Apple’s WWDC18: Top 10 Announcement

A lot of excitement builds up before the Apple annual worldwide developer conference event, WWDC 2018.

Here are our top 10 key updates from the Apple WWDC18 announcements so you don’t have to set your alarm for 3 am:

Siri: Got smarter, shortcuts now works with third-party apps. 

Memoji for iPhone X: A customisable character made to look like you and yes with tongue recognition!

FaceTime Group Chat: Group Chat now on FaceTime with up to 32 people

Screen-life balance: Set time limits for certain apps, review usage. 

ARKit 2 (AR): Adds Face-tracking tech and 3-D object detection

Measure (AR): New Native AR to accurately measure real-world objects

Photos: Photos are now smarter with more predictive folders, tagging and sharing capabilities 

iBooks: Becomes Apple Books. Apple News gets a refresh.

Privacy: User permissions. iOS Apps will seek user permissions explicitly to use location data, messages, camera, microphone etc.

iOS12 updated: Update to iOS12, TVOS, WatchOS, MacOS all updated, Apple TV gets Dolby ATMOS.

If your business manages mobile apps and business mobile solutions, we highly recommend assessing the impact on your end user apps and that you start preparing for these updates. If you would like to find out more detail about these improvements, get in touch with us.

Find out more about all of Apple’s announcements at WWDC18 here.

Mike Vasavada Director

Mike Vasavada, hailing originally from Bangalore, India, embarked on his journey to Australia in 1999. Reminiscing about the days when he traversed the streets of Sydney in pursuit of his first job while concurrently pursuing his studies at university part-time, Mike reflects on the beginning of his professional odyssey. His initial foray into the Australian job market landed him a position at a contact centre in Chatswood, Sydney, back in 2000.

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