WWDC 2023: everything Apple should announce (iOS 17, watchOS 10, new Macs, Reality Pro…)

WWDC 2023 will officially start tomorrow from 7 p.m. French time, and this year, Apple should unveil a veritable avalanche of novelties. iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, new Macs, XR Reality Pro mask, announcements should follow one another at breakneck speed. A few dozen hours before this event eagerly awaited by the small world of tech, it is therefore probably time to clear up the many probable announcements. And then after all, it doesn’t hurt to salivate in advance on the dishes that will (probably) be served to us.

iOS 17:

This will undoubtedly be one of the very big pieces of WWDC 2023. iOS 17 is expected to have many new features, including:

• A brand new logging app integrated into the Find My app.
• A Smart Display mode intended only for the iPhone 14 Pro and 15 Pro models, which is in fact a mode Always On (screen always on). This mode would also have a horizontal display. The iPhone user will finally be able to check notifications, weather or upcoming appointments, etc. without even having to turn on his precious.
• A new Health app capable of detecting the daily emotions of the user. Ophthalmological information can also integrate the app.
• Sideloading and alternative App Store: this should be THE big announcement for iOS 17, the one that will also allow Apple to comply with the European rules in preparation. iOS open to third-party application stores, this is no longer a fantasy (but you will have to assume the security risks that will go with it). Sideloading and alternative App Stores would however only concern versions of iOS 17 distributed in Europe.
• A big update to the Maps app as well as AirPlay and SharePlay functions.

iPadOS 17:

Few big changes are expected for the next version of iPadOS, except that this new version of the iPad operating system should integrate some of the new features of iOS 17, namely the journaling app, the big update of the Health app, and perhaps Sideloading for iPads sold in Europe.

macOS 14:

Almost nothing has leaked, but again some new features of iOS 17 should be available for the next macOS (logging in particular)

tvOS 17:

Not even a rumor to get your teeth into, nada.

watch OS 10:

The Apple watch OS should get a big boost this year. In particular, we expect:

• The main interface would be deeply modified and should finally display Widgets (including Widget Stacks), which means that it will be possible to navigate in certain Widgets and of course the widgets of Apple apps (Health, Stocks, Weather, Calendar, etc.)
• The Digital Crown of the Apple Watch would also be used to display the Widgets rather than to access the home screen.
• A deeply redesigned Stocks app to accommodate the larger screens of the latest Apple Watch models.
• The scan of the user’s daily emotions (synchronizable with the Health app

15-inch MacBook Air:

According to Bloomberg, Apple would unveil a MacBook Air model with a 15-inch panel, but a panel with the same resolution as the current 14-inch model (so we would lose a little pixel density) . This MacBook Air would also be equipped with an M2 processor.

Mac Studio M2 Max and M2 Ultra:

This is the most recent rumor. Apple would therefore have a new Mac Studio under its arm, this time equipped with the powerful M2 Max and M2 Ultra. As a reminder, the M2 Max has 12 CPU cores and 30 GPU cores and can support up to 96 GB of RAM. The M2 Ultra is twice those specs (24 CPU cores, etc.)! The price should of course be particularly salty.

Apple Reality Pro:

The highlight of the keynotethis is Apple’s first XR headset, which will be announced with an absolutely monstrous technical sheet: 4K or 5K micro OLED screens at 4000 dpi and 5000 nits, 120° FoV, Pancake lenses, 2 processors including a equivalent to the M2 (with boosted GPU part), around fifteen sensors or cameras including a LiDAR and two color cameras for the pass-through (AR), a remote battery (2 hours of capacity) to maintain an ultra thin and light design (between approximately 300 grams), automatic IPD, functions of eye tracking, hand tracking and face tracking, an interface dedicated, a revamped App Store for the mask and of course a large part of Apple’s software ecosystem adapted for the new precious (Apple Arcade XR, Maps XR, Apple Music XR, Apple TV XR, Apple TV+ XR, Fitness + XR, Creative and office suite, multi-screen etc.). A dedicated development kit will most likely be available to developers as soon as the conference is over. The device would be offered in several colors and its price should be around 3000 dollars.

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