac Icons & DockMore Translucent menu barRedesigned System Apps - CraigFinderMailPhotosCalendarNotesPodcastsMusiciWorkMessages Catalyst AppFinally will have feature parity with iOSeffectsmemojinew photo pickerpinned conversations and iOS group featuresMaps Catalyst AppCatalyst UpdatesFull ScreenNew menu and keyboard apiNew UI ControlsSwitchesPickersCheck BoxesMultiple Resizable WindowsKeyboard ShortcutsSafari - Craig & Beth Dakin (Manager, Safari Software Engineering)Continues to lead the pack in performance and efficiencyMore PrivacyPrivacy ReportChecks for compromised passwordsWeb Extensions API supportExtension Category in MASBetter control of extensions privilegesCustomizable Start pageNew look for tabsBuilt in translationApple Silicon for Mac - TimJohny Srouji is under water, according to Tim CookApple SoC design summary - Johny Srouji (SVP, Hardware Technologies)Apple has been doing custom silicon for over a decadeA4 in 2010 to A13 in 2019iPad was A5X to A12X (and Z)1000x GPU performance improvement in 10 yearsApple has shipped 2 billion SoCs in 10 years.Srouji claims Apple Silicon will bring a whole new level of power to the Mac, considering both performance and powerBetter performance, lower powerCustom technologies just for Mac - power management, Secure Enclave, high performance GPU, neural engine & ML acceleratorsSoCs specifically for the Mac, common architecture across product linesThis guy keeps bouncing his hands up and down while talking. Does emphasizing points with hand waving mean anything if you do it after every word?Native apps - CraigFinal Cut Pro and Logic Pro are native now.Xcode is ready to compile Mac apps to Apple Silicon.Universal 2 - universal binary that works on Intel and Apple SiliconMicrosoft and Adobe are working on their appsCraig called Microsoft his friendsCraig shows off Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. He shows off some Metal 3d animationsLR and PS native on Apple SiliconApple promises quick and easy recompilation, of courseRosetta 2 **- Andreas Wendker (VP, Tools & Frameworks Engineering)Automatically translates apps at install time or at first run time, or dynamic translation for JIT appsVirtualization (docker, Linux)Rosetta 2 performance demosMayaShadow of the Tomb RaiderLinux VM in ParallelsiPhone and iPad apps run natively & unmodified on ARM Mac “Most apps will just work” (little vague there)Quickstart program - Craig & TimDocumentation & sample codePrivate forumsHands on labsDeveloper Transition Kit hardwareMac mini w A12Z, 16 GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Big Sur beta, and Xcode2 year transitionTweetbackEmailSlack
