Thursday, June 8, 2017

WWDC17 Recap


Apple began there conference WWDC17 with a video:


The conference is divided into 6 sections and now we will talk about each section in detail and the most important thing mentioned in the conference.

I: Apple TV (tvOS)



Apple announced that amazon is coming to the TV app and all Apple TVs with amazon prime video.
It will be available later this year.

II: Apple Watch (watchOS)



Apple announced about the watchOS 4.
Apple mention that the apple watch is the most selling watch in the world with best customer satisfaction.
There is new faces for the apple watch there is siri face.
Siri study the habits of the user daily to later offer some suggestions to the user based on the habits of the day.
There is information about sunrise, sunset and flight schedules.
There is also an interface of kaleidoscope.



The last interface is a Toy Story characters face (Woody / Jesse / Baz).
Apple has updated the application interface and added recognition when it reaches the edge of the pool to automatically record its cycle.
The new watch system can connect with some sports equipment that has the NFC reading feature so that the watch exchange information with the walking device to be recorded in the clock to be accurate.
Also announced the new music application that connects to your account on Apple music service and supports playlists.
And also announced the news app so that you can follow the news or add the news for later reading and read it from the phone.
Apple now has a new feature in the watch, which is the ability to transfer funds from person to person directly using the Apple Pay service and messaging app, of course, provided that the other person has an Apple Pay service and the recipient can buy applications or transfer money to his bank account.
It will finally become available for general download around this fall.


III: Mac (MacOS)



  • MacOS High Sierra system
Apple announced the release of the new Mac system is called MacOS High Sierra.
The system focuses on improving the existing MacOS Sierra system with new features.
Apple has developed Safari browser so that it became faster in dealing 80% compared to Chrome browser.
There is a new Safari feature that prevents videos from being played automatically and is optimized to prevent user tracking when browsing.
Apple has also developed Mail app where it has put important messages on top and there is a split screen feature between creating a new message and incoming mail.
Another application that got updated was the Photos app where it got a side bar and a better image sorting list for the search and also got new editing tools including Curves to adjust contrast and color.
A new file system that works by default and replaces with APFS system and offers a new system greater protection from downtime, collapse, protection and encryption embedded.
The system supports HEVC H.265 technology and supports 4K and 40% better than H.264 for video file compression, resulting in less space and better quality.
The new version of Metal was released as Metal 2.
To deal with graphics and graphics 10% better than the previous version of which was issued to create virtual reality content.
The beta version is available to developers and a general beta version will be available at the end of June and it will finally become available for general download around fall.



  • MacBook
Apple updated the MacBook and MacBook Pro and talked about it so fast without details.



  • iMac
Apple also updated there iMac device so that the brightness of the screen increased by 43% and increased purity to be able to display up to one billion colors.
Intel's Kaby Lake processors that support HEVC.
And issued two iMac:
The first iMac 21.5 inch screen and there are two types of screen one that is 4K graphics processor Radeon Pro 555 or 650 4 GB RAM and the second is 1080P.
The second is a 27-inch iMac with 5K resolution, The Fusion drive has 50% better performance than SSDs and up to 2TB of Radeon Pro 570 or 575 or 580 8 GB Ram.



  • iMac Pro
Apple announced the iMac Pro with a short video:


Specifications:
27-inch Retina 5K display, 4TB Storage, Processor Xeon 18 cores, 16GB Graphics card, and up to 128GB Memory.
It will be available in December/2017.



IV: iOS



The new iOS 11 system comes with many advantages.
iMessage App was updated with a new design, with a shortcut drawer.
Sync becomes better when you delete a message from any device that will be deleted from other devices as well.
Backups have been optimized to take up less space with faster recovery.
Apple Pay is now working with iMessage to transfer from one person to another. If you are the recipient, the money will be in the Apple Pay Cash Card. Then you can send it to someone else or buy app or convert to your bank account.
Siri used monthly by 375 million devices has been using deep learning techniques to change the way Siri occurs with the user to appear more realistic.
And add a new feature to Siri which translates from English into French, German, Spanish, Italian or Chinese and will add other languages ​​later.
With artificial intelligence, Siri will try to predict in advance what you will do at each step to help you by studying everyday user habits.
Apple users shot a trillion images a year on their phones.
Use the HEIF graphic file format instead of JPEG You can view images in half size.
The camera app is optimized to provide better quality and a software interface for developers to use depth.
The Photos app has improve the memories and live images.
The Control Center screen has been changed to one page and supports 3D Touch to show more control options.
The lock screen and notification center are combined.
Apple has updated the maps app with maps within major stores and airports.
Apple has a new feature which is do not disturb while driving.
The HomeKit package provides support for speakers.
Apple Airplay 2, which allows music and media to be broadcast on more than one device at the same time.
Apple Music has 27 million subscribers and now you can know what your friends are listening to and can change the privacy of your profile.
The AppStore is visited by 500 million users a week and apps have been downloaded 180 billion times, Apple has paid developers $ 70 billion since the launch of the store.
Apple has accelerated the review of applications for approval to be published where the process is conducted next to and to another human and in less than 24 hours.
The appstore will get a whole new design as the store system has tabs when you open the store. The Today tab is where the user can discover the apps that released today, there is a Games tab, and the third tab is the rest of the apps ranked by category.
Apple has announced a new ARKit upgrade package for enhanced AR and the package benefits from the camera to add elements to the user's reality.
It will finally become available for general download around fall of September / 2017.





V: iPad Pro
Apple announced at the conference a new iPad measuring 10.5 inches.
Screen colors are improved and brightness increased with HDR color video support.
The ProMotion feature is updated at 120 Hz, a rate that will be automatically set by the system so that power is saved when the user does not need to use a high refresh rate of the screen.
The iPad Pro works with the Apple Pencil faster than before, with the delay not exceeding 20 milliseconds, Apple said.
It can also be used with the Smart Keyboard.
Apple used a new processor, the A10X Fusion with six semicircles for high performance, 12 core graphics processing faster 30% and graphics faster 40%.
The batteries for the iPad are sufficient to operate for 10 working hours under average use.
The camera for the iPad Pro is like the existing iPhone 7 where the camera is 12 megapixels and it is capable of recording 4K with optical fix and a f / 1.8 slot and a 7 megapixel front camera.
Apple announced that the iOS for iPad will now offer the Dock software bar like that located in macOS.
The new file manager, which will support the iPad and called Files, has been announced and allows browsing files and even cloud storage services such as Dropbox, iCloud and others.
Files supports several features such as tag, search, and favorites.
The iPad operating system supports drag-and-drop, so you can choose multiple files together to do it together.
The iPad is now available at Apple's e-store for ordering and shipping next week.



VI: Home iPod (HomePod)
Apple announced the new HomePod home helper.


HomePod is able to hear and answer audio user commands with the ability to play music.
The device contains sensors capable of identifying the room and occupy the sound by each room.
The device works with a 7-inch A8 processor and has two colors black and white with a luminous ring on top.
The device is compatible with the AppleMusic service.
The device is equipped with six microphones to capture better sound quality and seven speakers for audio distribution.
Two speakers can be set to work together in one room via the internal MESH network.
The device can get you updated on news, translation, weather, traffic, match results, setting alarms and many more.



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