Apple will be welcoming attendees to the first day of its
Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC19) on Monday with an early morning
breakfast, followed by its public live streamed Keynote, lunch, a deeper dive
into its latest technology in the Platforms State of the Union and then the
Apple Developer Awards.
Apple has finished advanced attendee registrations for Sunday. Delegates, media
and special guests arriving today can also register their WWDC badge.
Public Keynote
Monday’s keynote presentation begins at 10a.m., hosted by
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook and a series of other executives, who will
outline the company’s latest announcements related to its upcoming platform ad
technology releases, new hardware introductions and the company’s new services.
The new macOS, which should become available to the public this fall, will also
support cross platform Apple Arcade video gaming titles, the company’s new TV
app, a rethinking of iTunes, and will likely also include optimizations to make
Macs work better with Apple TV and iOS devices via Continuity.
The keynote will also outline new features in iOS 13 and watchOS6, including a
Dark Mode for mobile devices; support for using iPad as a secondary display for
Macs; new Health, Photos, and converged “Find My” features for
locating devices, friends, and trackable tags; and, apparently, a new
“mind-blown” Animoji effect, if that’s what the clouds of emojis
erupting from various emoji faces pertains to.
Apple is expected to unveil its Mac Pro redesign, and it has already introduced
fast new MacBook Pros, a refreshed A10-powered iPod touch, and enhanced new
AirPods featuring wireless charging.
Viewers at home can follow the live stream of the keynote via the WWDC iOS app,
a web browser, or using Apple’s Events app on Apple TV. Once the keynote ends,
Apple will update the session names in the WWDC app, most of which are
currently just placeholders.
Platforms SOTU and ADA
Following the
keynote and a lunch break, Apple will send media reporters home and invite its
WWDC attendees back at 2:30 p.m. for two hours of a more detailed and technical
overview of its latest advances in core technologies and initiatives in the
Platforms State of the Union.
Last year, the 2018 SOTU focused on the company’s work in privacy and security,
including on-device intelligence and improved password management, as well as
new software development features in Xcode 10, the roadmap for Swift 5, the new
Dark Mode in macOS Mojave, new machine learning frameworks and features, ARKit
2 and the new USDZ format for 3D models used in augmented reality.
At 5 p.m., the 22nd annual Apple Developer Awards will honor works of iOS,
macOS, watchOS, and tvOS developers that represent the pinnacle of app design
and innovation in taking full advantage of the company’s software platforms.
Winners will be publicly announced Tuesday morning.
Source: Appleinsider.com
