Developer conference season generally wraps every year with Apple’s WWDC in June, where the company will showcase its latest in iOS, macOS, Siri, and all things Apple TV and Watch. It all begins when CEO Tim Cook takes the stage on Monday, June 4th to introduce updates to the company’s mobile and desktop OS. And perhaps there will be a few surprises in store for developers and consumers alike. Catch up on all the latest from San Jose right here on The Verge.
Apple iOS 12: the biggest new features coming to the iPhone
Big new features and a priority on performance
Apple’s only new WWDC hardware are iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands
Not the new gadgets we expected
How do Apple’s Screen Time and Google Digital Wellbeing stack up?
Two similar but subtly different perspectives on managing our time on our phones
The best iOS 12 features that Apple didn’t talk about onstage
Autofill for SMS two-factor codes is just one of them
Apple just took a shot at Facebook’s web-tracking empire
Safari is pushing back against share buttons
Apple will let developers port iOS apps to macOS in 2019
Previewed today with the News, Stocks, Voice Memos, and Home in Mojave
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The Apple TV is finally getting Dolby Atmos support
Along with better support for cable companies like Spectrum
The Apple Watch will get automatic workout detection, walkie-talkie mode, and better notifications
watchOS 5 will arrive this fall
Apple is launching FaceTime group chats with up to 32 people
That’s... maybe 28 too many
iBooks gets a redesign and new Apple Books branding in iOS 12
New look, new name, new store
Siri will soon be able to pull off multistep routines through Shortcuts
You can record custom phrases that Siri will understand
Apple’s ARKit 2.0 supports multiplayer and introduces a new file format
Play in a shared virtual environment
Apple announces iOS 12 with new AR features, Photos improvements, and more
iOS 12’s newest features are about sharing, AR, and more
The stakes have never been higher for Apple software
At WWDC 2018, Apple has to convince us to have faith in iOS and macOS
How to watch today’s Apple WWDC keynote
iOS 12, macOS 10.14, and maybe even some new hardware
Will Apple discuss its MacBook keyboard problems at WWDC?
Things are coming to a head
Apple’s WWDC 2018: iOS 12, macOS, and what else to expect
Expect a better working version of iOS, instead of a better looking one