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Apple’s WWDC 2016 event: 7 things to expect
TOI Tech | Rajat Sharma 03 Nov, 2020, 09:29AM IST
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Apple’s WWDC 2016 event: 7 things to expect
Apple’s latest iPhones have been facing comparatively weaker demand, as they offer increasingly lesser features as compared to similarly priced Android devices. Analyst reports have predicted that Apple might even end up among the top five worst performing smartphone brands of the fiscal year 2016, as global iPhone shipments fall short of expected estimates.
The company has released several new products such as the new iPad Pro and the smaller-but-powerful iPhone SE recently, and this year’s iPhone 7 is rumoured to come with quite some features. And as rumours keep on building up, it’s obvious to wonder exactly what does Apple have in store for everyone.
Here are a few things we can expect from Apple, at its Worldwide Developers Conference 2016.
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iOS 10
Although not much is known at this point about the next-gen mobile OS, it’s expected that the App Store will undergo a considerable overhaul.
Paid search results are also a possibility, and will allow developers to have their apps ranked higher in search results. But perhaps the most interesting of them all is that iOS 10 might come with the ability to remove Apple’s default apps and set third-party apps as default clients.
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MacOS
As far as features go, the biggest one is that Siri could be finally coming to the Mac.
Considering how Microsoft’s Windows 10 features extensive Cortana integration, this move seems even more likely.
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Refreshed MacBook Pro line-up
Even more interesting is the fact that the refreshed MacBook line-up is expected to have new GPUs from AMD and NVIDIA, with superior graphical processing capabilities.
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Apple Watch 2
Cellular functionality would also make the second gen Apple Watch a more ‘self-contained’ gadget. Apple recently announced that all watchOS apps submitted to the App Store after June 01, 2016 will have to be native applications, further supporting the speculation.
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More Apple Pay features
This could facilitate transfer of money by just tapping two phones together. Other improvements like loyalty points and ATM withdrawls could be coming as well.
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Security boost for iCloud services
Reports have also suggested that the company is trying to bring its entire iCloud infrastructure in-house, aiming to improve overall reliability of the service.
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Apple TV improvements
This could come as some sort of update to the tvOS, the operating system that powers Apple TV. There’s even a possibility of Apple making the Apple TV more exciting for developers by allowing more gaming options.
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