Apple’s WWDC 2023: 7 Big Announcements & 5 Powerful Features

At Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote on June 5, it unveiled a bunch of new software for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches.

Apple also announced the 15-inch MacBook Air, M2 Mac Studio, the new Apple silicon Mac Pro, and the Apple Vision Pro headset.

Hardware

1. Apple Vision Pro

A personal display on your face, running an operating system that looks like a combination of iOS, MacOS, and TVOS.

It looks like other headsets, but it has cameras and a curved OLED screen. Immersion can be adjusted with a digital crown.

A lidar sensor tracks hand and body movement, and the Vision Pro comes with three-element lenses and audio pods.

Vision Pro is a computer with an M2 chip found on Apple’s most expensive computers, and an R1 chip that reduces lag.

Powered by VisionOS, Vision Pro uses iOS frameworks, a 3D engine, and foveated rendering.

So you’re not totally cut off from the world with EyeSight, so you know what your eyes are focused on.

Apple’s WWDC 2023 It’s Apple’s first new product in eight years, aimed at working from home and travelling.

Apple’s Vision Pro headset mixes 3D depth with binaural audio. Disney Plus users will soon be able to experience interactive 3D experiences.

2. MacBook Air 15

At Apple’s WWDC 2023, Apple announced a new Macbook Air 15, the first Macbook Air designed exclusively for macOS.

This Macbook Air 15 features a 15.3-inch Retina display, an Apple M2 processor, a MagSafe charging port, two USB-C ports, and a headphone jack. A price of $1,299 will apply to it ($1,199 for educators).

3. Mac Studio

This year, Apple’s WWDC 2023 announced new M2 Max and M2 Ultra configurations of their desktop Macs during WWDC.

Themachines are now available in a variety of configurations to choose from. There is a starting price of $1,999 for the new Mac Studio.

4. Mac Pro

There are seven expansion slots inside the Mac Pro, a 24-core CPU, and up to 192 GB of RAM to choose from.

Apple Silicon has already provided an upgrade to the Mac Pro that had been long awaited.

Software

iOS 17

The iPhone 17 update features a lot of quality-of-life improvements, including the ability to use more filters while searching within the Messages app when searching for content within that app.

A new safety feature of the app, Check In, allows you to send a message to a trusted contact when you reach a destination. In addition, it lets them know the battery and signal condition of the phone.

In the new version of iOS 17, Apple’s WWDC 2023 Apple has decided to focus on feature improvements rather than headline-grabbing enhancements to make the software better.

In iOS 17, you will be able to add personal contact posters to the Phone app, as well as live voicemail and video voicemails, so that you can customize the contact screen just like you can customize the lock screen on your iPhone.

There are a few new features coming to Messages in the near future, including search filters, a catch-up arrow, and a live location indicator.

When you check-in, you can let specific contacts know that you have arrived safely at home.

With the release of AirDrop 1.2, a new way of transferring information between iPhones will allow users to carry out contacts by using NameDrop.

If you’re not using your device, Apple’s lock screen in iOS 17 will morph into a smart home display-like mode when you’re not using it, showing the weather, upcoming appointments, notifications, as well as other information that’s important to you.

You can also use Siri when your phone is on standby.

iPadOS 17

Among the new features of iPadOS 17, there are a number of controls added to widgets, an increase in the amount of personal data available through the Health app, the ability to fully customize the lock screen, multiple timers, and improvements to the Stage Manager feature for iPad self-portraits which follow you during video calls.

At Apple’s WWDC 2023 there will be a lot of updates and tweaks coming to Apple’s iPadOS 17 in the same way that iOS 17 will get them, but there will be a few additional aspects designed only for that large screen operating system.

We are very excited to announce the arrival of widgets, lock screen customizations, and Live Activities in the near future.

During this year’s iPad launch, iPads will be able to recognize text entry portions on PDFs and will also be capable of storing several PDFs together within the same note.

MacOS Sonoma

At Apple’s WWDC 2023 there are some improvements to MacOS Sonoma as it adds additional widget functionality, a new gaming mode, and lower latency for wireless controllers and speakers.

There is one of the biggest gaming announcements this year that has to do with the re-release of Killer Stranding, the opus of legendary game creator Hideo Kojima for Mac computers later in the year.

AirPods and audio upgrades

In the next few months, the AirPods will have the opportunity to get a whole new range of capabilities.

The speakers will be able to automatically adjust and switch between audio modes when required, as well as highlight important sounds in each mode when necessary.

As part of the latest update to its AirPods, Apple has introduced what they call Adaptive Audio, which allows you to hear important sounds like car horns and bike bells, and which also allows other people to control the music anywhere in the car.

tvOS

A new version of Apple’s TV operating system, tvOS, has been released, with FaceTime, among other things.In order to enjoy the ultimate viewing experience with friends, you can use your iPhone to find your Siri Remote and use SharePlay for the ultimate viewing experience.

WatchOS 10

Apple Watch OS 10 has been released, which has widgets, a full-screen mode for iPhones, cellular connection waypoints, a topographical view, and an app that helps with mental health.

Furthermore, it shows functional threshold data, connects over Bluetooth to sensors mounted on bikes, and shows elevation views in the 3D compass view. It also shows functional threshold data.

Mental and physical health tools

Using Apple’s new Mental Health feature, users of watchOS 10, iOS 17, or iPadOS 17 will be able to keep track of their mental health along with knowing when they need to speak with someone about their mental health. In addition, they will be able to tell you if they need some mental health help.