The countdown is already nearing its end, on Monday at 19:00 (GMT + 2) WWDC 2020 will begin and rumors and leaks will give way to actual announcements by Apple. What will we see at this Monday's event? We tell you all the possible news here.
First Macs with ARM
After years of talking about this possibility, it seems that this Monday we will see the first Mac computer with an ARM processor, the type of processors used by Apple iPhones and iPads. The company's experience designing processors for its mobile devices would have led to a situation where it would already be possible to launch a processor for its computers. Power and low consumption are the characteristics of Apple's ARM processors, something that would be very well used by a laptop.
It will not be an easy task, because it is not only about changing one processor for another, but it will be necessary to make the system and applications compatible with this architecture, completely different from the one used by Intel in its processors. It remains to be seen how Apple plans the transition, as well as on which devices these processors will debut, what tools they will give developers to adapt their applications, etc. Many details that we hope to know at this event.
Updates to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14
Apple would have changed the way it tests its software before launch, which will help the versions that reach users have fewer bugsSomething that many people complained about with the release of iOS 13. Last year there was the strange situation of having iOS 13.1 in Beta before the official version of iOS 13 was released.
A renewed home screen, with more customization options for the user, with a totally new way of seeing the applications, as a list, the ability to add widgets that could be resized and move around the screen. We would also have a new augmented reality application to be used alongside the iPhone camera.
Other leaks have talked about the possibility of choosing the applications that we want to use by default, which would allow permanently abandon some native apps, such as Mail, Podcasts or Safari. Changes in CarPlay and CarKit, a new function that would allow you to open your car with the iPhone, would also be other important novelties.
About the specific version for iPad, iPadOS 14, we know very few details. It is obvious that they will share many of the functions of iOS 14, a system with which it shares much of its functionality, but it is to be expected that this new version will advance more towards the iPad as a substitute for the computer.
Changes in watchOS 7
It looks like it will be a good year for the Apple Watch, with a major update for watchOS. New functions are expected for both health and physical activity monitoring, as well as a new “kids mode” to be able to control a minor's Apple Watch from our iPhone. New dials are expected for Apple's watch, and like every year, the long-awaited shop of spheres comes out, although there is nothing certain in this matter.
It is also expected that there will be a new sleep monitoring function that would use your movements, the noises you make, your heart rate, etc. A new oxygen quantity monitoring function in blood will arrive with the next Apple Watch that is launched after the summer, it is almost ruled out that we see it at this June event.
New macOS 10.16
Apple will introduce macOS 10.16 at Monday's event, with updates that will follow the trend of recent years of bringing iOS features to macOS. Thus, for example, the Messages application would change to become a universal version, like the one we have in iOS and iPadOS, with functions such as stickers, extensions ... something that right now does not exist in the version for macOS.
Not many more details are known about macOS, not even the name that this new version will have. We will have to wait for the event to know all the details of this update for Apple computers.
TvOS 14
About the update for the Apple TV not many details are known either. Rumor has it about a new kids mode, which would allow a different session to be created for minors who would only have access to those apps that their parents allow them. To this would be added the function "Time of use" that after reaching the Mac last year would land this year on the Apple TV, to control the time you use the device and establish restrictions.
There has been talk of the possibility that the Apple TV allowed to set the audio output to AirPlay 2 devices in a fixed way, without having to configure this option every time we turn on the Apple TV. Many HomePod users who use the Apple speaker to listen to the contents of the Apple TV will surely appreciate this option, although it should be accompanied by some special equalization for the HomePod, which right now does not offer the best sound quality for listening to movies or series. .
Hardware releases
It is expected to see the new iMac, the all-in-one from Apple that after many years with the same design could have a new look, similar to the XDR screen, with fewer frames than the current one. Many are hoping to see the new Apple TV and HomePod Mini Of which we have spoken a lot, but according to Bloomberg Apple reserves them for the end of the year. Perhaps AirTags, Apple's locator tags, could finally appear after various events where they were supposed to have been launched.
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