Apple showcases advancements and improvements to its software and services every year at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). During this year’s WWDC 2023 keynote, the company unveiled several new features coming to its iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems. The company also showed off a new 15-inch MacBook Air model — along with a new Mac Studio and Mac Pro — all powered by Apple’s M2 chips. The company also continued its long tradition of unveiling “one more thing” — its first mixed reality headset — in the form of the Apple Vision Pro.
On this week’s episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast, guest host and reviews editor Roydon Cerezo talks to senior reviewer Ali Pardiwala — speaking from Apple’s headquarters in California — and Gadgets 360 executive editor Jamshed Awari about some of the Discussed the most important announcements. By Apple at WWDC 2023.
There’s certainly no doubt that Apple’s last announcement at WWDC 2023 was easily the most important announcement it made during its keynote event. The Apple Vision Pro headset, priced at $3,499 (roughly Rs. 2,88,700), is its most expensive wearable device to date, and its first mixed reality headset. It will only be available in the US next year, and there’s currently no word on whether the device will eventually come to India.
Apple also announced a new 15-inch MacBook Air for users who want to use the firm’s entry-level laptop with a larger display. The Mac Studio has also been updated with M2 Max and M2 Ultra options, while the Mac Pro has finally ditched Intel’s Xeon processors in favor of Apple’s most powerful M2 Ultra chip.
WWDC 2023 also unveiled Apple’s upcoming software updates – iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. iOS 17 will offer a range of customization and personalization features. Meanwhile, macOS Sonoma will add a new Game Mode that is claimed to improve system performance while gaming by reducing latency. The AirPods Pro (2nd generation) will also get a new Adaptive Audio mode that blends active noise cancellation (ANC) and transparency mode.
iPadOS 17 will introduce lock screen customization with widgets and a new Health app. Across all Apple devices, Safari will get new privacy features, while Apple will also introduce wellness features and a new Journal app. These updates will be released to eligible devices later this year, and (somewhat poorly) developer beta versions are already available for testing.
