WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.320 Apple has renamed, as predicted, all of their operating systems after the year 2026, 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:11.000 meaning iOS is gonna jump from iOS 18 to iOS 26. 00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:15.520 So please, a moment of silence for iOS 19 through 25. 00:00:15.520 --> 00:00:20.000 It just sucks because I knew 23 was gonna be good. But the rebranding announced during 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:25.160 Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference keynote this morning represents some of the most substantial changes 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:31.240 to Apple's software in years. iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, WatchOS, TVOS, and VisionOS 00:00:31.240 --> 00:00:36.080 will share a new unified design language called liquid glass, 00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:41.840 which brings back some skeuomorphism. UI elements warp and refract light. 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:45.440 Apple says they behave just like glass in the real world. 00:00:45.440 --> 00:00:50.400 For instance, menu bars can be shattered and used as improvised weapons in an emergency. 00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:53.560 Apple also highlighted more dynamic controls, 00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:57.760 which will appear when the system thinks you need them and disappear when it thinks you don't. 00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:00.840 An approach that has caused frustration in the past, 00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:05.040 but we have AI now, so. But we'll talk AI later, 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:09.120 because what Apple called the biggest iPadOS release ever 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:13.280 involves finally giving iPads a new window management system 00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:16.920 that works pretty much like MacOS or Windows, 00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:21.880 unlike Stage Manager, which is still a thing and separate from this, apparently. 00:01:21.880 --> 00:01:26.560 Multiple Windows can be resized with what Apple calls a grab handle 00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:31.960 and repositioned anywhere or flicked to snap to the side. 00:01:31.960 --> 00:01:35.280 But there's more tiling options under each Windows controls 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:39.200 for minimize, maximize, and close, like MacOS, 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:45.400 which you can click with the new mouse pointer that looks like a freaking mouse pointer. 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:48.840 What is, there's even a menu bar with drop downs 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:55.040 for file, edit, et cetera at the top and folder stacks in the dock, just like MacOS. 00:01:55.040 --> 00:01:58.680 I keep saying it. 2019 Riley reviewing iPads on Linus Tech Tips 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:02.320 is losing his sh... The MacOS inning doesn't stop there. 00:02:02.320 --> 00:02:07.800 The iPadOS files app gets more detail and an open with default app option. 00:02:07.800 --> 00:02:11.000 Background tasks allows, say, a video render 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:16.600 to complete without the app auto closing and preview is finally on iPad 00:02:16.600 --> 00:02:20.920 with the annotation, auto-filling, and other stuff you can do to PDFs. 00:02:20.920 --> 00:02:24.720 Don't tell me about it. I don't wanna know. There's also improvements to audio, video, 00:02:24.720 --> 00:02:30.360 and screen recording that seem cool, but I gotta be honest, I'd rather move on to MacOS 26 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:36.440 and the upgraded spotlight search, which continues to seem like a glorious angel from heaven 00:02:36.440 --> 00:02:40.800 compared to the wart covered troll under the bridge that is Windows search. 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:44.600 I don't know what that is, but I could ask Bing, perhaps. 00:02:44.600 --> 00:02:49.200 Uh, uh, uh, uh. MacOS 26 lets you describe actions 00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:54.360 and take them directly from spotlight, like sending an email that says a certain thing 00:02:54.360 --> 00:03:00.160 to a certain person with a certain subject line and lets you assign quick keys for certain actions, 00:03:00.160 --> 00:03:03.640 like just typing AR for ad reminder. 00:03:03.640 --> 00:03:10.240 Spotlight can search for in-app menu items and activate them, and it can access your clipboard history, 00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:15.760 which previously required third party apps, which means some developers just got Sherlock'd. 00:03:15.760 --> 00:03:18.880 I'm sorry it had to be today. But one of the coolest things 00:03:18.880 --> 00:03:23.720 is the integration with shortcuts, which now supports adding Apple's own AI models 00:03:23.720 --> 00:03:29.080 or chat GBT into an automation workflow, which can be summoned in any app with spotlight. 00:03:29.080 --> 00:03:34.760 MacOS will soon have more customization for icons, folder colors, and control center options. 00:03:34.760 --> 00:03:40.480 The phone app is on MacOS now, very cool, and there's even an in-game overlay. 00:03:40.480 --> 00:03:43.640 All this will be available to any Apple Silicon Mac 00:03:43.640 --> 00:03:46.760 and the four remaining Intel powered Macs 00:03:46.760 --> 00:03:51.000 that are still supported. They are just holding on for dear life, 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:55.600 long after they should have let go. Early in the iOS 26 section of the keynote, 00:03:55.600 --> 00:04:00.120 Craig Federighi said, many of you missed using tabs in the Photos app. 00:04:00.120 --> 00:04:04.240 Photos now features separate tabs for library and collections, 00:04:04.240 --> 00:04:08.080 which I think is the first time Apple has directly acknowledged complaints 00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:11.480 about one of their changes. Is losing all of those app store court battles 00:04:11.480 --> 00:04:15.960 finally getting to them? If so, we should keep breaking their spirit. 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:19.560 This is good stuff. Visual intelligence can now search and take action 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:24.040 across multiple apps based on your iPhone screen, extract the date, time, and location 00:04:24.040 --> 00:04:29.200 from event posters and add it to calendar, and ask chat GBT questions about images. 00:04:29.200 --> 00:04:35.920 And Apple's new foundation models feature lets third-party apps use Apple's on-device AI models 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:40.680 because somebody might as well use them while the new AI powered series 00:04:40.680 --> 00:04:46.120 still in her trailer, memorizing her lines. Other cool AI stuff includes live translation 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:51.480 integrated into messages, FaceTime, phone calls, and kind of into Apple music, 00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:55.120 which now has lyrics translation and pronunciation guides 00:04:55.120 --> 00:05:00.280 so you can stop mumbling the Korean part. I genuinely think auto mix is cool, 00:05:00.280 --> 00:05:03.680 which will use AI to mix songs into each other 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:07.640 like a human DJ does, but with less head bobbing. I know you're waiting to hear 00:05:07.640 --> 00:05:13.680 about that rumored games app though. Well, yeah, it aggregates your games and Apple Arcade, 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:17.280 but it also has a Play Together tab to see what your friends are playing 00:05:17.280 --> 00:05:23.280 and compete with them in challenges, which can turn single-player games into social experiences. 00:05:23.280 --> 00:05:27.000 Yeah, cool, very cool. And there's actually quite a few more iOS changes, 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:30.040 including call screening and hold assist in the phone app, 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:34.480 custom backgrounds and group polls in messages. What's up, what's app? 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:38.480 And realistic chat GBT image generation in image playground 00:05:38.520 --> 00:05:43.760 so your mom can make deep fakes now too, but we don't have time to consider the ramifications of that. 00:05:43.760 --> 00:05:48.960 WatchOS is getting workout buddy, the perfect AI non-person to hack your brain 00:05:48.960 --> 00:05:54.200 with the audio equivalent of an encouraging cat poster. VisionOS supports accessories now, 00:05:54.200 --> 00:05:58.120 like the Logitech Muse Pen and PlayStation VR2 controllers, 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:02.080 and TVOS has a new API that should make signing in suck less, 00:06:02.080 --> 00:06:05.640 and there was a new trailer for a bunch of Apple TV plus originals, 00:06:05.640 --> 00:06:11.040 which are statistically pretty good. And I guess Apple is happy to continue losing money on those, 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:15.840 and I'm totally fine with that. I also wouldn't be bothered if you checked out our sponsor. 00:06:15.840 --> 00:06:18.840 You know, iOS got to skip 19 to 25, 00:06:18.840 --> 00:06:23.120 and frankly, I'm jealous. I would have loved to skip those years too. 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:27.680 Microsoft and ASUS have revealed their rumored handheld collaboration, 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:30.680 the ROGX Box Ally X. 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:33.720 Okay, this is an Xbox, they say, 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:36.840 and this is an Xbox if you're poor. 00:06:36.840 --> 00:06:41.440 That's the ROGX Box Ally non-X also being announced 00:06:41.440 --> 00:06:44.520 with weaker specs, but both of them apparently benefit 00:06:44.520 --> 00:06:50.320 from Microsoft allowing the Xbox team to modify Windows itself on these handhelds. 00:06:50.320 --> 00:06:54.200 They'll skip loading Windows elements like the desktop, freeing up performance, 00:06:54.200 --> 00:06:57.320 and rapidly booting straight into the Xbox app, 00:06:57.320 --> 00:07:04.720 which will feature an aggregated library with games from Xbox, Steam, and other stores, okay? 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:08.800 The devs behind Xbox and Windows have wanted to make this special Xbox Windows handheld 00:07:08.800 --> 00:07:12.800 experience happen for a while, but as one exec told the Verge, 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:18.400 "'This is really the device that galvanized those teams "'and got everybody marching and working towards a moment 00:07:18.400 --> 00:07:21.640 "'that we're just really excited to put "'into the hands of players.'" 00:07:21.640 --> 00:07:27.280 And Xbox execs have a gift for hyping up gamers with language you'd use in financial reports, very cool. 00:07:27.280 --> 00:07:31.600 But one thing they said that is hype, this full-screen Xbox experience 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:34.600 will roll out to other Windows handhelds next year 00:07:34.640 --> 00:07:39.640 after the two Xbox allies launch at the end of 2025. 00:07:39.760 --> 00:07:44.640 It's just too bad that everybody will be gaming on some form of Linux by that time already. 00:07:44.640 --> 00:07:47.680 Oh well, this week was chock full of game announcements 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:51.960 between Sony's PS5 State of Play, the kickoff of Summer Games Fest, 00:07:51.960 --> 00:07:58.560 and yesterday's Xbox Games Showcase, where we learned there's gonna be a Black Ops 7? 00:07:58.560 --> 00:08:01.720 But don't worry, it stars original Black Ops character 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:05.640 Alex Mason, who will finally tell us what the numbers mean. 00:08:05.640 --> 00:08:11.000 And an Amazon customer has reported receiving an Oris RTX 5090 package, 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:14.440 only to find it filled with macaroni, rice, 00:08:14.440 --> 00:08:21.280 and some kind of dusty old GPU. The incident comes after at least 32 Zotac 5090 boxes 00:08:21.280 --> 00:08:26.160 were discovered at a micro-center stuffed full of cross-body backpacks. 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:29.160 I sincerely hope these 5090 switch roos don't become a trend, 00:08:29.160 --> 00:08:32.880 although at least these scammers were nice enough to include some carbs. 00:08:32.880 --> 00:08:36.480 You know, let's throw some chicken bones in there, and baby, you got a stew going. 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:40.600 I'm currently stewing over the fact that there was far too much tech news today. 00:08:40.600 --> 00:08:45.440 So let's all take a one day recess and meet back here on Wednesday, okay? 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:49.480 It'll give me some time to work through whether I like Apple now. 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:52.640 It's very confusing. I guess Apple is ha- 00:08:52.640 --> 00:08:56.120 Ooh, okay. That's just lights. 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:59.600 Hello. Thank you. Rude.