Apple WWDC 2024: Key Announcements and Highlights

AI Integration: CEO Tim Cook unveiled Apple Intelligence, a new AI initiative emphasizing privacy and personalization. This AI will be integrated across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

OpenAI Partnership: Siri will now leverage OpenAI’s ChatGPT, allowing users to interact with the AI for various tasks, including creating bedtime stories with images. This integration will be available in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia later this year.

Custom AI Emojis (Genmoji): Apple introduced Genmoji, custom emojis created using Apple’s AI. Users can generate personalized emojis directly from their keyboard by typing a description.

Home Screen Customizations: Users can now arrange apps creatively, adjust colors, and modify app darkness to enhance personalization.
Control Center Updates: Group controls for easier access and introduce a new API for developers to include app controls.
Privacy Enhancements: Lock apps to restrict access without authentication and manage contact availability for different apps.
Messaging and Communication: New text effects, emoji reactions, satellite messaging for iMessage and SMS, and enhanced Mail app filters.
Tap to Cash: A secure method to pay another person by holding phones together.
Photos App Redesign: Improved search functionality, a grid layout, and a new filter button for specific content types.

Interface Improvements: A floating tab bar and automatic sidebars to maximize screen usage.
SharePlay Enhancements: Users can now take control of SharePlay sessions.
Calculator App: Introducing a native Calculator app with unit conversions and a feature called Math Notes for solving problems with the Apple Pencil.
Notes App Upgrades: Smart Script feature for handwriting clean-up and seamless integration of typed and handwritten notes.

iPhone Mirroring: Control your iPhone from your Mac with Continuity, even when locked.
Unified Notification Center: iPhone notifications will now appear on macOS.
New Passwords App: A discrete app for managing passwords, verification codes, and more, also available on Windows.
Video and Safari Enhancements: Improved video call features and AI-powered highlights in Safari for better information extraction.

Training Mode: Tracks workout intensity and impact using calorimetry data.
Vitals App: Monitors heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature, offering insights into health metrics.
Tools for Pregnant Users: Cycle tracking and gestational aids displayed across all charts and prompts.
Ring Adjustments: Customizable goals and the ability to pause activity rings.
AI-Powered Watch Faces: Identifies suitable photos for watch backgrounds using AI.

Siri and Voice Isolation: AirPods now support head motions for call handling and enhanced voice isolation in noisy environments.
tvOS Enhancements: New Insight feature, audio enhancements, support for 21 x 9 projectors, and new screensaver options.

Spatial Photos: Transforms regular photos into Spatial photos compatible with Vision Pro using AI.
New Gestures and Ultrawide Display: Introduction of gesture-driven controls and support for ultrawide displays equivalent to two 4K monitors.
Train Support in Travel Mode: Adds train support to the previously airplane-only Travel Mode.
Global Availability: Vision Pro will be available in China, Japan, and Singapore from June 28, and in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the U.K. from July 12.