Its not uncommon for Apples annual developer conference to start a little sleepily.
It actually felt a little bit exhilarating.
So in no particular order, here is everything Apple announced today.
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Probably fine, but Apple went ahead and built one called the Pro Display XDR.
Its all very expensive, too.
The display itself costs $5,000, and the stand costs $1,000.
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iTunes Replacements
Now, lets talk briefly about the death of iTunes.
Thats it, dont cry for iTunes!
The successor to macOS Mojaveis called macOS Catalina,and its breezy.
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A new feature called Sidecar lets you use an iPad as a secondary display or drawing tablet.
iOS 13
Heres where Appleis playing a lot of catch up.
Apps like Safari, Mail, and Notes are also getting some UI upgrades and new features.
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The public beta for iOS 13 will launch in July, and the full release goes live this fall.
iPadOS
The alphabet soup of Apple operating systems gets really confusingwith the launch of iPadOS.
This new iPad-specific operating system is built on iOS but gives developers more options for how iPad apps work.
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It basically helps iPads work more like a laptop and less like a large iPhone.
Functionally, a much more robust Files app brings more macOS-like features like column view and metadata access.
On top of these iPadOS-specific features, all iPads will get to enjoy the iOS 13 updates as well.
watchOS
Apple didnt forget about its tiny screens this year.
The company made the Watch even more of a standalone devicewith the launch of the Watch App Store.
Now you could browse and download apps directly to your Watch without needing to be tethered to a phone.
The Health app now tracks activity trends over time.
Apple also announced Noise app for monitoring hearing health and a Cycles app for period tracking.
Oh, and there are some new bands and watch faces.
tvOS
Rounding out the Apple platformsare a couple of small updates to tvOSand a potentially big one.
Privacy and security are central to the plan, which has HomeKit working with more rig partners.
A similar HomeKit program will be available for wifi routers made by companies like Eero and Linksys.
AirPods
No, Apple did not announce new AirPods.
Siris can now read you your text messages when you receive them and let you immediately respond.
Theres also a new way to bump iPhones and share a song with a friend.
And then probably five people used the feature.
This year, Apple is making it easier with a new Siri Shortcuts app.
Will people use Siri Shortcuts now?
Memoji
You knew this was coming.
you’re free to also use so-called Stickers to turn your Memoji into traditional emoji.
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