WWDC 2018 - The Wind of Change!

Yes folks, it's that time of the year again - Apple WWDC - WorldWide Developer Conference, and though last year was good - this year they gave us another good show! With only new software refresh ... So let's begin!

iOS 12

The mobile operating system gets a little makeover and much more in terms of multitasking functions. Yes, it's started last year at the WWDC 2017, but now it matured enough in order to be something way better.

Performance: The main thing in this update is performance - faster and lighter - as far as devices from 2013! Which is ground breaking in the tech community. With up to 70% faster performance on older devices - sounds promising!

AR kit: Augmented Reality gets a boost to help developers to develop fast and light animations for AR. A new app named measure will help you measure accurately 3D and 2D objects. The LEGO demo was incredible - as a LEGO lover - being able to interact dynamically with the models you build and add upon them digitally is pure fun!

Photos: This app got an update, as far I can see it takes a lot of features from Google Photos - like suggested edits, share suggestion etc.

Siri: Well, Siri isn't the smartest assistant so far, and she gets an update where you can make a shortcut in order to help her along. Personally it isn't groundbreaking and other assistants are just better...

Messages: Yep! new Animoji (Dinosaur, ghost etc.) and Memoji (Build yourself as an emoji) personally I like the Animoji so I'm sold! They had me at Dinosaur!

Facetime: Group facetime is here, up to 32 people at the same time. I love to use this app as it has great quality and now with groups!

Other app update: News, Stocks and voice memos got a makeover - nothing groundbreaking as well.

The update will be available on all devices since 2013, and it will be available in the summer (most likely beginning of September)

WatchOS

The WatchOS 5 update contains some upgrades, mainly in the activity app - workout types, automatic workout detection, goals etc.

Cool new feature - Walkie talkie! That takes me back! Instant voice messages between Apple watches at the touch of a button.

TvOS

As someone who owns an Apple TV - this category was exciting for me.

Dolby Atmos update: One of the best sound technology to date, and now the Apple TV 4K support it.

Most of the updates are related to the TV app and the screen savers, so nothing special.

MacOS

The Mac side operating system gets some upgrades. As a proud Macbook Pro owner from Mid 2012 (almost 6 years old now), I am happy to say that year after year - it doesn't seem to slow down! So the added features are much appreciated.

The new update is named Mojave (The name of the desert).

Dark mode: Finally a proper dark mode all over the operating system. Making it much more pleasing to the eye.

Dynamic Desktop: Dynamically changes through the day between day and night.

Desktop stacks: Arrange your messy desktop with a click of a button.

Continuity: All of you who have a Mac and iPhone - the integration is much better, having the ability to capture images directly to the Mac from the iPhone with a simple click of a button.

Other apps: 4 apps from iOS arrive to the Mac - News, Stocks, Voice memos and Homekit.

iOS apps: A multi year project - porting the iOS apps to the MacOS is now easier and could make the huge amount of iOS apps. This will be available later this year (hopefully)