iOS 13, MacOS 10.15, Marzipan, Siri, Mac Pro, and more. What will Apple have in store for us this year?
Apple holds multiple events throughout the year, but the most important two by far are the introduction of new iPhones (typically in September), and the Worldwide Developers Conference in the summer. Known simply as WWDC, the week-long event focuses on the people who make all the apps and services we enjoy on our iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches.
The big announcements from WWDC are made during the keynote presentation on the first day. This year, that’s June 3 at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
You can watch on Apple’s WWDC page through Safari on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad. If you have a Windows 10 PC, you can watch the stream using the Edge browser, but other browsers are not supported. With your Apple TV you can watch through the Events app.
In addition to streaming the keynote, Apple will stream the entire conference, though the sessions are primarily of interest only to developers. You first need to sign up for an account on Apple’s Developer website. A developer account is not needed to watch the June 4 keynote.
The most exciting stuff at WWDC is usually all the new features coming to the next version of iOS. With over a billion active devices worldwide, iOS is by far the most popular thing Apple makes, and one of the most popular consumer operating systems in the world.
We expect big things from iOS 13. Hopefully, it’s as fast and stable as iOS 12.
We’ve heard plenty of rumors about iOS 13 and what new features it will bring us, often from reliable sources like Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. And we have our own wish list of features. Here’s a short summary of what we think we can expect, but there are always a few surprises. If you want a more detailed breakdown, head over to our iOS 13 rumors article.
This promises to be a really big year for macOS. Last year, Apple explained its plans for a project code-named Marzipan, by which Mac developers would be able to make Mac apps using the same UIKit framework that is used for iOS apps, in addition to the existing AppKit framework used today.
Apple gave us a first look at what this will look like with four apps in macOS Mojave: News, Home, Voice Recorder, and Stocks.
In macOS 10.15 (California-landmark name yet to be revealed), we’ll see improvements to these apps, along with a host of others. Expect a partial breakup of iTunes (finally!) with separate Apple Music, TV, and Podcasts apps, for starters.
At WWDC 2018,Apple unveiled Marzipan. Expect to see more about this project at this year’s conference.
Rumor has it macOS 10.15 will also allow you to use your iPad as a secondary display. And Siri on the Mac might finally get the ability to set alarms and timers.
