WWDC 2016 - Quick summary

WWDC 2016 - Summary

Apple Store

• Over 2 million apps on App store
• 130 billion app downloads

Apple Watch

Really love these watchOS 3 updates. One of the best things is that Apple has taken a new look at the platform and literally changed major parts of the operating system to make it easier and eliminate pain points. 

• WatchOS 3 - Improved and much performant OS for Apple watch
• Scribble - For quick (gestured based) typing on watch. Works with English and Chinese)
• New watch bands
• New faces (including Minnie :) )
• Find Friends on Watch
• Quick start feature (For activity)
• SOS - Emergency feature (Works internationally)
• Activity Sharing
• Apple Pay in Watch

tvOS

• 1300 Video channels
• Over 6000 native apps - "Just" in 7 months
• Supportive Keyboard
• Siri in tvOS makes search even more easier (Search Youtube videos also) 
• Live tuning (For iPads and tvOS)
• Single sign-on
• ReplayKit, PhotoKit, HomeKit, game controller, multiplayer games...All supported on tvOS.
• Coming this fall for public

OS X

• It is now macOS - Sierra 
• iCloud - Currently holds over 10 billion documents.
• Optimized storage - Saves storage
• Apple Pay - Coming to websites. Can authenticate via phone or watch. Available in 6 countries. More to come.
• Picture in picture 
• Siri - Finally for Mac. Okay
• Wireless transfer from iPad to macOS (Works with few apps)
• Public Beta in July. Public to everyone in Sept.

iOS

• iOS 10 - Biggest release ever. 
• New user experience - Specially on Lock screen, and notifications.
• Raise to wake - Raise wrist and phone wakes up (Control center and widget).  
• Clear all notifications button is here. finally. (After 6 long years.)
• Siri - SiriKit, developers APIs are available with iOS10. Also serves over 2 billion requests per week.
• QuickType - Intelligent suggestions, current location, Calendar availability, multi-lingual typing etc. 
• Photos - Advanced Computer Vision, Face Recognition, Topics, Dates etc.
• Maps -  Redesigned. More proactive, better search, dynamic view, quick controls. 
• Maps extensions - For developers. 
• Music - All new design, 15 million paid subscribers. Now includes lyrics.
• News - 2000 publications. Over 60 million monthly users. All new design. 
• HomeKit - New app "Home". HomeKit supports Air conditioners!. Remote access and automation. It is secure, and commands are encrypted.
• Phone app - better visualization and apis for developers
• Messages - Inline video playbacks, Slide-up to insert videos/photos, emojis are 3 times bigger now!. Bubble effects, surprise messages, handwritten messages, digital touch, full screen effects. Supports 3rd party apps!
• SplitView in Safari - iPad
• Developer preview is available today!

Swift 

• Swift 3.0 - (Coming soon) Advanced features, syntactic changes. Easy to learn.
• Swift playgrounds - (Free)New app for iPad. New way to learn to code with swift on iPad. Available with iOS 10