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What to expect for iOS 14
if you would ask me a couple of months ago whether apple
Worldwide Developer Conference would actually happen I
wouldn’t have known what to tell you big in-person events
including software heavy shows like Google i/o were being
canceled left right and center so WWDC seemed like the next
logical victims but no Apple confirmed it was going ahead
with an online-only version of the show for the first time ever
really and it starts very soon the keynote begins at 10:00 a.m.
Pacific 1:00 p.m. Eastern on June 22nd and we will be covering
it lives as always now even if the staging is completely different
this year all of the rumors suggest we’re in for a really big
show in fact for reasons having nothing to do with Cove at
19 we could be looking at one of the most impactful WWDC
ever and that all starts with what Apple is reportedly doing in
iOS 14 for one the nature of the iOS home screen could be
changing for the first time since the home screen was a thing
sure you’ll be able to look at that classic grid of apps same as
always but apparently you’ll also be able to view a list of your
apps which sound a little Android 8 in me and I mean that
in the most flattering way, possible iOS always could have
benefited from something like this speaking of Android II
rumors also suggest that at long last we might be able to
put real movable widgets on our home screens throw-in
support for third-party wallpaper packs which is a weird idea
I know and we may wind up with a version of iOS that looks
and feels a lot different than what you’re used to there’s
a word you may even be able to set third-party apps as
the defaults for emails and web browsing but since
the conversation around that has sort of died down
since Bloomberg broke the news in February I am a little
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more skeptical of that iOS 14 may also have more of a
focus on augmented reality than usual Apple is reportedly
working on a new app codenamed the Gobi that displays
information in places like Apple stores and Starbucks when
you point and add an Apple main QR code so you feasibly
see nutritional information or store availability for products
that feels a little questionable math since we probably
shouldn’t spend too much time inside stores with strangers
but don’t worry Apple may also let you do things like search
for your missing air pods using augmented reality, there are
some other interesting tidbits that might wind up an iOS
14 that we should talk about like improved messaging
according to Mac rumors Apple is working on a mentioned
system for iMessage so you can nudge specific people in
your group chat and retract messages after new Cynthia
Safari may automatically translate websites in other
languages sort of like chrome does now and Apple
might also reveal a new fitness app and that allows people
to download guided workout videos which seem bizarre
and kind of brilliant at the same time I could definitely
see Apple taking away money from services like a peloton
through something like this now Apple obviously uses
iOS as a foundation for iPad OS so the improvements
we’ve just talked about will almost certainly make their
way to iPads too but we have heard of a few noteworthy
tablets specific features 9 to 5 Mac spotted references
to new cursors and gestures which should be great news
for anyone trying to use an iPad with a mouse or a
trackpad we’ve also heard you’ll be able to use your
Apple pencil beyond just your note-taking and sketching
apps if these rumors hold true you’ll be able to write
with the pencil in any text field which iPad OS will
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recognize and convert into traditional text which is
frankly, long overdue Samsung’s Galaxy Note has been
able to do this for quite some time so I’m looking
forward to seeing if iPads in the Apple pencil can help
this concept succeed where the Newton failed with it
years ago now 20/20 has been weird for like a thousand
different reasons but if Apple sticks to the PlayBook it’s
been using for years developers or people like me who
just pay for developer accounts and will be able to install
previews of both of these in the last dates shortly after
the keynote ends then we’ve got watch OS 7 which
comes with a bunch of you watch faces as it always
does but more important are new features like a so-called
kids mode that let mom or dad manage an Apple watch
for their kids in addition to their own from a single
I phone those parents will apparently be able to control
the apps and complications kids have access to during
the day as well as manage the contacts and music
available to them that sounds great if you’re a parent
but I’m still not sold on giving a kid an Apple watch
in the first place, y’all do you who raised her kids
have a great time with it I am personally more excited
about the health-related changes, Apple seems to be
making here after years of waiting for proper sleep
tracking is expected to make its debut in watch OS
and so will new measurements for blood oxygen
detection which can be hugely important because
low blood oxygen can be a symptom of some incredibly
unpleasant conditions we’re also hearing that watch
OS 7s electrocardiogram feature is said to be more
nuanced which I am personally very grateful for I’ve
never talked about this before but I was doing a work
the thing in California last year and I was working in bed
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one day and my heart started doing this jazz drum solo
and the Apple watch did help confirm that yet something’s
wrong with your ticker you should probably go to a doctor
having a more accurate tool like that is going to benefit
literally anyone, in any case, watches the West 7 is
shaping up to be a pretty big update that we might not
see the full value of that software until Apple releases
new Apple watches now strangely there has been a
a whole lot of noise about Mac OS is here and that might
be because for the first time Apple has more important
Mac Hardware announcements to make and I’m not just
talking about that new heavily and rumored iMac either though
that should be cool rumor has it Apple went was a very
bezel like design more in line with the iPad pro or it’s
expensive pro cinema XDR display and that the company
is going all-in on SSD storage and embracing the AMD
Navi GPU great but if there’s one bit of news to keep
your eyes peeled for at WWDC it’s apples rumored
an announcement that it’s going to transition to using
arm-based processors instead of the intel stuff
the company has been relying on since early 2006
because event reliance on the timing of new Mac
hardware wasn’t purely within Apple’s control any time
Intel suffered a delay Apple did too if this transition
pans out Apple would only be beholden to the company
that makes the chips for them based on what we’ve
seen from Apple’s stupidly fast iPad Pro chipsets
like the 12 X and a 12 see it does not seem like pure
power is going to be the problem when I review the most
recent iPad pro it more or less hosed my work MacBook
Pro in most of the processor-heavy tasks I threw at them
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in terms of complex micro design, Apple is very good at
what it does but if Apple really is going all armed across
it’s next it needs to give developers time to sort out their
work best-case scenario they can just recompile some
code and they’re all set but worst case scenario they’ve
run into serious compatibility issues and that porting
takes ages or they decide the process isn’t worth it and
just discontinue their software we’ll just have to wait
and see what Apple says and more importantly what
resources it could provide to make this potential
transition as smooth as possible for all of those
reasons and perhaps more that we’re just not privy to
yet it really does seem like WWDC in 2020 is shaping
up to be one for the books thank you for taking the time
to run through what we expect to see from the show so
far and be sure to stay tuned for a live coverage when
the Apple WWDC keynote starts next week
