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Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is expected to be one of its biggest yet. After years of rumors and leaks, Apple could finally take the wraps off of its mixed reality headset, entering the company into a new product category and giving the world a first look at its attempt to prove that virtual reality is worth investing in.

There’s also certain to be a lot more: operating system updates, new apps and features, and possibly some new hardware, too. Here, we’ve pulled together details on how and when you can watch the main WWDC keynote as well as some of the announcements that we expect from Apple.

When is the WWDC 2023 keynote?

Apple has confirmed that this year’s main WWDC keynote is slated for Monday, June 5th, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. It will take place as a digital and in-person event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, with Apple CEO Tim Cook expected to kick things off. You can view the full WWDC lineup here .

Where can I watch WWDC?

Apple will stream the WWDC keynote live from its website and YouTube channel . You can also watch the stream embedded at the top of this article. If you can’t watch the keynote live, you can always tune in to the prerecorded version Apple will post on YouTube after it airs.

With that said, let’s get into some of the biggest announcements that we expect Apple to make during WWDC.

The debut of Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset

Apple’s mixed reality headset is arguably one of the company’s most exciting products in years. While Apple still hasn’t even confirmed its existence, reports suggest that it will be capable of providing both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences.

Seemingly called the “Reality Pro,” the developer-focused headset is expected to take on a “ski goggle” look that comes with a physical dial that lets you tune in and out of virtual reality . According to Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman, it’s also supposed to feature a multitude of external sensors to support hand tracking along with sensors on the inside of the headset that track your eyes.

The headset will likely exist as a standalone device, sporting a battery pack that connects to the headset using a proprietary cable. As for its technical specifications, it’s rumored to feature an M2 chip with 16GB of RAM. Meanwhile, supply chain analyst Ross Young says the device could feature two 1.41-inch Micro OLED screens with 4,000 ppi each . Young adds that the displays are capable of delivering over 5,000 nits of brightness and that users should be able to see 4K resolution in each eye.

So far, reports suggest that Apple has been busy building VR versions of some of its native apps, including Safari, FaceTime, Apple TV, Apple Books, Freeform, and more. It may also come with a feature that allows the headset to function like an external display for your Mac . With an expected price tag of around $3,000 , Apple’s headset won’t come cheap. Although Apple’s supposedly working on more affordable versions of the device as well , we likely won’t see them at this year’s event.

There have already been signs that Apple might be planning to reveal its “Reality Pro” headset at WWDC, as the company has sent out an invite to an editor at the VR-focused outlet UploadVR . Apple has also posted an AR teaser on its site , which shows a thin, film-like Apple logo with the date of WWDC wherever you point your iPhone or iPad’s camera.

A reveal at WWDC doesn’t mean we should expect the headset to ship imminently. Bloomberg has previously reported that Apple may focus on getting developers up to speed with the device in June but wait until later in the year to actually ship it. That lines up with The Information ’s reporting , which claims a “fall or winter” launch date is likely.

A brand-new 15-inch MacBook Air

Apple is also expected to launch a larger 15-inch option for the MacBook Air — a device that has long featured a standard 13-inch display. We first heard about the device last year , and more detailed rumors have piled up since then.

The 15-inch MacBook Air will likely come with the in-house M2 chip used in the MacBook Air models released last year. As noted by a report from Bloomberg , it may also feature the same 3024 x 1964 resolution as the 14-inch MacBook Pro , although the screen may be a bit less sharp since it has an extra inch of space to fill in.

Along with the MacBook Air, Gurman says Apple is gearing up to release “several new Macs,” but it’s not exactly clear which ones. The company’s rumored to be working on a refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro, 13-inch MacBook Air, and a 24-inch iMac, all of which could come with a new M3 chip. Apple is also getting ready to expand its trade-in program to include the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air, 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro, and the Mac Studio on June 5th, according to Gurman , which could signal that new devices are on the way.

New features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

WWDC is an event for developers, which means we’re bound to see some updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and more.

That includes the reveal of iOS 17, which is rumored to come with a variety of smaller quality-of-life updates . Apple already previewed the suite of accessibility features that will likely arrive with the new OS, including a Personal Voice tool that lets users create a synthetic voice with 15 minutes of training. iOS 17 may also introduce a feature that turns the iPhone’s lock screen into a smart home-style display when it’s tilted horizontally, according to Bloomberg .

Apple is also expected to include some updates for Stage Manager in iPadOS 17, the multitasking interface that my colleague David Pierce said “still doesn’t work,” even after Apple officially released it last October. The updates sound like they’re more on the technical side of things , though, and less about its general functionality.

Not much is known about what’s in store for macOS 14 and tvOS 17, but Apple is reported to be giving watchOS 10 a fairly big update that adds a new widget-heavy interface .

A mental health-focused journaling iPhone app

Speaking of iOS 17, a report from The Wall Street Journal indicates that Apple will launch a new journaling app for the iPhone that will let you write down your thoughts and activities throughout your day.

It may also provide suggestions of topics for you to write about and offer “All Day People Discovery” to keep track of who you spend time with as well as even detect when you do something you usually don’t do on a certain day. While Apple is expected to reveal the app at WWDC, the company will likely launch it in the fall.

The opening of Apple’s closed ecosystem

Apple is running out of time to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). While some of the rules have already gone into effect, “digital gatekeepers” like Apple have until March of next year at the latest to let users download third-party app stores and sideload apps within the EU, something Apple has strongly expressed opposition to over security concerns.

That’s why it wouldn’t come as much of a surprise if Apple uses WWDC to preview some of the changes it’s making to its iPhone and iPad ecosystems. (Or at least quietly inform developers that the change is coming.) According to Bloomberg , Apple is looking to “overhaul” iOS in order to comply with European regulators.

In addition to allowing sideloading, speculation is rampant that Apple may no longer require third-party browsers to use Apple’s own WebKit engine, which would allow more differentiation in mobile browsers. The company could also open up access to its NFC chip, which is currently limited to Apple services like Apple Wallet and Apple Pay.

What’s next for Apple?

Apple has a ton of new Macs on deck, and while we aren’t expecting all of them to make an appearance at WWDC, it’s always a possibility. Aside from the upcoming MacBooks we mentioned earlier, we know that Apple’s working on a Mac Pro with Apple’s in-house chip , an updated 24-inch iMac , and two new models of the Mac Studio.

We’re also keeping an eye out for Apple’s next move in the AI space. While the company has remained relatively quiet about its AI ambitions, the company’s job listings indicate that it’s looking to hire people who specialize in the field. It also recently restricted employees from using ChatGPT over concerns about data leaks, which raises the question of whether it will build its own AI system for workers like Samsung is .

Of course, we can also look forward to the release of the iPhone 15 later this year. Rumors suggest that all models of the iPhone 15 will come with the Dynamic Island this time around (not just the Pro), and it could also feature a USB-C charging port (thanks to yet another EU regulation). That, however, will have to wait for September.

Update May 23rd, 12:08PM ET: Updated to add information on the full WWDC lineup.

Update May 24th, 5:19PM ET: Updated to add a rumor about an iOS 17 feature that could turn the iPhone lock screen into a smart home-style display.

Update May 26th, 9:39AM ET: Updated to add information on Apple’s WWDC invites.

Update May 30th, 12:36PM ET: Updated to add rumors about Apple’s trade-in program and an AR Easter egg.

Update May 31st, 8:58AM ET: Updated to add information about the headset’s potential technical specs.

Update May 31st, 5:20PM ET: Updated to add that Apple might be planning to reveal “several new Macs.”

Update June 1st, 5:05AM ET: Updated to add expected full launch date for mixed reality headset.

Update June 2nd, 11:57AM ET: Updated to add more details about the mixed reality headset.

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WWDC 2023 Apple Event Live Keynote Coverage: Headset, iOS 17, New Macs, and More

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) starts today with the traditional keynote kicking things off at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. MacRumors is on hand for the event and we'll be sharing details and our thoughts throughout the day.

Apple is providing a live video stream on its website, on YouTube, and in the company's TV and Developer apps across its platforms. We will also be updating this article with live blog coverage and issuing Twitter updates through our @MacRumorsLive account as the keynote unfolds. Highlights from the event and separate news stories regarding today's announcements will go out through our @MacRumors account.

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Live blog transcript ahead...

WWDC is always one of my favorite moments of the year — and this one is going to be our best ever! Tune in for our special event at 10 a.m. PT pic.twitter.com/SmkLT3VXld — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) June 5, 2023

8:19 am : We're on site and getting checked in!

8:48 am : View of the main seating area with the new shade structure for this year.

9:39 am : Apple's live stream is up in the TV app on various platforms, but not yet up and running on apple.com or YouTube. Currently just ambient music and gently flowing streams of color.

9:48 am : And the stream is now up on apple.com!

9:51 am : We're in position!

9:57 am : The store is down. The stream is up. Craig is here. Tim's on stage. Here we go.

10:01 am : The stream is beginning with a video of someone writing code, and an idea bubble forming above their head before floating out the window. He's chasing it across town.

10:02 am : Idea bubbles are floating everywhere as developers run through fountains and along city streets and parkour around to get them back. The video feels rather Ted Lasso-y.

10:02 am : Tim Cook is standing in front of an enormous rainbow in the pre-recorded video, welcoming developers to WWDC, noting that this year is the 15th anniversary of the App Store .

10:03 am : "Our teams are continuing to innovate, creating breakthrough experiences for our customers. Driven by a deep integration of hardware, software and services, these experiences continue to deliver the magic that comes from using our products."

10:03 am : These will be some of Apple's biggest announcements ever.

10:04 am : We're starting with the Mac, as Apple's stock price hits all-time highs today.

10:04 am : We're touting Apple Silicon , noting how it's made power-efficient performance possible.

10:05 am : "We have amazing news to share on another product made possible by ‌Apple Silicon‌."

10:05 am : It's the 15-inch MacBook Air .

10:05 am : "Dream Big"

10:05 am : "It's the world's best 15-inch laptop."

10:06 am : 11.5mm thin, 3.3 pounds. Thinnest 15" laptop. Magsafe charging, two Thunderbolt ports, and a headphone jack. Four finishes including midnight and starlight.

10:06 am : 15.3-inch display with 5mm borders, 500 nits of brightness.

10:07 am : Three-mic array, and six speakers including force canceling woofers, and spatial audio.

10:07 am : It's 12x faster than the fastest Intel-based ‌MacBook Air‌, with 18 hours of battery life.

10:07 am : 18. Hours.

10:08 am : Performance, display resolution, battery life, and design. ‌MacBook Air‌ is 2x as fast, 2x the resolution, and 25% brighter, plus 50% more battery life than the most popular PC 15-inch laptop. Thinner and lighter, plus a fanless design.

10:08 am : It's the only 15-inch laptop that has it all. If it's your first Mac, you'll discover how easy it is to set up and use.

10:09 am : "We're super excited about the all-new 15-inch ‌MacBook Air‌." Starts at $1299, or $1199 for education. Order today, available next week.

10:09 am : 13-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ starts at $1099, down $100. 13-inch Air with M1 remains, starting at $999.

10:09 am : Now, on to pro products. Came out with M2 Pro and ‌M2‌ Max earlier this year.

10:09 am : Update to Mac Studio .

10:10 am : The ‌Mac Studio‌ gets its first big update.

10:10 am : ‌Mac Studio‌ is getting the ‌M2‌ Max.

10:10 am : Up to 25% faster performance than M1 Max .

10:11 am : Up to 50% faster render in After Effects, and 4x faster than the most powerful Intel-based iMac .

10:11 am : Now adding ‌M2‌ Ultra, connecting two ‌M2‌ Max chips.

10:11 am : 24-core CPU, 20% faster performance than M1 Ultra , 64-core GPU for 30% faster GPU performance. 32-core neural engine is 40% faster. Can support 192 GB of unified memory. 50% more than ‌M1 Ultra‌.

10:12 am : It can train ML workloads like large transformer models that the best GPU can't process because they run out of memory.

10:12 am : It's the most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer.

10:13 am : 22 streams of 8K ProRes video can play simultaneously. That's a lot.

10:13 am : ‌M2‌ Ultra is 6x faster than the fastest Intel-based ‌iMac‌.

10:13 am : Higher-bandwidth HDMI, and can support 6 ProDisplay XDR.

10:14 am : There are some pro users who want ultimate performance, but depend on internal PCI expansion.

10:14 am : ‌Apple Silicon‌ is coming to one more pro product. Mac Pro with Apple SIlicon!

10:14 am : Most powerful chip with PCI expansion.

10:14 am : Every ‌Mac Pro‌ comes with ‌M2‌ Ultra.

10:14 am : Up to 3x faster than fastest Intel ‌Mac Pro‌.

10:15 am : 8 built-in Thunderbolt ports.

10:16 am : PCI expansion with 6 open expansion slots supporting Gen 4.

10:16 am : It's available in tower and rack-mount enclosures.

10:17 am : ‌Mac Studio‌ starts at $1999. ‌Mac Pro‌ starts at $6999. Order today, available next week.

10:17 am : This completes the transition to ‌Apple Silicon‌.

10:17 am : Every Mac is now a gigantic upgrade.

10:17 am : Tim's back: It's remarkable how far we've taken the Mac in such a short amount of time.

10:17 am : I couldn't be more excited about its future.

10:18 am : Now moving to software. Craig "Hair Force One" Federighi is here to talk about iOS.

10:18 am : iOS is getting "delightful new features" in ‌iOS 17‌. More expressive communication. Simplified sharing. More intelligent input, and all new experiences.

10:18 am : Updates to phone, FaceTime and Messages.

10:19 am : New contact posters with photos and memoji, plus "eye-catching typography" that appear during calls and in the updated address book. It works like personalizing your lock screen.

10:20 am : New Live Voicemail feature with live-transcription in real-time as they speak, allowing old-school call screening. Pick up the phone mid-voicemail.

10:21 am : Live voicemail transcription is handled on-device.

10:21 am : ‌FaceTime‌ can leave video messages if calls aren't picked up.

10:21 am : Messages has been updated, with search filters.

10:22 am : There's a catch up arrow to jump to the first unread message in a conversation.

10:22 am : Replying inline is faster, with swipe to reply.

10:22 am : Audio messages are transcribed.

10:22 am : Inline location sharing.

10:23 am : Check In, where you can give updates on your location to let family or friends know when you get home safely. If you're delayed, it can recognize that and check in with you. If you don't respond, it can share an alert with friends, sharing location, battery, and cell service status.

10:23 am : There's a new design for iMessage apps, hiding apps and the camera behind a plus button in iMessage.

10:23 am : There's a new Stickers experience too.

10:24 am : Subjects from photos can be created as stickers.

10:25 am : You can make "Live Stickers" from live photos.

10:25 am : You can add stickers to any bubble from the tapback menu.

10:25 am : Stickers work in third-party apps now, too.

10:26 am : Craig promises "exciting updates" to AirDrop.

10:26 am : Use AirDrop to swap your number with someone new. "NameDrop", if you bring phones close together, you share your contact poster and you can chose what number and email addresses you share.

10:27 am : You can AirDrop content by bringing phones close together too.

10:27 am : If you're moving big files, you can use AirDrop and then move away, and sharing will continue over the internet. SharePlay works now too, allowing users to sync up livestreams or music.

10:27 am : Updates to Keyboard and dictation.

10:28 am : Autocorrect updates.

10:28 am : It uses a new "transformer" language model, making autocorrect more accurate than ever. iPhone can run this model every time you tap a key.

10:28 am : Refreshed design to better support you as you type, including sentence level correction.

10:29 am : If you want to "just type a ducking word" keyboard will learn that too.

10:29 am : That's ducking awesome.

10:29 am : Dictation gets a transformer-based speech model, using on-device neural engine.

10:29 am : Now we're going to some new experiences in ‌iOS 17‌.

10:30 am : New memories including people, places, activity and music, in addition to photos. A new app called Journal, coming to ‌iPhone‌ later this year. "Journaling is a great way to practice gratitude."

10:31 am : Using on-device ML, your ‌iPhone‌ can create new suggests, intelligently curated from information on your ‌iPhone‌. You control what to include when you enable suggestions, including Podcasts and Workouts. New Suggestions API for developers.

10:32 am : There's a new writing prompt if you save moments to Journal, letting you mark journals. Can schedule notifications for the start or end of your day. Your suggestions and entries are locked and kept private with on-device processing, end-to-end encryption, and locking the journal. No one can access it, not even Apple.

10:33 am : Another new experience coming to ‌iOS 17‌. StandBy, a horizontal full-screen view when the phone is sideways, designed for a MagSafe stand.

10:33 am : Swipe to choose from a range of clock styles. StandBy shuffles through photos, or shows widgets, like weather, calendar, or clock.

10:33 am : Smart Stacks like on the home screen, plus support for Live Activities.

10:34 am : At night, when charging, StandBy adapts to low light, with a red tone to help you sleep. StandBy will remember preferred views at each place you charge.

10:34 am : New update to Hey Siri ... just say "‌Siri‌" and you can issue back to back commands without saying ‌Siri‌ again.

10:34 am : Offline map support.

10:35 am : Improved People detector in Photos , plus support for pets.

10:35 am : Now moving to iPadOS updates.

10:36 am : Updates to widgets and the Lock Screen.

10:37 am : Interactivity to widgets. Make changes directly. "We think these interactions with widgets will make the home screen so much more powerful."

10:37 am : Customized Lock Screens are coming to iPad .

10:38 am : Craig enjoys his photos on the ‌iPad‌ lock screen. "It's just delightful."

10:38 am : Gorgeous slow motion effects, and optimized wallpapers like Astronomy.

10:38 am : "Earth just looks stunning at this scale."

10:39 am : Widgets and quick action support too. "It's really cool." Adding Live Activities, too.

10:39 am : "You can even keep track of multiple timers. We truly live in an age of wonders." - Craig

10:39 am : Health app coming to iPadOS.

10:40 am : Interactive charts let you dive deeply into the details. HealthKit comes to ‌iPad‌ too, of course.

10:40 am : Updates to PDF handling.

10:41 am : "‌iPad‌ is the best device for PDFs."

10:41 am : Use AutoFill on PDFs.

10:41 am : Including on documents scanned with the camera, add signatures.

10:42 am : PDF support in Notes, allowing annotation with Apple Pencil .

10:42 am : Can live collaborate with other users, including stickers and images.

10:42 am : Notetaking and markup will be a breeze.

10:43 am : Improvements to Stage Manager for position and size of windows. Take advantage of built-in camera on external displays. Updates to Freeform with new drawing tools, and a follow along mode for collaboration.

10:44 am : Now, macOS Sonoma .

10:44 am : "We've focused on helping you get even more done."

10:45 am : Many features from iOS and iPadOS coming to the Mac.

10:45 am : Starting with... stunning new screensavers... they look like Apple TV screensavers.

10:45 am : The floating screensavers then settle on your desktop too.

10:46 am : New widget support. They were in Notification Center, but now they can sit on the Desktop too.

10:46 am : You can put these widgets anywhere. ‌Widgets‌ will fade into the background when an app is opened.

10:47 am : There's an amazing widget gallery.

10:47 am : ‌iPhone‌ widgets can be accessed on the Mac, too.

10:47 am : ‌iPhone‌ just needs to be nearby or on the same Wi-Fi network. ‌Widgets‌ on the Mac are interactive now, too. Use your car widget from your ‌iPhone‌ to start cooling off your car.

10:48 am : Now talking about Gaming. Hmmm.

10:48 am : Macs can run games "with an unprecedented opportunity for developers to bring their games to more people than ever before."

10:49 am : New "Game mode", prioritizes CPU and GPU for the game.

10:49 am : Doubled sampling rate for Xbox and Playstation controllers.

10:49 am : New Game Porting Toolkit for developers to make it easier for developers to port their games from other platforms.

10:50 am : Quicker evaluation, simpler conversion process, and shorter development time.

10:50 am : And another big game coming to Mac this year...

10:51 am : Hideo Kojima brings Death Stranding Director's Cut to the Mac.

10:52 am : He's talking about how great Metal and the other Mac APIs are. "We are actively working to bring our future titles to Apple platforms." The game will be available for pre-order on the Mac App Store soon.

10:52 am : Updates to Mac video conferencing.

10:52 am : New ways to present remotely. Video effect called Presenter Overlay, putting you on top of the content you're sharing. Put your bubble over your presentation. Or have your shared screen behind you.

10:53 am : Lets you add reactions to your video as well, with depth and focus. Can recognize hand gestures too, and they work in any app, including Zoom, Teams, WebEx, and more.

10:54 am : Updates to Safari. It's the world's fastest browser.

10:54 am : More features coming to WebKit, including advancements to typography.

10:54 am : Safari was the first browser to include Private Browsing. It now locks browser windows, blocks trackers from loading, and removes URL trackers entirely.

10:55 am : Can securely share passwords and passkeys. New Family Passwords feature.

10:55 am : Safari Profiles, allowing users to have work and personal profiles with separate cookies, extensions, tab groups, and favorites.

10:55 am : Web apps for Mac.

10:56 am : Can add a website to the Dock, like Fluid.app does.

10:56 am : Create a web app for any website.

10:56 am : Get notifications from Web Apps, as well.

10:57 am : Craig seems really excited about the new Safari in ‌macOS Sonoma‌.

10:57 am : New updates to Audio & Home experiences. Craig has a triple-headed guitar. Wow.

10:57 am : What's new for AirPods...

10:58 am : AirPods are the most popular headphones in the world.

10:58 am : Adaptive Audio, combines transparency and noise cancelling dynamically to match conditions.

10:59 am : You can stay present with your environment while distracting noises are automatically reduced.

10:59 am : Conversation awareness will lower your music and focus on voices, reducing background noise.

11:00 am : Adaptive audio helps when on a call, too, by proactively reducing noise around you.

11:00 am : Can press to mute or unmute yourself on calls, too. Improving automatic switching experience across the Apple ecosystem. Faster to transition from conference call on Mac to playlist on ‌iPhone‌. New AirPlay updates, too.

11:01 am : On-device intelligence to learn your ‌AirPlay‌ preferences.

11:01 am : Ask ‌Siri‌ on your HomePod to start an ‌AirPlay‌ session.

11:01 am : ‌AirPlay‌ in hotels!

11:02 am : Scan a QR code on a TV and tap a confirmation. Will be automatically connected to TVs in a hotel. "Will be available in select hotels before the end of the year."

11:02 am : Updates coming to Apple Music and CarPlay .

11:02 am : New in-car SharePlay, with passengers able to control the audio that's playing.

11:03 am : TVOS updates, including updated Control Center, plus you can use your ‌iPhone‌ to locate your ‌Siri‌ Remote.

11:03 am : ‌FaceTime‌ is coming to ‌Apple TV‌.

11:04 am : Uses Continuity Camera, using ‌iPhone‌ or ‌iPad‌ camera to join a call.

11:04 am : Uses Center Stage and you can use gestures (like the new macOS conferencing feature) to use special effects.

11:04 am : ‌FaceTime‌ with SharePlay, too.

11:05 am : Continuity Camera API is coming to developers on ‌Apple TV‌, too, including Zoom and Webex support.

11:05 am : Next up is watchOS updates.

11:06 am : ‌watchOS 10‌! A new way to view information quickly from any watch face, plus comprehensive app redesigns across watchOS.

11:07 am : There's a new Snoopy watch face.

11:07 am : Use any watch face, then turn the digital crown to show widgets in a smart stack.

11:08 am : Updates to world clock, with dynamic background colors that reflect the time of day.

11:09 am : New Activity redesign with corner icons, and a more impressive trophy case.

11:10 am : There's a new Palette watch face. It uses colors to display what time it is.

11:10 am : Snoopy and Woodstock are here, too. It'll even rain on poor Snoopy if it's raining where you are.

11:10 am : New Cycling support for Workout.

11:11 am : Apple Watch can connect to Bluetooth-enabled bike sensors.

11:12 am : Cycling lets you view Live Activity on ‌iPhone‌, too, so you can mount your phone and use it as a display.

11:13 am : Updates to Workouts for Hiking.

11:13 am : New cellular connection waypoints tell you where the last location was that you had cellular connectivity, and where on your route you can make an emergency call with any carrier.

11:13 am : A new elevation view, with a 3-dimensional view of your saved waypoints.

11:14 am : New topographical map with contour lines and hill shading and elevation details, plus points of interest and trailheads. Use search to discover new trails and trailheads. View trail names, difficulty levels, elevation gain and more.

11:14 am : Workout API for developers too.

11:14 am : Can help measure motion data during golf swings or tennis serves.

11:15 am : Devs can create workout programs that you can access from the Workout app.

11:15 am : Updates to help you stay healthy, too.

11:15 am : Two new areas, grounded in science with privacy at the core. Mental Health.

11:16 am : We want to shine a light on mental health.

11:16 am : You'll be able to log momentary emotion and daily mood from the mindfulness app. Use digital crown to scroll through and choose how you feel. Help identify how you feel and why.

11:17 am : See insights and how your lifestyle might be playing a role, including exercise and sleep integration.

11:17 am : Now be able to take standardized assessments used in clinics to answer questions on how you're feeling, and see risks for depression and anxiety.

11:17 am : Share results with a care provider or access resources.

11:18 am : The other area of focus is vision health, myopia or nearsightedness in particular.

11:18 am : Can measure how long children spend in daylight with the ambient light sensor, as this is a critical component to avoiding myopia.

11:19 am : Uses screen distance to measure if a child or adult is holding their device too close for an extended period of time.

11:19 am : All health data is encrypted on device and kept private.

11:20 am : Craig is back, summarizing all the software updates coming across Apple's platforms.

11:20 am : "This is a big year for developers, with new APIs across all platforms that will enable you to build even more innovations into your apps."

11:21 am : Developer betas coming today, with public beta coming in July. Final release this fall.

11:21 am : Back to Tim.

11:21 am : He's wrapping up the event... or is he?

11:21 am : ONE MORE THING

11:21 am : "This is a day that's been years in the making."

11:22 am : "Augmented reality is a profound technology."

11:22 am : An entirely new AR platform with a revolutionary new product.

11:22 am : It's a headset. With cameras and more cameras and a digital crown and a headband and speakers.

11:23 am : You look through, but not at.

11:23 am : Digital content floating over the world. Control vision pro.

11:23 am : Use eyes, hands and voice to control.

11:24 am : Digital content blended into the space around you.

11:24 am : Mac introduced us to personal computing. ‌iPhone‌ introduced us to mobile computing. Apple Vision Pro introduces us to spatial computing.

11:25 am : We've designed a fully three-dimensional interface.

11:25 am : Home view floats in the world in front of you. It feels "truly present" in your room.

11:26 am : Experiences in Vision Pro aren't constrained to the boundaries of a display. Can make apps any scale. Place apps wherever you want them.

11:26 am : It looks a lot like the current VR headsets but Apple-ified.

11:27 am : Apps can grow beyond the dimensions of your physical room. Environments extend beyond your physical space, and control how immersed you are by turning the digital crown.

11:27 am : Every major Apple Platform was driven by an innovative new input model. Mac with the mouse. iPod with the click wheel. ‌iPhone‌ with multitouch. Vision Pro uses eyes, hands and voice.

11:28 am : It uses eye tracking, and finger tapping and flicking to scroll or select. "It truly feels like magic, as if your mind is guiding the experience."

11:29 am : Vision Pro lets you never be separated from people around you. Vision pro displays your eyes when people are around. New "EyeSight" feature with an external display.

11:29 am : Sends a signal to people around you whether they can see you or not. ‌Apple Vision Pro‌ can detect when someone is nearby and show them to you, while showing your eyes to them.

11:30 am : Demos of ‌Apple Vision Pro‌ being used for work.

11:32 am : They're showing how apps can be used, multitasked, with windows floating in space.

11:32 am : It can use Magic Trackpad and Magic Keyboard as control inputs, and even bring your Mac screen into Vision Pro.

11:33 am : Can dial in different environments to hide the world for easier focusing. "It can be perfect for the office or when you're working remote."

11:34 am : You can share apps and use them with others via SharePlay, with floating heads in ‌FaceTime‌.

11:34 am : Computers and apps can be blended, with other devices like ‌iPhone‌, ‌iPad‌ and Mac connecting to the system.

11:36 am : The demos have to be seen to be understood. But imagine your apps floating in midair in front of you.

11:36 am : See 3D Live Photos floating on the screen.

11:38 am : Watch TV and movies, with the surroundings dimmed. Sit in an environment and watch a video with a 100-inch wide virtual "screen"

11:38 am : You can watch it on an airplane. 3D movies have depth and motion.

11:39 am : "There is no other device in the world that can deliver this quality of 3D movie experience."

11:39 am : Play Apple Arcade games.

11:39 am : This is just the start of how gaming will evolve on Vision Pro.

11:40 am : Back to Tim. "‌Apple Vision Pro‌ will change the way we collaborate, work, and enjoy entertainment."

11:40 am : Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, coming on now.

11:40 am : Disney celebrating 100th anniversary this year.

11:41 am : "It will help us create deeply personal experiences that will help us bring fans closer to the characters they love. This platform will let us bring Disney to our fans in ways that were previously impossible."

11:41 am : "What if all the things that we thought were impossible... were suddenly possible?"

11:42 am : Experience your favorite stories in unexpected ways. Showing multi-screen sports with virtual replays, scores, 3D renderings.

11:43 am : Showing the Disney castle appearing on a kitchen countertop, or Mickey jumping out of a painting.

11:43 am : Showing virtual items appearing on your "wrists" as you navigate the Disney world.

11:44 am : Disney+ will be available on day one with ‌Apple Vision Pro‌.

11:44 am : "We're looking forward to sharing more in the coming months."

11:44 am : These groundbreaking innovations required remarkable breakthroughs in design and technology.

11:45 am : ‌Apple Vision Pro‌ is the result of decades of our experiences developing Mac, ‌iPhone‌, and Apple Watch. This is the most ambitious product we've ever created.

11:45 am : Most advanced, lightest weight materials possible. The front is a singular piece of polished glass.

11:45 am : There's a button to take pictures, and a digital crown. Custom aluminum alloy that curves to wrap around your face.

11:46 am : Thermal design that quietly draws air through the system. Rich combination of soft, textile parts that provide comfort and wearability.

11:46 am : Studied thousands of heads.

11:47 am : Modular system allows you to tailor the product to fit perfectly. Light shield flexes to fit your face, plus flexible straps that conform to the head, with audio pods sitting close to the ears. Spatial audio while letting you stay connected to your surroundings.

11:47 am : Band attaches with simple and secure mechanism, reminiscent of the Apple Watch band.

11:47 am : Custom optical inserts from Zeiss connect magnetically to the displays without compromising performance.

11:48 am : Separate wired battery with two-hours of life. All-day comfort.

11:49 am : There's a new display system with a huge number of pixels and a small form factor. Micro-OLED ‌Apple Silicon‌ backplane, 64 pixels in the space of a single ‌iPhone‌ pixel. 7.5 microns wide. 23 million pixels across two panels, each the size of a postage stamp. More pixels than a 4K TV for each eye.

11:49 am : Custom 3-element lens with incredible sharpness and clarity.

11:49 am : Video rendered in 4K resolution with wide color and HDR.

11:50 am : Text is crisp. Pixels are invisible.

11:50 am : Audio uses a new spatial audio system, with dual driver audio pods, with ambient spatial audio. Brain is convinced that sound is coming from the environment around you.

11:50 am : Vision Pro matches the sound to your room, analyzing materials in your space with audio Ray Tracing.

11:51 am : Forward, side, and downward facing cameras, front lidar, plus IR cameras and LED illuminators in the eye.

11:51 am : Massive computational power, while remaining cool and quiet.

11:52 am : Uses Apple ‌M2‌ chip, staying comfortable but running silent. New R1 chip.

11:52 am : R1 processes input from cameras, sensors and microphones.

11:52 am : R1 virtually eliminates lag, streaming new images to the display within 12ms, 8x faster than the blink of an eye.

11:52 am : R1 ensures that you feel like experiences are taking place in front of your eyes.

11:53 am : The front, curved EyeSight OLED lenticular panel projects the correct perspective of your eyes to each person looking at you.

11:53 am : Creates an authentic representation of you for ‌FaceTime‌. There's no camera looking at you, but even if there were, you're wearing something over your eyes. But a novel solution.

11:53 am : Scans your face and creates a digital persona, giving a natural representation matching your face and hand movements.

11:55 am : visionOS , designed from the ground up for spatial computing.

11:55 am : Now talking developer APIs.

11:56 am : Showing some demo apps, including one giving a 3D beating heart, another showing a fully 3D F1 car, or a virtual production line.

11:57 am : Microsoft apps like Excel, Word, and Teams support Vision Pro. Popular video conferencing apps like Zoom, Teams, Webex can support the virtual rendering.

11:57 am : Hundreds of thousands of ‌iPhone‌ and ‌iPad‌ apps will be available at launch.

11:58 am : Unity games and apps can get access to VisionOS API and gestures, sitting side by side with other apps. New ‌visionOS‌ app store.

11:59 am : We can't wait to see what developers do with this groundbreaking platform.

11:59 am : We've been building towards this moment for years.

11:59 am : Focus on privacy and security.

11:59 am : Optic ID security feature, to let you unlock Vision Pro.

12:00 pm : Where you look is personal, and where you look stays private. Eye input is isolated so apps and websites can't see where you're looking. Only when you tap your fingers do results get communicated. Camera data is processed at the system level, so individual apps don't see your surroundings.

12:01 pm : "The most advanced personal electronics device ever."

12:01 pm : More than 5,000 patents filed during development.

12:02 pm : Replace a desk full of monitors with infinite screen real estate. Stunning entertainment. Powerful new ways to stay connected. Simply in a class of its own.

12:02 pm : ‌Apple Vision Pro‌ starts at $3499.

12:02 pm : Available early next year at Apple.com and Apple Retail Stores.

12:02 pm : "We can't wait for you to experience ‌Apple Vision Pro‌"

12:03 pm : Tim is going over the announcements today.

12:04 pm : We believe ‌Apple Vision Pro‌ is a revolutionary product, with the performance, immersion, and capability that only Apple can deliver. It's an entirely new spatial computing platform, one that creates possibilities for our users and exciting opportunities for our developers.

12:04 pm : Running an ad.

12:06 pm : "I hope you're as excited about ‌Apple Vision Pro‌ as we are. You'll be hearing much more about it, ‌visionOS‌ and our other platforms throughout the conference."

12:06 pm : And, after two hours and 6 minutes, we are wrapped. Thanks for joining us!

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Apple’s WWDC 2023 event: everything Apple revealed

New Macs, new software, and a new headset, we got it all.

Apple fans have eagerly anticipated this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and they probably weren’t disappointed with the WWDC 2023 keynote. For the first time since the Apple Watch was teased in late 2014, Apple has introduced an entirely new product with a new operating system. The company revealed the long-rumored Apple Vision Pro VR headset in this case. Apple also announced a second-generation Mac Studio, all-new 15-inch MacBook Air laptop , and, gulp, an Apple silicon-based Mac Pro. Being a developer’s conference, Apple also demoed new versions of iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS 14 Sonoma.

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What happened?

Since at least 2002, WWDC has served as one of the most critical weeks on the annual Apple calendar. This year’s event happens on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, CA, from June 5-9.

Although WWDC is geared towards app developers, the annual Monday keynote address that kicks off the event always gets the most attention from the worldwide press — and anyone who owns an Apple product. This year’s speech was once again live-streamed across multiple outlets, including YouTube, the Apple website , Apple TV, and Twitter. You can see a recording of the entire event below.

Apple has also revealed the finalists of its Apple Design Awards, too.

Apple Vision Pro

Undoubtedly, the most important part of this year’s WWDC, from Apple’s perspective, was the long overdue reveal of a dedicated reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro. Rumored for years, the wearable device is the company’s biggest new product since Apple Watch was released in 2015 — which happens to be the year Apple started working on it. Though announced today, June 5, the wearable device won’t be released until early 2024. Yes, you read correctly, not until next year.

The Apple Vision Pro’s massive presence during the WWDC keynote suggests Apple is firmly committed to it, although its massive price ($3,499) tag can’t be discounted. It’s a lot and almost certainly means millions of Apple fans will be waiting on the sidelines for a cheaper version to arrive.

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Three new Macs

The rumors were true, and Apple revealed new Macs at this year’s keynote. The first was a larger 15-inch MacBook Air that looks very similar to the 2022 13-inch MacBook Air . This model has an M2 chip inside and is available in four familiar colors, midnight, starlight, silver and space gray.

A next-generation Mac Studio was also revealed. Starting once again at $1,999, the new model is similar to last’s year version, except that it contains new chips, the M2 Max or new M2 Ultra, depending on your needs and budget.

Finally, although an Apple silicon Mac Pro was long expected to get released, it came as a surprise that Apple released it at WWDC. It starts at $6,999 and is packed with pro-level features. With its M2 Ultra chip, you can max out at 192GB of unified memory from a 24-core CPU and 76-core GPU, with a memory bandwidth of 800GB/s. There’s also a 32-core Neural Engine to handle computational tasks without breaking a sweat.

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Yes, there was new software

The WWDC 2023 keynote, like previous ones, also featured new iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS versions. However, thanks to the Apple Vision Pro reveal, each was somewhat light on new features.

The newest software for iPhone contained numerous updates and two new features – StandBy and Journal. It doesn’t appear to be a sizable release and that’s fine — as long as it fixes some bugs that have been sticking around with iOS 16+.

Getting even less screen time at WWDC was iPadOS 17. The update’s biggest new feature should be a familiar one: a fresh Lock Screen that first debuted on iPhone in iOS 16. There are also interactive widgets (which are also on iOS 17), improved search features and more.

macOS 14 Sonoma

Not surprisingly, the next version of macOS includes many of the same tools announced for iPhone and iPad, including improved widgets, better iMessage search filters, and keyboard enhancements. New screensavers are also making their appearance in macOS 14 Sonoma.

Interestingly, watchOS 10 provides Apple Watch with its biggest update in years. The update improves the Apple Watch experience and offers a fresh look for many popular apps. It also brings (back) a Smart Stack and two new faces, including one with Snoopy. WatchOS 10 also includes new cycling exercise tools.

Finally, there’s tvOS 17 for Apple TV. The new features include (finally) FaceTime for Apple TV and, wait for it, a remote control finder.

Public releases

Each of the new Macs Apple revealed are available for pre-order now and will officially launch on June 13. The Apple Vision Pro will require a longer wait. Apple says the first models won’t arrive until “early next year” in the U.S.

If you want to test new versions of iOS, iPadOS, etc., you can become an Apple developer or join the company’s public beta program . Public versions of each will be available sometime this fall.

Final thoughts

I’ve been covering WWDC keynotes for many years across many sites. This year’s event had two big surprises: just how massive the Apple Vision Pro reveal was and the thrilling introduction of the Apple silicon Mac Pro.

The former will be discussed heavily in the coming months as we wait for its official launch in 2024. In terms of presentation, I was much more impressed with the Apple Vision Pro than I expected. It looks like a solid device backed by large swaths of the Apple tech workforce. The biggest unknown, of course, is whether its high price will set it back significantly. My bet is price doesn’t matter in this case, as Apple’s plan is most likely to appeal to business users first before releasing a less expensive consumer version in late 2024 or 2025.

The Mac Pro, another product not for the masses, is the last macOS product to switch from Intel to Apple silicon. It represents a terrific opportunity for business users and creatives to make a long-awaited switch.

Regarding software announced at WWDC, the jury is mostly out until it’s tested by those of us outside of Apple. Beta testing will give us an idea of what’s good and not-so-good about each software title in the coming weeks. In other words, stay tuned.

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Bryan M. Wolfe has written about technology for over a decade on various websites, including iMore, TechRadar, AppAdvice, and many more. Before this, he worked in the technology field across different industries, including healthcare and education.

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Apple event 2023: How to watch the livestream, date, start time, what to expect

This year’s Apple event is just around the corner.

The event will be held on Apple’s campus at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET, where presenters are expected to unveil the new iPhone 15 lineup and the new Apple Watches.

Apple has not officially announced a release date for the iPhone 15, but they are usually available for preorder the Friday after the event and are delivered a week later.

Here’s what to know about the Apple event, including how to watch the event on live stream, what time it starts and what to expect.

When is the Apple event in September 2023?

The event is on Tuesday, Sept. 12.

What time does the Apple event start?

The Apple event starts at 1 p.m. ET, or 10 a.m. PT if you're on the West Coast.

How to watch Apple event livestream

Apple will live stream the event on its YouTube channel Tuesday.

You can also watch the event on apple.com or on the Apple TV app.

iPhone 15 release date

The iPhone is usually available for preorder the Friday after the event.

Apple event rumors: What is Apple releasing in September 2023?

The new iPhone is rumored to have multiple changes, including the lightning port being replaced by a USB-C port on the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Plus. 

The iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max is rumored to have titanium frames and have an A17 processor.

The phones will have an A16 chip, Dynamic Island interface and a 48-megapixel rear camera, according to Bloomberg .

Contributing: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY

Apple September event 2023: date, time, leaks, products to expect

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WWDC feels like it only just came and went, but it’s already time to turn our eyes toward the next event on the horizon: the highly anticipated September 2023 Apple Event. This is when we’ll get our first look at the new Apple iPhone 15 Series and Apple Watch Series 9 devices, as well as the Apple Watch Ultra 2 — all from the comfort of our own homes.

Want a peek at what’s to come? Read on for everything we know about Apple’s September 2023 event, including its expected date and time, how to watch, and all of the products we expect to see.

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Apple September 2023 event: Date, time, and how to watch

Invites went out on August 29 confirming that the Apple September event is Sept. 12 , right in line with our predictions.

As with most modern Apple events, the pre-taped keynote will almost certainly be available to stream live via the Apple Events website and Apple’s YouTube channel .

As for when to watch, Apple’s September event will once again kick off at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET, and 6 p.m. BST for those in the U.K.

Apple September 2023 event: What will Apple announce?

Apple typically reserves its September event to reveal a new iPhone lineup alongside new Apple Watch devices. Beyond hardware, Apple is likely to take this opportunity to announce release dates for the following operating systems: 

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With everything we know so far, the following are the products most likely to make an appearance during the Apple September 2023 event: 

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Apple iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max

The main focus of Apple’s September 2023 event will be on the all-new iPhone 15 Series of devices, including the core iPhone 15, the iPhone 15 Plus, Pro, and Pro Max — all of which are set to now feature USB-C ports as standard.

The all-new port might have a few tricks up its sleeve however, as a recent leak seems to showcase a mystery chip that could serve as a verification step for Apple's Made for iPhone (MFi) certification. Reportedly, USB-C cables lacking this certification could be limited in charge times and data speed.

However, it could also point to lightning-fast Thunderbolt/USB4 tech inclusion and have something to do with the rumors that iPhone 15 will feature vastly improved 35W charge speeds . Either way, Apple seems to want to claim sole ownership of the best iPhone 15 charging and data speeds.

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are expected to make use of Apple’s A16 Bionic chip, the same found in iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models. Both devices are also said to feature an upgraded 48MP main camera, Super Retina XDR OLED displays, and up to 512GB of storage.

The two core options differ mostly in screen size and battery capacity with the iPhone 15 featuring a 60Hz, 6.1-inch panel with a 3,877mAh battery and the iPhone 15 Plus housing a 60Hz, 6.7-inch screen and a 4,912mAh battery.

On the other hand, iPhone 15 Pro models are expected to make use of Apple’s A17 Bionic chip , the company’s first 3nm processor. Not only will this bring more performance to Apple’s flagship phones, but also better efficiency, squeezing the most out of the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max’s expanded 3,650mAh and 4,852mAh battery capacities.

While the iPhone 15 Pro Max model will reportedly feature an upgraded telephoto (now periscope) lens (ditching the digital zoom of old for a variable optical zoom), both Pro models will apparently enjoy a new titanium casing with curved edges, up to 1TB of storage, and 120Hz displays at 6.1 inches and 6.7 inches in size.

To learn more about the differences between the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models or for a more detailed rundown on what Apple could have in store with its latest iPhone line-up check out our roundups below:

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Apple Watch Series 9

The fact we’ve heard very little about what to expect from the Apple Watch Series 9 might give you an indication of what to expect in terms of its latest refresh.

A recent roadmap laid out by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman indicates that Apple has been hard at work on two Apple Watch Series 9 models for release this year — likely the 41mm and 45mm aluminum and stainless steel designs of old. When it comes to color options, the aluminum model will reportedly be available in Midnight, Starlight, Silver, (PRODUCT) RED, and Pink. The stainless steel model will be available in three colors: Gold, Graphite, and Silver.

Much of what was the Apple Watch Series 8 will carry over, though Apple has reportedly refreshed the watch’s internals with a more powerful S9 chip . The new chipset will be based on Apple’s A15 Bionic, bringing better performance and battery life to the table just in time to make the most of the upcoming watchOS 10 release. 

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The Apple Watch Ultra 2 , a follow-up to the awesome Apple Watch Ultra , is also touted to make an appearance, appearing on the same roadmap as the Apple Watch Series 9 and similarly earmarked for a 2023 release.

Information about what to expect from the second generation of Apple’s smartwatch is scarce, but it’s likely to receive the same processor upgrade as the Apple Watch Series 9 — resulting in the same S9 chipset performance and efficiency boost.

The next big hardware change we’re likely to notice when it comes to the Apple Watch Ultra’s design will be when Apple begins outfitting the smartwatch with its own in-house micro-LED displays . But don’t expect to see that change until at least 2025.

However, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 will feature changes you won’t automatically notice by way of 3D-printed titanium components that cut the cost of manufacturing the device and reduce its weight. Will the reduced production costs translate into more affordable pricing for Apple’s premium wearable? That remains to be seen.

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Apple September 2023 event: What else could we see? 

There’s always room for “One more thing…” at an Apple event, and while Apple Park is known to spring more leaks than a TENA commercial, the potential for a surprise reveal still exists. Here are some of our picks for outside chances heading to Apple’s September 2023 event: 

Apple iPad Mini (Gen 7)

A recent leak by tipster ShrimpApplePro indicates that at least one iPad could be set to steal some of the keynote spotlight — likely the iPad Mini 7 .

However, while the tipster feels its appearance is a possibility, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman doesn't share the same enthusiasm. In a January issue of his Power On newsletter, Gurman stated that he believes Apple is unlikely to release any significant iPad upgrades this year.

This would also line up with a tweet from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo , who believes that the next iPad mini refresh will begin mass production in Q1 of 2024.

The last iPad Mini launched in September 2021, running on Apple’s A15 Bionic chip and 4GB of RAM. While the leak doesn’t go into any further details about what to expect, we can assume Apple would at the very least have an upgrade to the chipset in mind.

Though, before anybody starts dreaming of an M2 iPad Mini, we’d expect an upgrade to the A16 Bionic processor at most.

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Whether you’re a fan of the smartphones, smartwatches, or software that Apple produces, September’s showcase will have something for everyone — and see Apple sign off on a massively important and successful 2023. Make sure to check back often for the latest updates on Apple’s plans and everything we know about its upcoming additions.

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Apple Event 2023: iPhone 15 & Apple Stock Catalysts

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Apple's annual September iPhone launch is always big tech news, but this year's event has extra significance. In 2023, the iPhone maker is struggling with soft demand for smartphones. And, to make matters worse, the Wall Street Journal recently reported that China is prohibiting central government officials from using iPhones due to security concerns.

Read on to learn about the iPhone updates Apple is likely to announce, and whether those updates will be exciting enough to boost Apple's smartphone sales in the final months of the year.

What Is Apple's September 2023 Event?

Apple's September 2023 event, named Wonderlust according to the media invitation, should unveil a new iPhone model and other product updates.

Historically, Apple has dedicated its September event to iPhone and Apple Watch news. At last year's "Far Out" event on September 7, 2022, for example, Apple announced the four versions of the iPhone 14 plus three Apple Watches and an updated AirPods Pro.

A separate Apple event in October should cover Mac and iPad updates.

What Is the Time And Date Of Apple's 2023 Event?

Apple will host its 2023 event on Tuesday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m. ET or 10:00 a.m. PT. Wonderlust will stream live from Steve Jobs Theatre at Apple's campus in Cupertino, California. You can watch the stream online at apple.com , on the Apple TV app or on Apple's YouTube channel .

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What Is Apple Likely To Announce?

The headline announcement this year will be the iPhone 15 line-up, which should include:

• 6.1-inch iPhone 15
• 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Plus
• 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro
• 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Pro Max (possibly renamed to the Ultra)

MacRumors and other outlets expect that all four models will include the Dynamic Island, an updated 5G modem plus a USB-C port.

Dynamic Island

The Dynamic Island is an interactive notification system currently implemented on iPhones 14 Pro and Pro Max. The island replaces the "notch," a cutout at the top of the iPhone screen that housed the front camera and Face ID sensors.

For all iPhone 15 models, that hardware will sit behind a pill-shaped area and a pinhole cutout. Apple added display pixels and software integration to create the Dynamic Island—recapturing formerly unused screen space.

On iPhone 14 Pro models, the Dynamic Island delivers low battery alerts, confirms Apple Pay transactions, unlocks the Apple Watch, shows connected AirPods and their battery life, displays privacy notifications when the camera or microphone is being used, allows Face ID phone unlocking and more.

Updated 5G Modem

Apple is working on its own 5G chip, but that development is apparently not ready for primetime. MacRumors reports that the iPhone 15 models will include the Qualcomm Snapdragon X70 chip. That upgrade should improve speeds, coverage, signal quality and power efficiency. iPhone 14 models have the prior-generation X65 chip.

Qualcomm did announce an X75 chip in February 2023. Qualcomm said the new modems would appear in devices in the latter half of this year. Unfortunately that puts the X75 a bit behind the iPhone 15 development schedule. For that reason, media and analysts believe the 15s will have the older X70 chips.

In 2022, European Union lawmakers agreed on legislation requiring smartphones and other electronic devices to have USB-C charging ports by fall of 2023. Apple confirmed later in the year that iPhones would comply. That means replacing Apple's proprietary Lightning port with the more standardized USB-C.

9to5Mac says the switch to USB-C could result in faster charging speeds for the iPhone 15s. The rumor is that the iPhone 15 Pro models will support 35W charging. Standard iPhone 14s charge at 20W, while iPhone 14 Pros charge at 27W. Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra charges at 45W.

Other Rumored iPhone Updates

Some media outlets have also leaked that the iPhone Pro Max will get a periscope lens that allows for up to 6x optical zoom. For context, the iPhone 14 Pro models currently have 3x optical zoom.

Bloomberg analyst Marc Guman, a historically reliable source for Apple product news, adds two more tidbits to the rumor mill. Guman says the iPhone 15 Pro models will have a titanium frame in lieu of stainless steel. That'll add durability, lessen fingerprints and lighten the weight of the phone.

Guman also believes Apple will rebrand the Pro Max phones, calling them Ultra instead.

New Chips And OS For Apple Watch

Apple's September event will also cover Apple Watch updates. Specifically, the company will introduce Series 9 plus a new Ultra watch. The biggest update expected is faster chips for upgraded performance on all new watch models. There may be new color options for the watch case as well.

Apple will also publicly release watchOS 10, the latest version of the Apple Watch operating system. WatchOS 10 has a widgetized interface, which automatically displays the most frequently accessed information at different times of the day.

Additionally, the updated OS has new features for health and fitness tracking. Cyclists and hikers, for example, will see new metrics and data. And, Mindfulness app users will have the ability to log moods for an improved view of their mental health trends.

China’s iPhone Ban

In early-September, media outlets reported that China had prohibited use of the iPhone in government offices. The rumors escalated quickly, with some sources speculating that the ban could extend to all China-owned businesses. AAPL stock dipped more than 7.5% as a result.

In an appearance on CNBC's Closing Bell , Wedbush analyst Dan Ives says the market is overreacting to the China news. He estimates at worst the ban affects 500,000 units, out of 45 million sold in China. Ives predicts year-over-year sales in China will actually increase despite the ban.

Will The iPhone 15 Be An AAPL Stock Catalyst?

In the nine months ended July 1, 2023, Apple product sales were $231 billion, down from $245 billion in the prior-year period. That slowdown isn't specific to Apple. Consumers in the U.S. and China are buying fewer smartphones across all brands.

A successful iPhone 15 launch will prop up those weaker sales. The question is, are the updates compelling enough to drive nervous consumers to upgrade in an uncertain economy?

Counterpoint analyst Hanish Bhatia believes the iPhone 15 launch will be an Apple stock catalyst. In an interview with Investor's Business Daily , Bhatia said the iPhone’s position as a premium brand works in Apple’s favor. Demand in the higher end of the smartphone market has been more consistent vs. value brands.

Several media sources also predict a $100 to $200 price increase for the Pro and Pro Max (or Ultra). The increase should help Apple’s product revenue in the fourth quarter—to the extent early adopters absorb the higher price in exchange for the enhanced optical zoom and titanium case.

Ives believes customers will upgrade at the higher price tag. He says the iPhone 15 launch will push AAPL 20% higher.

What Else Should Apple Stock Investors Watch For?

Apple likely has more big announcements to watch, later this year and in 2024. At the top of the list is the M3-powered Mac. Mac, like the iPhone, has had softer sales, showing a 7% period-over-period decline in the third quarter. The M3 will be the latest version of Apple’s M-series silicon chip. It’s expected to be faster and more efficient than the M2.

Typically, Apple will launch a standard version of the chip and then follow with Pro, Max and Ultra versions. The higher-end chips will be used in the more expensive Macs. For example, Apple uses standard M1 and M2 chips in its base MacBook Pro and MacBook Airs. Upgraded Macbook Pro machines use Pro and Max chips, and Mac Studio and Mac Pro use Ultra chips.

Gurman predicts Apple will launch a 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini and MacBook Air with the standard M3 chip in October of this year. The more expensive Macs equipped with M3 Pro, Max and Ultra chips will likely launch in 2024.

Apple should also introduce some minor updates to the iPad in October. The bigger news is that analysts expect a more significant iPad update in 2024 that may include the M3 processor, larger screens, improved keyboard and OLED screen.

Bottom Line

In 2023, Apple is battling a weak smartphone environment and potentially damaging resistance from China. A successful iPhone launch in September would generate much-needed momentum for a stronger fourth quarter.

Key iPhone upgrades include the interactive Dynamic Island that replaces the notch, a faster 5G modem, USB-C charging port and a more powerful camera and titanium case on the Pro models. Several analysts predict that iPhone users will upgrade for those new features, even if the new phones cost more. That should result in improved sales for Apple—plus a higher stock price for shareholders.

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Apple Events 2024: Apple’s event plans

Apple doesn’t participate in big industry-wide events such as CES or E3. The most valuable company in the world holds its own events, thank you very much. Several times a year, Apple invites the press and industry professionals to Apple Park to hear all about its latest products and services. Apple calls these ‘events,’ and streams them live online to millions of watchers.

In 2023 there were three such events: WWDC in June, the Wonderlust iPhone event in September and Apple’s second fall event on October 30 (or October 31 if you weren’t in the U.S.). Similarly, in 2022 Apple held three events: a spring event on March 8, WWDC on June 6, and the iPhone 14 launch on September 7. In other years Apple has held four events though, and in 2024 has already held one event (in May). Will Apple hold four events in 2024?

Read on to find out what events and new Apple product launches the company has in store for 2024.

When is Apple’s next event?

Apple held an event titled ‘Let loose’ on Tuesday May 7 , at 7am PT, but when will the next event be?

Apple will kick off WWDC in June with another keynote event. Apple has already announced WWDC24 will take place from June 10-14 , starting with a keynote on June 10 at 10am PT.

What time will the next Apple event start?

The WWDC keynote will start at 10 am PT. That translates to the following times in the countries where most of our readers live:

• U.S.: at 10 am (PST/PDT), 11 am (MST/MDT), noon (CST/CDT), 1 pm (EST/EDT)
• Canada: as above, and 2 pm (AST/ADT)
• U.K.: at 6 pm (GMT/BST)
• Europe: at 7pm (CET/CEST), 8 pm (EET/EEST)
• India: at 10.30 pm (IST)
• Australia: Next day at 1 am (AWST/AWDT), 2.30 am (ACST/ACDT), 3 am (AEST/AEDT)
• New Zealand: Next day at 5 am (NZST/NZDT)

How long does an Apple event last?

Apple keynotes usually last between one and two hours and feature CEO Tim Cook along with various other Apple executives. WWDC and the September event tend to be longer keynotes; the spring and late-fall events can be slightly shorter.

When does Apple usually hold events?

Apple holds three or four live or live-streamed events throughout the year where the company unveils its latest products and plans during a keynote address. They are usually held during similar times of the year:

• March/April: Spring event (in 2024 this was held in May)
• June: WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference)
• September: Fall event (aka iPhone and Apple Watch launch event)
• October/November: Late-fall event(s)

This event calendar is by no means set in stone, though, with the spring and October events being less regular. Some years, Apple doesn’t hold a spring event at all, as was the case in 2023.

The summer and September events are more predictable, with software coming at WWDC in June and iPhones and Apple Watches in September. The October event often sees Apple launch new Macs, but this is another one that changes from year to year.

What Apple events will take place in 2024?

Here are the events we expect to see in the remainder of 2024, and what could launch.

WWDC: June 10-14 2024

WWDC will take place from June 10-14 with the event kicking the conference off at 10am on June 10, 2024.

Apple uses WWDC each year to unveil the latest versions of its operating systems, so in 2024 we’ll get a preview of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18, and possibly an update to Apple’s realityOS.

The WWDC keynote is where Apple will announce its next major operating system releases: iOS and iPadOS 18 , macOS 15 , tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2. Expect to hear a lot about AI this year.

Apple’s Vision Pro headset hasn’t yet launched in locations including the U.K. Europe, Canada and Australia, so Apple could mention a date for the worldwide launch.

Apple sometimes announces new hardware at WWDC, so we could see new Macs: Mac Studio M3 Max and M3 Ultra and Mac Pro with the same chips, although now that the iPad Pro is shipping with M4 chips perhaps Apple will jump to that generation. We may also see a new Mac mini with M3 and M3 Pro – or that may wait for the M4.

Following the keynote on the Monday, developer events and sessions will run throughout the week.

Dates for WWDC:

• WWDC 2024: June 10-14
• WWDC 2023: June 5-9
• WWDC 2022: June 6-10
• WWDC 2021: June 7-11
• WWDC 2020: June 22-26
• WWDC 2019: June 3-7
• WWDC 2018: June 4-8
• WWDC 2017: June 5-9

You can read more about WWDC date, times and everything you need to know in a separate article.

iPhone 16 launch event: September 2024

Apple always holds an event in September, and almost always uses this to announce a new iPhone and Apple Watch. (The only exception in recent memory was in 2020, as a result of Covid-related production issues. That year the iPhone was announced in October, but there was still a September event.)

What else could we see? A new iPad mini and iPad Air . The AirPods could get an update (or two) and we might even see a HomePod with a screen .

Here are the past few Apple September event dates:

• 2023: Tuesday, September 12
• 2022: Tuesday, September 13
• 2022: Wednesday, September 7
• 2021: Tuesday, September 14
• 2020: Tuesday, September 15
• 2019: Tuesday, September 10
• 2018: Wednesday, September 12
• 2017: Tuesday, September 12

For more information about Apple’s September events read: Apple’s September iPhone event: Date, time, and what will launch.

October 2024 Event

There could be iPad and Mac events in October and/or November 2024. But this is a long way off so we won’t get into too much detail just yet.

In the past, Apple has held a second fall event on the following dates:

• 2023: Monday, October 30
• 2022: No event
• 2021: Monday, October 18
• 2020: Tuesday, October 13 and Tuesday, November 10
• 2019: No event
• 2018: Tuesday, October 30
• 2017: No event
• 2016: Thursday, October 27
• 2015: No event
• 2014: Thursday, October 16
• 2013: Tuesday, October 22
• 2012: Tuesday, October 23
• 2011: Tuesday, October 4

We expect Apple to launch new iPads and Macs in the late fall/autumn.

For more information about Apple’s October events read: Apple’s October Event: Date, time and what will launch.

Spring event 2025

Here are the dates of the past seven Apple spring events.

• 2024: Tuesday May 7
• 2023: No event
• 2022: Tuesday March 8
• 2021: Tuesday April 20
• 2020: No event
• 2019: Monday March 25
• 2018: Tuesday March 27
• 2016: Monday March 21
• 2015: Monday March 9
• 2014: No event
• 2013: No event
• 2012: Wednesday March 7

For more information about Apple’s spring events read: Apple Spring event: Date, time, product launch rumors.

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It’s a big day for Apple followers! The technology company is set to unveil its latest products – with many anticipating the iPhone 15 – at its annual September event called Apple Event 2023, also known as Wonderlust.

The yearly presentation dates back to the debut of  iPhone OS 1 and iPhone 1st generation in 2007. 

Like the previous year, the upcoming event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater, named after the company’s late co-founder, on the Apple campus in Cupertino.

According to Economic Times , the launch of Apple’s Watch Series 9, Watch Ultra 2, and new Airpods is expected, along with information regarding the new iPhone model.

The outlet also speculates that there will be changes to charging ports, the action switch on iPhones that allows users to turn their phone on silent mode, and an increase in RAM for pro iPhone models.

Several rumors indicate that there are ongoing challenges that hinder the new iPhone 15 Pro Max from being released at the time of the launch. 

All said, Apple Event 2023 sounds like a can’t-miss event. Continue reading for everything you need to know about tuning into the upcoming presentation. 

When is the Apple Event 2023?

The Apple Event 2023 occurs Tuesday, September 12, 2023. 

What Time is the Apple Event 2023 in P.T., E.T. and More?

The Apple Event 2023 begins at 10am PT, which is applicable to states such as California, Nevada, and portions of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. If you’re across the coast, you’ll be tuning in at ET time, which is 1pm.

Still don’t know what time to watch the Apple Event 2023. Well, Apple has you covered. The technology company recently shared a list of the airing time in various cities across the world. 

These are the #AppleEvent start times in various cities around the world! Will you be watching the event? pic.twitter.com/sqnVqY702o — Apple Hub (@theapplehub) September 11, 2023

How to Stream the Apple Event 2023 

The Apple Event 2023 can be streamed at apple.com or on the Apple TV app . Additionally, the presentation will be streaming live on Apple’s official YouTube account . At the time of reporting, there are over 41K viewers queuing for the livestream.

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WWDC 2023 Biggest Reveals: Vision Pro Headset, iOS 17, MacBook Air and More

From its expected AR/VR headset to new Macs to software updates like iOS 17, here's what Apple unveiled at WWDC.

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off on Monday with a keynote address showing everything coming to the company's lineup of devices. WWDC has been typically where the company gives us a first look at new software for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Macs. But this year, Apple revealed a bevy of new hardware, too. 

The big announcement was the debut of the Apple Vision Pro headset, a "new kind of computer," as CEO Tim Cook put it in the presentation. But with MacBook Air and other Mac hardware announcements -- including new silicon -- as well as software upgrades, no corner of Apple's ecosystem lacked for updates.  

For a detailed summary of everything announced as it happened, give our live blog a look. Read on for the highlights of the presentation and links to our stories.

The Vision Pro will cost $3,499.

Apple Vision Pro, a new headset

The Apple Vision Pro is the company's answer to the AR and VR headset race. It's a personal display on your face with all the interface touches you'd expect from Apple, with an operating system that looks like a combination of iOS, MacOS and TVOS. And it's not going to come cheap: The Apple Vision Pro retails for $3,499 and will start shipping early next year, though only in the US.

The device itself looks like other headsets, though the glass front hides cameras and even a curved OLED outer display (more on why later). The headset is secured to the wearer's head with a wide rear band (an over-the-top strap is optional), though as rumors suggested, there's an external battery back that connects over a cable and sits in your pocket. There's a large Apple Watch-style digital crown on the right side that lets you dial immersion (i.e. the outside world) in and out.

The Vision Pro has three-element lenses that enable 4K resolution, though you can swap out lenses, presumably for different vision capabilities. Audio pods are embedded within the band to sit over your ears, and "audio ray tracing" maps sound to your position. A suite of lidar and other sensors on the bottom of the headset track hand and body motions. 

Technically speaking, the Vision Pro is a computer, with an M2 chip found on Apple's highest-end computers. But a new R1 chip processes all the other headset inputs from 12 cameras, five sensors and six microphones, and sends it to the M2 to reduce lag and get new images to its displays within 12 milliseconds. The Vision Pro runs the new VisionOS , which uses iOS frameworks, a 3D engine, foveated rendering and other software tricks to make what Apple calls "the first operating system designed from the ground up for spatial computing."

Interior cameras track your facial motion, which is projected to others when on FaceTime and other video chatting apps. 

Apple Vision Pro can scan your face to create a digital 3D avatar. 

To keep users from being cut off from the outside world, the EyeSight feature uses inside-pointing cameras and the headset's outer display to show your eyes -- essentially showing people around you what your eyes are focusing on . If you've dialed your immersion all the way on, your eyes will disappear on the outside screen. But you're not totally cut off. While wearing the headset, if someone approaches you they'll filter in to your vision.  

The interface uses hand motions to control the device, though there are also voice controls. It's tough to tell how these controls will work, and we'd expect that users will need some time to adapt to not using a mouse and keyboard.

This isn't just an entertainment device. Apple is pitching its first new product in eight years as a work-from-home and travel device, essentially letting you open however many windows you want. It can work in the office as a display for Macs, and supports Apple's Magic Keyboard and Trackpad devices. 

The Vision Pro has Apple's first 3D cameras and can take spatial photos, providing 3D depth with binaural audio to experience moments with more immersion. Of course, this spatial experience is extended to movies that's "impossible to represent on a 2D screen," Apple said during its presentation, continually teasing the exclusivity that non-headset wearers won't even understand without trying out a Vision Pro. Disney CEO Bob Iger took the WWDC stage to vouch for the headset, and followed with a short video showing interactive 3D experiences that Vision Pro users will soon get to experience on the Disney Plus streaming service.

Now that Apple has all these new cameras and eye-tracking, it's introduced a way to secure your data and purchases with Optic ID , which uses your eyes as an optical fingerprint for authentication. Camera data is processed at the system level, so what the headset sees isn't fed up to the cloud.

Read more: Apple's 'One More Thing' Retrospective  

New MacBook Air 15

As was rumored, Apple announced a new MacBook Air 15 , a larger version of the MacBook Air 13 that launched last year. 

The 15-inch MacBook Air is powered by an M2 chip and gets up to 18 hours of battery life. Configurations can come with up to 24GB of memory and up to 2TB of storage, retailing for $1,299 to start (or $1,199 with a student discount).  

The 15-inch model is 11.5mm thick and 3.3 pounds, and has two Thunderbolt ports and a Magsafe cable connector -- along with a 3.5mm headphone jack. It has an above-display 1080p camera in a notch, three microphones and six speakers with force-canceling subwoofers.

Read more: 15-inch MacBook Air M2 Preorder: Where to Buy Apple's Latest Laptop

Mac Studio with M2

A new Mac Studio has landed and it comes with Apple's latest silicon. The new model comes with an M2 Max chipset, or the new M2 Ultra chipset -- essentially two M2 Max chips combined, which enables up to 192GB of memory.

The M2 Ultra stole the spotlight with new capabilities, with a 24-core CPU and streaming 22 videos at 8K ProRes resolution at once. It can support up to six Apple Pro Displays at once. 

The Mac Studio starts at $1,999 and will be available starting next week.

Mac Pro with M2 Ultra

Apple wasted no time announcing that its new high-end desktop Mac Pro model would get the M2 Ultra as well. The new Mac Pro gets all the M2 Ultra upgrades as the Studio, including support for up to 192GB of RAM. 

The Mac Pro has eight thunderbolt ports, two HDMI ports and dual 10GB ethernet ports, with six open PCIe Gen 4 slots. The new Mac Pro comes in both upright tower and horizontal rack orientations.

The new Mac Pro starts at $6,999 and will be available starting next week.

iOS 17 brings a ton of quality-of-life improvements, and the iOS 17 developer beta is available now to download. Finally, you can use more filters while searching within your Messages. In addition to pressing and holding on messages to reply, you can also simply swipe on specific messages to reply to them, and voice notes will be transcribed.

Say goodbye to gray screens when you get calls -- now you can set full-screen photos or Memoji  to contacts when they call you. And if someone leaves a voicemail, you can see it transcribed in real time to help you screen calls if you don't recognize a caller.

A new safety feature, Check In, sends a note to a trusted contact when you reach a location -- like when you make it home safe after late-night travel. If it's taking you longer to get to a destination, you'll be prompted to extend the timer rather than alert your contact. It also shares your battery and signal status. Check In is end-to-end encrypted.

Last year, Apple introduced an iOS feature to let you copy photo subjects and paste them as stickers -- and now you can do that with video to essentially create GIFs to share with friends or even as responses to Messages. All emoji are now shareable stickers, too.

AirDrop has been a helpful tool to send files between Apple devices, but now you can share your contact info with Name Drop . You can choose what you want to share between email addresses, phone numbers and more.

Also, say goodbye to relying on Notes to jot down your thoughts -- Journal is a new secure app for personal recollections . Apple is pitching it as a gratitude exercise, but iOS will auto-include activities like songs and workouts you've done to your personal log. 

Apple Maps got an update that Android owners have had for years -- the ability to use Maps offline , especially helpful when you're outside network range while outdoors or conserving battery.

A new mode, StandBy, converts an iPhone to an alarm clock when it's charging and rotated horizontally. It gets smart interactions like a large visible clockface along with calendar and music controls.

Lastly, as was rumored, you won't have to say, "Hey Siri," anymore. Just saying "Siri" will bring up the voice assistant.

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iPadOS 17 brings more controls to widgets, which don't just show more info at a glance -- they have more interactive buttons to let you control your smart home or play music.

iPadOS 17 is bringing more interactive personal data to the Health app, including richer sleep and activity visualization. 

The next iPadOS update brings quality-of-life upgrades like more lock screen customization and multiple timers (helpful when cooking), as well as improvements to the follow-you-during-video-calls Stage Manager feature for iPad selfie cameras.

With all the screen space on an iPad, Apple expanded what you can do with PDFs, which can be autofilled and signed from within iPadOS. iPad owners can collaborate in real time while tweaking PDFs, and the files can now be stored in the Notes app.

MacOS Sonoma

MacOS Sonoma , named after one of California's most famous wine-producing areas, continues the WWDC theme of adding more widget functionality. 

Sonoma also has some gaming upgrades like a new gaming mode that prioritizes CPU and GPU to improve frame rate. Apple is paying attention to immersion with lower latency for wireless controllers and speakers or headsets. The company is also courting developers with game dev kits and Metal 3. But the biggest gaming announcement is that legendary game creator Hideo Kojima's opus Death Stranding is coming to Macs later this year. "We are actively working to bring our future titles to Apple platforms," Kojima said during the WWDC presentation. 

On the business side, Mac has improved videoconferencing with an overlay that shows slide controls while you're presenting. Apple also introduced new reactions -- like ticker-tape falling for a congratulations -- that can be triggered with gestures.

PassKey, the end-to-end encrypted password chain tech Apple introduced last year, can now be shared with other contacts , and everyone included can edit and update passwords to be shared with the group. 

Safari has security updates including locking the browser window when in private browsing mode, and profiles to separate accounts, logins and cookies between work and personal use.

AirPods and audio upgrades

Apple has a handful of improvements to its audio products. AirPods will get Adaptive Audio, which combines noise canceling with intelligent audio to drown out annoying background noise while letting through important sounds -- like car horns or bike bells. It'll also pass through voices in case someone starts a conversation in person.

And it's far easier to digitally take control of the music with SharePlay while somebody with CarPlay is driving -- a prompt will go out to others in the car asking if they want to take control.

Apps in WatchOS 10 are getting a new look.

Yet again, widgets make an appearance with WatchOS 10 , the next operating system upgrade for Apple Watches. Widgets are now accessible in a stack from your home screen -- just use the digital crown to scroll between them.

Apple has focused on cycling this year, improving workouts by showing functional threshold data, an important metric for cyclists. It also connects over Bluetooth to sensors on bikes, and there's a new full-screen mode for iPhones that allows you to use it as a full screen while cycling.

Hikers, rejoice! WatchOS 10 has upgraded its compass with cellular connection waypoints, telling you which direction to walk and how far you have to go before you can get carrier reception. It also shows SOS waypoint spots, and shows elevation view in the 3D compass view. There's also a neat topographical view.

Apple is also expanding its Mindfulness app to log how you're feeling in State of Mind, choosing between color-coded emotional states. You can even access this from your iPhone in case you're away from your Apple Watch. 

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On top of the WatchOS Mindfulness updates, Apple introduced a neutral survey to self-report mood and mental health, which acts as a sort of non-medical way to indicate whether you may want to get professional help.

Apple also has a new cross-device Vision Health focus in the Health app, and a new feature on the Apple Watch measures daylight time spent outside to watch for myopia in younger wearers . Screen Distance uses the TrueDepth camera on iPads to warn people if they're too close to the screen.

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Apple’s iPhone 15 Marks a New Era

Every new iPhone in the past few years may have felt like an iterative upgrade—slightly better camera here, slightly better performance there. But Apple's new iPhone 15 lineup is getting a few once-in-a-decade changes that make them stand out in a sea of visually similar iPhones. The company announced the new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max at its annual September event in Cupertino, California. From the addition of USB-C to the removal of the ill-famed notch, here are all the top features of the new iPhone .

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There's a new port on every new iPhone. After 11 years of the Lightning charging port, its time has come to an end. Replacing it is USB-C , the reversible charging port that's available on Apple MacBooks , iPads , Android phones , Windows laptops , and many more types of devices across various categories. Often dubbed as the “universal connector,” its primary benefit here is that you can finally use the same cable to recharge most of your devices. 

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The new port also adds the capability for faster data transfer. However, for the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, Apple is limiting the data transfer speeds to the current 480 megabits per second. Upgrade to the iPhone 15 Pro models and you're able to unlock up to 10 Gigabits per second thanks to USB 3 support. The company is including a braided and color-matching USB-C to USB-C cable in the box, though this cable is limited to the baseline 480 Mbps transfer speeds. If you want to unlock the full potential of the Pro models, you'll need to buy your own capable cable . 

Unfortunately, while USB-C could have opened the door to faster charging, Apple did not announce any improvement in charging speeds. On the company’s spec page, the official charging speed is still limited to 20 watts. 

Apple has been adding USB-C to many of its own devices since 2015, but it has been collecting licensing fees for the Lightning port, which may partly be why the iPhone has been the longest holdout. However, last year the European Union ruled that USB-C must be on all new phones, tablets, and cameras by the end of 2024, and so here we are. 

Along with USB-C, all four new iPhone models now have the Dynamic Island, which was first introduced and restricted to last year's iPhone 14 Pro models . This is the pill-shaped cutout at the top of the display housing the TrueDepth selfie camera. Gone is the notorious notch that debuted on the iPhone X . But the Dynamic Island, as its name suggests, is adaptive, almost acting like a second screen. If you're waiting for an Uber ride, the driver's arrival time will show up in the Dynamic Island. You can also see passive information from alarms, timers, flight information, and live sports game scores without ever having to hop into an app itself. 

The 6.1-inch iPhone 15 and 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Plus retain the same size as their predecessors. They come in black, blue, green, yellow, and pink. Outside of the Dynamic Island and USB-C, these two models aren't too different. 

They still only have 60-Hz OLED screens when nearly every other phone at their price has smoother, more fluid 120-Hz refresh rate screens . They're powered by the A16 chipset, the very same that powered last year's iPhone 14 Pro models, and they're also stealing the 48-megapixel primary camera from the Pro, enabling them to capture more detail than ever before. The 12-megapixel ultrawide camera is largely the same. Apple, as usual, has announced improvements to its Photonic computational photography engine, so you should expect nicer photos overall, but time will tell.

Apple has saved many more of the upgrades for the Pro models to make them more worthy of the moniker. They are powered by the new A17 Pro chipset, which promises 10 percent faster performance cores, and a 2X faster neural engine. 

Apple says the graphics processor unit is also the “biggest redesign in the history of Apple GPUs,” citing a 20 percent speed bump over its predecessor. Apple says this new GPU can create more detailed environments in mobile games while drawing less power, and it now has hardware-accelerated ray tracing , which is 4X faster. Because of all this, Apple says you can play console games like Resident Evil: Village on the iPhone 15 Pro, and games like the upcoming Assassin's Creed Mirage will have an iPhone version alongside console and PC versions. It'll be interesting to see how the fidelity of these AAA games matches up to their console counterparts.

Nice brushed finish.

You still get the 120-Hz ProMotion screen on the Pro, but Apple has refined the design to slim down the bezels around the display and, more importantly, added a titanium frame. Instead of stainless steel, the titanium 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Pro Max are now much lighter and more durable, which should make the latter easier to wield with one hand. 

The big new camera change here is the addition of a periscope zoom camera exclusively for the iPhone 15 Pro Max model. This technology isn't new—Samsung famously has had a 10X optical zoom camera in its Galaxy Ultra phones for a few years, and last year's Google Pixel 7 Pro uses a 5X optical periscope zoom camera. Here, Apple says it enables 5X optical zoom, allowing you to capture subjects at a distance in high quality. The smaller iPhone 15 Pro is, sadly, still stuck at 3X zoom. 

Another exclusive for the Pro models is the Action Button. If this sounds familiar, it's the same name Apple gave to the extra customizable button on the Apple Watch Ultra , except on the iPhone, it's replacing the classic mute switch that has been on every iPhone since 2007. You can customize this button to trigger certain actions, like muting the phone, turning on the flashlight, or taking a photo with the camera open. 

Apple placed an emphasis on sustainability throughout its September event and announced that it was moving away from leather cases and straps for its devices. It announced a new sustainable fabric material called FineWoven, and it declared that its going to be phasing out leather in favor of recycled and plant-based materials. 

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus remain at the same price of $799 and $899, respectively. The iPhone 15 Pro stays at the same price of $999, but the iPhone 15 Pro Max is getting a price increase to $1,199, a $100 jump from their predecessors. However, you now get 256 GB of storage on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and this is the same price as the 256-GB iPhone 14 Pro Max. These phones will be up for preorder on Friday, September 15, and will officially launch on September 22. Stay tuned for our review soon. 

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Blender Foundation and the online developers community proudly present Blender 3.6 LTS!

The last long-term support release of the 3.x series.

Released June 27th, 2023

See how the community is pushing the Freedom to Create.

Show & Tell

Round-up of what’s new, in detail.

ENTER THE SIMULATION

The Geometry Nodes project takes a leap with initial support for simulations.

TRY IT YOURSELF

Get the file used in this video to play with.

GET IN THE ZONE

Simulation is defined by the “Simulation Zone”, connecting the Simulation Input and Output.

On the first frame, the inputs of the Simulation Input node are evaluated.

In later frames the inputs aren’t evaluated anymore, the node outputs the result of the previous frame.

The Simulation Output node saves the state for the next frame.

BAKE N’ CACHE

KEEP CONTROL

Simulation results can be cached or baked to storage, this is controlled via a new “Simulation Nodes” panel in the physics tab in the Properties editor.

KEEP AN EYE

The baked or cached results can be visualized in the Timeline editor, together with other types of caches.

The color of the simulation cache matches the Simulation Zone in the nodes editor.

TIME TO PLAY

See your simulations in realtime.

Simulations can be interacted with in realtime, simply hit play and move your objects around!

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What the community is already making with Geometry Nodes

Guys I failed the Donut😔 #geometrynodes pic.twitter.com/CpgQU2QzHa — Xeofrios (@xeofrios) June 19, 2023

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MORE GEOMETRY NODES

• New Index of Nearest node
• Several performance improvements

Loading large geometries into Cycles is much faster, meaning rendering can start more quickly after geometry changes or switching to rendered view.

Faster copying mesh attributes.

Faster loading curve objects.

Faster loading point clouds.

Faster loading large meshes.

The Light Tree feature introduced in Blender 3.5 is now much faster thanks to multi-threading and instancing support .

Faster Light Tree building thanks to multi-threading. Tested on Apple M1.

Faster Light Tree building on a scene with many instances.

HARDWARE RAY TRACING

Support for hardware ray-tracing acceleration has been added for AMD and Intel graphics cards.

Added experimental support for AMD hardware ray-tracing acceleration, using  HIP RT . This improves performance on RX 6000, RX 7000, W6000, and W7000 series GPUs.

Known limitations:

• Windows only, as HIP RT doesn’t support Linux yet.
• Degenerate triangles may cause crashes or poor performance.
• Shadows in hair are not rendering accurately.

Requires driver version  22.40.51.06 for Blender 3.6 , along with enabling HIP RT in Preferences > System.

• HIP Ray Tracing
• Secret Deer
• Sample rendering performance (higher is better)

Hardware ray-tracing acceleration for Intel® Arc™ and Data Center GPUs, using  Embree 4 .

• During their first use with oneAPI device, Ambient Occlusion and Bevel nodes will trigger a GPU binaries recompilation that will use around 9GB of memory and take several minutes. Improvements on this may come from future GPU drivers.
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• Render time in seconds (lower is better)
• Reduced memory usage of volumes in Apple Silicon GPUs
• OSL: support for new standard microfacet closures from MaterialX
• Byte color attributes are now supported for point clouds and curves
• Improved Fresnel handling of the Glass BSDF
• Added support for Light Trees in AMD GPUs

It’s a keeper.

The LTS in Blender 3.6 LTS stands for “long-term support”, meaning it will get fixes for up to two years, until June 2025.

TIME TO PACK

Packing UV islands has been greatly improved thanks to a new UV packing engine.

Dramatically improving performance on large meshes and improving support for non-square materials. On many real world cases, efficiency of the layout has also been increased.

Choose the final shape of the UV packing between Exact Shape (Concave) , Convex Hull , or Bounding Box , giving layouts that use available space depending the geometry.

The new Merge Overlapped option makes overlapping islands stick together during UV packing.

Pack To > Original Bounding Box allows islands to be packed back into the original bounding box of the selection.

• Support for manual seams in UV Sphere/Cylinder Projection
• New select similar options: winding, and object

ASSET LIBRARIES

Blender Studio and the Blender community put together an asset bundle with a collection of human base meshes ready to use for sculpting, animation, texturing, you name it.

The default cube is great, but it can be challenging if your goal is to sculpt a character. Worry no more, the Human Base Meshes bundle is here for you.

• Multi-resoluton levels for realistic assets
• Quad topology for multi-resolution sculpting
• UV maps (including UDIMs)
• Creased edges and Subdiv modifiers for planar assets
• Closed volumes for voxel remeshing

Drag, drop, go.

Download the bundle, add it to your Asset Libraries, and start drag and dropping from the Asset Browser into your scene.

PARENT SPACE

This new space transformation allows you to move child objects using the coordinates of their parent.

MORE ANIMATION

• Alt+S for smoothing operators
• Alt+D for blending operators
• iTaSC IK solver supports keeping root bones
• Graph Editor improvements
• Fixed scroll when clicking search box in NLA/Graph Editor
• Ctrl+LMB to extend channel selections
• NLA editor improvements
• Graph Editor: Frame channels
• Display scene duration in the status bar
• Weight Paint: Extend paint mask selection
• Copy Global Transform add-on improvements
• Graph Editor settings moved to Preferences
• Head/Tail drawing of bone relationship lines
• Drivers: Introduce Context Properties
• Key menu cleaned up
• Gaussian Smooth Operator
• Graph Editor keyframing improved
• Dope Sheet improvements

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• New Retopology overlay
• FBX: Faster import/export
• FBX: Export active color layer first
• New add-on: 3DS import/export
• New C++ based PLY importer/exporter
• Faster object linking and unlinking
• 25% less memory usage in large geometries
• Better performance when exiting edit mode
• 75% faster mesh conversion with multiple UV maps
• Up to 80% improvement in memory usage of face corner “split” normal calculation
• Extracting UV map data up to 3x faster
• Better Subdivision Surface performance on large meshes with no loose vertices
• Up to 44% performance improvement in meshes with custom split normals data
• New: VDM Brush Baker
• Storypencil improvements
• Major improvements to the resyncing process
• Custom Script Directories
• Improvements to Blender handlers
• Several changes to internal mesh format
• New utility to create links between virtual sockets
• FCurve key changes
• Curves/Hair export
• Path Mask import support for multiple primitive paths
• New “Prim Path” export option
• Set emissiveColor USD Preview Surface material input when exporting
• Author opacityThreshold USD Preview Surface material attribute when exporting
• Fixed texture alpha on export
• Fixed duplicate shader nodes
• New Weight Paint tools
• Adjust Last Operation panel in Mesh/Color Filters
• Added trim orientation to Box Trim
• Transform, Trim, Project, Fairing, Filter operations in header menus
• Support for more nodes and features
• Support for sub-types in float custom properties
• Quick tooltips for Properties Editor tabs
• Cancel drag & drop with Esc/RMB
• Highlight list elements on hover
• Widen search boxes when needed
• Increased length of Open Recent menu
• New emojis in fallback font
• Fixed Color Picker position
• Alt-click support to edit multiple string properties
• Better positioning of text in Measure/Ruler
• Quick Favorites: Support operator enums
• Many operator confirmations can be now be disabled
• Set Proportional Size in the Proportional Editing popover
• New: Transparent Pass
• Custom subtypes for group sockets
• Support for smooth view
• Added shortcut to Online Manual in node’s context menu
• Link-drag search can copy values of basic socket types
• Move data-block default values with link-drag search
• Filter Grease Pencil objects
• Show tooltips with full name and description
• Clear Asset now works for all selected assets
• Hide meta-data fields if asset is read-only
• New Relative Path option per asset library
• List mode items can now be dragged by the name
• New “External” context menu for performing operations outside Blender
• Auto-focus child windows on hover
• Copy/paste images in Image Editor
• Show recently opened/saved files in Dock context menu and App Expose
• Double-click to select words
• Select text by click-drag
• “To Uppercase/Lowercase” support for more languages
• Operators to move cursor to top/bottom

Plus hundreds of bug fixes, code cleanups and refactors to make Blender more stable and easier to contribute to .

GET THE ARTWORK

Blender splash artwork source files are available for you to play with, not only for Blender 3.6 but for previous versions as well .

List of developers that contributed to Blender 3.6 LTS

Splash artwork by Blender Studio

Features recap video by Jonathan Lampel from CG Cookie . Features reel video edited by Haru Legouge. Simulation Nodes video and demos by Simon Thommes . Jiggly Pudding simulation by Mingwei Lim . Index of Nearest simulation by Sean Christofferson . Assets bundle video by Julien Kaspar . Page layout and design by Pablo Vazquez . Additional help by Blender Studio , Blender Institute and the Blender community . Huge thanks to everyone involved ❤️

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