This year at WWDC, Apple had a ton to go
over. Some of it's new and cool, like the liquid glass redesign that visually
unifies all your devices, or Spotlight essentially becoming an AI assistant.
It's just that some of it is it's not so new, but at least it's finally coming to
Apple like polls and group chats or spam call rejection, or I you not,
Windows on iPad, and also so much more.
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liquid glass. It's basically a prettier version of Windows Arrow, an aesthetic
PC users got back in 2007 with the release of Vista. And oh boy, does it
ever look beautiful. Widgets, app icons, notifications, just about every piece of
the UI that could ever float over top of a background or an app has got a flashy
new transparent layer. Sometimes even multiple layers along with some pretty
animations as you use your device. Everything is getting this update. iPad,
iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, and even the Apple Watch. This new design language is
inspired by Vision OS, which is getting a few updates, but we'll talk about that
a little later. There are too many small adjustments and places this is being
used to tell you everything faster than Apple's hour and a half presentation.
But some of the highlights are things like the menu bar on your Mac going
transparent to make it feel like you have more screen space, or controls in
Apple TV no longer hiding what's directly behind them as you scroll
through Love Island. They didn't unify the operating systems to behave exactly
the same as each other like the rumors made it seem, but it does look similar
across all devices now, and that's better than nothing. Keeping with the
cohesion theme, Apple is changing the way they version their various operating
systems to follow the same formula as the auto industry. That means this year
2025 brings us iOS 26. And the same goes
for watch OS, iPad OS, TV OS, macOS,
and vision OS. It's 26es across the board and I for one approve. And don't
worry, macOS still gets its cute national park inspired code name.
There's also a bunch of new features coming to iOS and I'm sure we'll get like a very specific deep dive at the
next event when they launch the iPhone. But for now, let's talk about the big
stuff. And by big stuff, I mean stuff that Android has had for years. Not only
will you finally be able to screen spam calls, but we're also getting hold
assist as well. So instead of being stuck listening to Opus number one on
repeat for hours, your iPhone can stay on the line and do the waiting for you.
So you can spend your time doing important things like, I don't know,
doom scrolling marketplace for terrible old BMWs. Then whenever the call finally
connects, you get a quick notification to pay attention and your wallet and
significant other get to breathe a collective sigh of relief. But the
relief doesn't stop there, because you'll also waste less time with spam
messages. With Apple's new spam filter, messages for the stuff you actually care
about, like your table being ready or your package arriving, those stick
around. But now you can filter out the crud you don't want to see, like a spam
message warning you about a fraudulent transaction for a bank you're not a
member of. Something about an old car. I don't know, not important. What is
important, however, is that CarPlay is getting updates, and they're fixing the
cludgy camera controls in iOS, at least in theory. They're also adding
backgrounds for iMessage group chats that anyone in the group can see and
adjust. They're adding spatial wallpapers, dynamic lock screens, the
ability to request, receive, and send each other money through Apple Cash
within group chats, and even typing indicators for group chats. Hallelujah.
Android people, they didn't even have that. Here's another Google Pixel oldie
but goldie. Calls, messages, and FaceTime are all getting live translations. So, no matter the language
pair, you can speak with anyone, even if they don't have an iPhone. I just hope
the real world use case performs as well as Apple's demo cuz this has potential
to be a really great feature. They also demoed some updates to Apple
Intelligence with visual intelligence letting you take a screenshot of something and get an answer to a
question or maybe a link to a site where you can purchase the object you highlighted. I don't expect to use it
all the time, but assuming it works and actually launches, it's a welcome
feature. As are the new wallet improvements. Refreshed boarding passes
can show live activities like realtime flight updates. And soon, if you live in
Puerto Rico or one of nine select states, you could remove even more
plastic from your life by having your driver's license on your phone as part
of your digital wallet. Oh man, we're running out of time. I better pick up the pace. And thanks to Apple Watch's
new workout, buddy, so can you. Soon, you'll be able to take all of that
workout data you've been collecting, and Apple intelligence will generate words of encouragement or progress tracking as
you work out. Honestly, an AI voice pumping your tires after you run your
100th mile for the year or after you set a new lap record might actually be kind
of cool and could help encourage you the next time you're about to call it quits.
The new layout and liquid glass redesign looks very pretty. There's a bunch of
functionality integrated into wrist flicking like muting alarms and your
watch will soon automatically adjust the volume of notifications or calls based
on your surrounding environment. Much better. I'm not too
sure how that's going to work out, but we'll just have to try it when we unbox our next Apple Watch or a new Apple TV
because I'm really excited about the updates there. They didn't show a ton,
but coming from a longtime NVIDIA Shield TV user, the ability to set profiles in
tvOS is going to be huge. There's also a
new automatic sign-in API, which means no more signing in across all of your
devices. This might not matter a ton to all of you, but for those with roommates
or family, aka roommates who don't pay rent, this update might make a huge
difference for you. They also showed some new cinematic poster art for your
browsing pleasure to coincide with the new liquid glass changes. There was a
bit about Apple Music and connecting with your iPhone for karaoke and contact
posters are coming to tvOS when you FaceTime on the big screen. But what
about the other big screens? iPad OS 26 is going to be huge with its new Windows
system or rather as Apple calls it windowing system. You know the you know
the kind that you can just move around and resize and snap to the side. Yeah,
it's Windows on an iPad. But we're also getting background tasks. So say you
want to render something in Final Cut Pro in the background while you browse
on sites where you buy things from strangers. You can do that now and it'll
just keep going. We're also getting other macOS feature integrations. But I'm talking the journal app, preview PDF
support, audio input selection on a per app basis, that's sweet, and the rest.
It makes sense that with more power comes more capabilities. And thanks to
Apple's silicon M series of processors, soon you might be buying an iPad and a
dock instead of a fullyfledged MacBook if you want a portable device that's
powerful enough and can do enough.
That's it. And for everyone else, there's macOS 26. Tahoe. Some of this
stuff also works on iPad, like
finally the ability to customize how folders look through color and custom
icons. And wow, is it a welcome addition. Using liquid glass on Mac
looks stellar. And adding all of this customization can really help
personalize your device. Something everyone else has been able to do on a more robust scale for years. Apple
showed off a few more welcome features like a phone app and live activities so
you can work seamlessly between devices, enabling everything new for iOS, like
live translation to be accessible from your Mac. The new gaming app looks
shockingly usable with a new overlay that actually looks pretty familiar to
all the handheld gamers out there. They mentioned that Metal 4 is on the way and
features some next-gen rendering tech like frame interpolation and dnoising.
But I'm actually pretty excited about the ability to challenge friends with a
sort of unofficial leaderboard, even if it is in single player games. Their game
library is continuing to grow, and considering The Sims is one of the few
games that has always worked on Macs, I'm happy to see Enzoy has taken up the
torch. But the coolest part, aside from this Bredosaurus hoodie,
lttstore.com, is the Spotlight upgrades.
The demo they showed where Buddy grabbed his document through Spotlight, used
Spotlight to then erase the background and keep it transparent, and then sent
that same file to another commonly used app, all without going anywhere except
for this handy little search bar that could. And to make it even snappier,
they've added quick keys, which are basically shorthand commands to do
specific actions like send emails or create a note. Not quite last and not
quite least, Vision OS. Yep, the Vision
Pro lives. And it honestly seems like they're marketing it to businesses now
as a way to level up your work experience. They showed off multiple
people wearing headsets within the same physical space now interacting with
virtual assets together. And while it is a very high-end solution to a problem,
it looks pretty sick and genuinely futuristic.
I don't know how much I agree with their claim that consumers love the Vision
Pro, but I love the cool spatial widgets. Seriously, this is what I
imagine when I think of a true augmented reality. Just think, instead of spending
hundreds or maybe thousands of dollars on physical goods like a TV, a calendar,
and a clock, you could just spend $3,500
on a Vision Pro and not bother decorating your space. Okay, yes, the
dystopian image of someone wearing a Vision Pro in an otherwise empty
apartment is terrifying, but think of the possibilities. Who knows, in just 10
short years, the Vision Pro might become more affordable. It also really helps
that they fix the Personas, too. That's right. They are much less horrifying and
actually look somewhat realistic. You can also create profiles so you don't
have to constantly make adjustments when you're sharing headsets. They're adding
PSVR2 sense controller support. And spatial photos are becoming more
realistic with spatial scenes. And if a
website supports it, you can get spatial experience on the web, too. Like the
ability to pluck 3D objects from your browser and pop them virtually into your
living room. The potential for the spatial web is actually pretty sick. But
again, none of that really matters until these devices become significantly more
affordable than they are today. Speaking of things that definitely matter, how
about image playground and gen emoji upgrades? Kind of cool, I guess. Yeah,
you can combine emojis to make new ones, and you can even apply these changes to
your own avatar. But was mankind really meant to have such power? Personally, I
miss the days when emoticons were made with punctuation marks rather than with
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thanks for watching. Let me know down in the comments what feature you're excited
about that we didn't really talk about today, or what one we did talk about,
but you're just uber excited about. And um maybe check out last year's WWDC
event coverage to spot the differences between then and now. I can tell you one
thing, we've got a hell of a lot more iOS versions all of the sudden. Yeah,
just kidding. They skip some.