WWDC21 – Keynote Bullet Point List

Quick list of topics from today’s Keynote presentation. No warranties expressed or implied. 😉

FaceTime

  • Spatial audio
  • SharePlay: TV, Screen, Audio

Focus

  • notifications 
  • Summary

Photos

  • Live text
    • whiteboard
  • Spotlight
  • Photos memories
    • Music + videos
    • Change music
    • AI selected (this never works for me)
  • Wallet
    • Clipper
    • Disney world
    • Keys
      • House
      • Work
      • Hotels
        • Hyatt
      • Also on Apple Watch
    • ID Cards
      • Driver License/ID
      • Encrypted
      • In “Secure Element”
      • TSA also
  • Weather
    • Animations
    • Weather maps
    • Air quality
  • Maps
    • Portugal and Spain
    • Interactive globe
    • New 3D details
    • Landmarks
    • Navigation
      • Driving road details
        • Lanes
        • Crosswalks
      • CarPlay
    • Transit
      • Favorites
    • AR 3D
      • SF
      • San Diego

AirPods

  • Conversation Boost
    • Directional microphone 
    • Reduce ambient sound
  • FindMy
    • Pro & Max
    • Proximity View
    • Separation Alert
  • Spatial Audio
    • Extend to tvOS 
    • Mac

iPadOS 15

  • Widgets!
    • On Home Screen
    • new large format
    • Files widget 
    • iOS 14
  • App Library
    • iOS 14
    • Reorder pages
      • Does iOS do that?
  • Multitasking
    • Multitasking Menu at top 
    • Mail can open in center on top
    • Minimize to shelf for later access
    • Quick switch
    • Split view from App Switcher
    • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Notes
    • Tags
    • @mention
    • QuickNote
      • Swipe from corner
      • Swipe away when done
      • app aware
        • Safari 
      • MacOS and iOS
  • Translate
    • Split view
    • Auto translate
    • System wide translation
    • Live text?
  • Swift Playgrounds
    • Build apps on iPad
    • Submit to the App Store
    • SwiftUI Previews
  • Privacy
    • On device voice processing
    • Mail
    • Safari
  • iCloud
    • Account Recovery
      • Add people you trust to recovery list
    • Digital Legacy
      • Pass data if you die
      • “iCloud Will”
    • iCloud+
    • No one can see what sites you’re visiting
    • Hide my email 
      • Unique random email
    • HomeKit secure video
    • No price change!
    • Same great price. 😉 
  • Health
    • Heart attack patient
      • Combine ResearchKit, HealthKit, Apple Watch
      • Corrie Health App
    • Monitoring changes in health
      • Mobility
        • Balance
        • Gait impairment
        • Walking Steadiness
      • Labs
        • Analysis and descriptions
      • Trends
        • notifications
    • Share health data 
      • Directly with doctor
    • Family
      • Kids
      • Parents
      • HealthSharing
        • Private
        • See trends
        • Notifications
  • WatchOS 8
    • Health
      • Breathe
        • New animation
      • Reflect
        • Prompt
        • Animation
      • Mindfulness app
      • Sleep
        • Adding Respiratory rate
          • notification with change
    • Activity
      • Tai Chi
      • Pilates
    • Fitness Plus
      • Strength, HIIT
      • Artist spotlight
    • Photos
      • Photos face most popular!
        • Portraits watch face
      • Memory highlights
      • Favorites
      • Sharing
      • GIFs – #Images
  • HomeKit
    • Private and secure
    • HomeKeys
    • AppleTV
      • HomePod mini
        • Personalization
    • Siri – 3rd Party devices
      • Thermostats
    • Matter
    • AppleWatch
      • Intercom
  • macOS
    • Monterey
    • Focus 
    • QuickNote
    • Universal Control
      • single mouse and keyboard between Mac and iPad 
      • Automatically recognizes and moves back and forth between the two
      • Drag and drop!
      • Can even use iMac keyboard across three devices!
    • AirPlay to Mac
      • Why isn’t this a thing already???
    • Shortcuts on Mac
      • Could be huge
      • More likely to use
      • “The future of automation on Mac”
      • Workflow will be supported
    • Safari
      • Power efficient
      • Privacy
      • Intelligent Tracking Prevention
      • tabs
        • Sleek design
        • Search built into active tab
        • Tab groups
          • Pick up later
          • Better than Chrome’s implementation.
          • On all devices
          • Add to email for list
        • iPad has new tabs and tab groups!
        • iPhone
          • Grid view
      • Extensions
        • Now on iPhone and iPad!

Developer Technologies

APIs

  • SharePlay
  • SwiftUI Focus
  • SwiftUI Search
  • Object Capture
    • 3D modeling with photos
    • available to all developers
  • Swift
    • Concurrency
      • Reduce async code
      • Actor 
        • Isolate parallel tasks
      • Async/await
  • App Store
    • 600M/week
    • $230b to devs
    • App Product Page
      • AB testing
      • Contextual design
    • Events
      • In-app events
      • App Store widget features events
  • Xcode Cloud
    • Automatically builds in the cloud
    • Apple CI
    • Simulates on multiple devices
    • Automatically distributes with TestFlight
    • Security
      • Only stores product of builds
    • TestFlight to the Mac!
    • Limited beta today
    • Available next year

Betas

  • Developer betas today
  • Public betas next month
  • Release in fall