It’s time to dive into the biggest announcements from WWDC 2022.
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I’m Tasia and welcome back to my YouTube Channel where I share tech tips and app reviews.
If you missed the Apple Keynote, or don’t have hours to spend re-watching it in its
entirety, I’m here for you.
I’m rounding up the best announcements from WWDC 2022.
Let’s go!
First up, let’s talk about the next generation of Apple Silicon for Mac, M2.
This is the second generation of M series chips.
It’s built with enhanced 5-nanometer tech that has over 20 billion transistors.
That’s great, but what does all that gobbly gook actually mean?
Well, the M2 chip will provide 50% greater performance than the M1 chip - so think greater
and faster memory capabilities, it can handle larger and more complex workloads.
Basically, M2 is a beast that’s going to allow you to do a lot more, a lot faster.
So, now that we know about the new chip, hmm, I wonder where it’s going to live?
MacBooks.
That’s the answer.
Duh.
Specifically, Apple announced two new MacBooks.
The M2 MacBook Air is 11.3mm thin - that’s under half an inch - and it’s only 2.7 pounds.
Plus, MacBook Air will be available in four finishes: silver, space grey, starlight, and
midnight.
And, they are bringing back Magsafe for charging, like we saw last year with the 2021 MacBook
Pro’s.
There are two thunderbolt ports and an audio jack, and the display has been maximized to
now be a larger 13.6” display.
Plus, you’ll notice a brighter screen and a new 1080p HD FaceTime camera.
And, the magic keyboard has a full-height function row with Touch ID.
Of course, because it’s powered by M2, photo and video editing is going to be a lot faster.
In terms of battery life, MacBook Air will last up to 18 hours, and when you do need
to charge, they've updated their charging options.
There is a compact adapter with two USB-c ports, and the Air now supports fast charge.
MacBook Air will start at $1199 USD.
But like I said, M2 is coming to another Mac - the 13” MacBook Pro.
This 13” M2 MacBook Pro will make photo and video editing a breeze, and it also features
an active cooling system, and up to 20 hours of video playback on a single charge.
The 13” MacBook Pro will start at $1299 USD, and will be available in July.
So now let’s talk about macOS Ventura.
Can you believe we are almost at macOS 13 already?
They grow up so fast.
macOS Ventura features Stage Manager, which will help you keep everything organized and
give you quick access to your windows.
Stage Manager is going to be found in your control center and it automatically puts all
windows to the left of the screen and keeps the app you’re currently using front and
center.
If your app has multiple open windows, Stage Manager gathers them into a single pile.
Plus, you’ll be able to drag and drop to organize and arrange your windows as you want.
But wait, there’s more!
Spotlight search is getting an upgrade too because you’ll be able to take a peek at
a result using Quicklook just by hitting the space bar.
Spotlight can also now find images from your photo library, or you can start a timer or
run a shortcut right from here.
That’s just a brief overview of a couple of macOS Ventura features.
I’ll be sure to make a dedicated video on that once it’s out.
But there are some honorable mentions from the keynote too.
We could talk about updates to the Home App, car play, and watch OS, but we would be here
all day.
Instead, I will link to the full Apple keynote below, and we’ll continue on to iPadOS 16.
This is big.
So we just learned about Stage Manager in macOS Ventura, and wouldn’t you know, Apple
is bringing that to iPadOS 16.
With Stage Manager, you’ll be able to re-size windows, and work with overlapping windows.
So you’ll be able to just drag and drop to overlap some windows.
Plus, you’ll be able to arrange the windows and re-size them to exactly how you want.
This is a complete game-changer for iPadOS.
And now, you can guess what’s coming - one of the most highly-anticipated announcements
from WWDC - iOS 16.
So, I’ll be real with you, there were a ton of iOS 16 features announced, so to keep
this video short, I’m going to focus in on just a few of my favorites and we will
go over them right now.
First up in iOS 16 is the new lockscreen.
There’s a subtle depth effect, so this example is Craig’s daughter's head just slightly
in front of the time.
But you’ll be able to press and hold to customize your lockscreen.
Would you look at this - a whole lockscreen editor!
You’ll be able to swipe to try out different styles that adjust the color filter, background,
and font.
Then you’ll be able to tap on any element of the lockscreen to edit further.
So check out all the font types now and colors.
Finally!
But if you thought that’s all you can do with the lockscreen, well, you thought wrong.
You’ll also be able to add widgets right to the lockscreen.
When you add the widget gallery, you’ll be able to add any widgets you find most helpful
to your lockscreen.
Plus, you’ll be able to add additional lockscreens with a ton of new wallpaper options, including
a set of photos to shuffle throughout the day - I just love that one.
And, notifications will roll in from the bottom of the lockscreen, and you’ll be able to
easily hide them.
Another huge iOS 16 feature is found in Messages.
You’ll be able to edit, undo or mark messages as read.
Finally!
So, you’ll be able to edit any message you just sent - thank you Jesus - but, you’ll
also have the ability to undo send so you can take back a message sent in error.
Phew.
And, you’ll also be able to mark any message thread as unread.
But, of course, there’s more.
SharePlay is coming to Messages as well.
So you’ll be able to launch right from Messages and then watch a movie or video together in
real-time.
So, you know how with iOS 15 we can copy and paste text from our photos?
Well, iOS 16 is taking this up a notch.
There will be live text in video!
So, if you’re watching a video, you’ll be able to pause where you want and then select
the text to copy it.
And, what’s more, is that we will also be able to translate live text or quickly convert
currency.
This is really helpful for travel…and seems like they’re trying to match the power of
Google Translate a little bit.
Will it live up to the hype?
We’ll soon find out.
iOS 16 is compatible with iPhone 8 and up and will be released in September, so be sure
to keep an eye out for my full review of iOS 16 when it drops.
But now we have come to one of my favorite announcements from WWDC 2022: Handoff for
Facetime.
This is so major and I have wanted this so long, I can not even believe it is coming.
Ok, so you know when you take a Facetime call on one device, then you want to switch to
another device?
I do this all the time when I take a call on my MacBook Pro but then want to get up
and walk around and handoff the call to my iPhone.
Well, you’ll soon be able to!
So, all you have to do is bring your device close to the device you want to handoff the
call to, and you’ll be able to seamlessly switch from say your MacBook to your iPhone
or vice versa.
Hallelujah!
The Apple Gods have listened.
So, remember, there’s a link to the entire keynote below if you have nearly 2 hours to
kill.
So those are, in my humble opinion, the biggest announcements from WWDC 2022.
Now I want to hear from you.
What were your favorite announcements from the Apple Keynote?
Let me know in the comments below.
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