It took too long to return (remember when Siri could do basic commands like play and pause without an internet connection?). Not to mention it also eliminates a huge portion of privacy concern. Siri - While not the 2.0 revision Siri could use, on-device command recognition will go a long way in improving everyone’s day-to-day experience with it. It’s so beautiful! I’m sure it’ll take years for that view to come to the cities that I live in, but I can’t wait! Maps - I gasped when they showed off the enhanced map view. Rather than hoping for each app to develop its own shared experiences, they’ll be able to tap into SharePlay, which will hopefully mean it’ll appear in more places even faster. SharePlay - I know that my primary use case for this feature will be tech support for friends and family, but I’m still excited about it. And it only took 11 years for Steve Jobs’ claim that FaceTime would be open source and available to third parties to come to fruition. I’m glad they’ve given us a grid view for everyone more comfortable with that than floating attendees. I trust FaceTime more than Zoom and with SharePlay (what a great name!) I think it’ll have most of the features I actually use. I’ll leave you with hot takes on the features that caught my attention today:įaceTime - FaceTime links are a year late but will still be useful. Well done, Apple engineers, designers, and everyone who made these releases possible. If the features showed off in the Keynote and State of the Union weren’t enough, digging through all the features on the marketing webpages and staying glued to Twitter 1 have revealed so much that I can’t wait to try out. So despite some contention between Apple and their developer community, the anticipation for this WWDC felt particularly amped. Leading up to WWDC each year, features are a bit like Schrödinger’s cat - they can exist in hopes, dreams, and concepts, but we don’t know if they’re real until Apple pulls back the curtain. And app development on the iPad takes a huge step forward today. Shortcuts on Mac will allow many of us to use automation to make out computers work even better for us without recreating workflows or switching devices. Universal Control blows my mind and has the potential to change the way I work between devices. That’s not to say that there weren’t revolutionary introductions today. Quick Notes aren’t flashy, but they’ll be powerful and helpful for everyone who discovers them. New Health features are always welcome, and I enjoy seeing Apple acknowledge with features like Health Sharing and Apple ID Legacy Contacts that users don’t live silos. Live Text and Visual Look Up may be old hat to those who have tried Google Lens before but will be jaw-dropping to those who haven’t. Improvements to FaceTime and Messages will help millions of people who use them every day. I like to think of the minor improvements as healing many of the paper cuts we’ve felt throughout the years.Īpple picked the right targets, too. And, honestly, I feel great about that! Apple picked a lot of low-hanging fruit this year, and sometimes that’s the sweetest. ![]() If I had to sum up the announcements that Apple made today about the next major versions of their operating systems, I’d say that seems like a quality of life year for both users and developers. ⌘ JWWDC 2021: Some Initial Thoughts on a Jam-Packed First Day
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