The opening WWDC22 keynote will be held on June 6th, and unsurprisingly this will be Apple’s opportunity to show developers and the rest of the world what its future operating systems will look like. In his Sunday newsletter, Mark Gurman gives some details on iOS 16 (codenamed “Sydney”), watchOS 9 (“Kincaid”), macOS 13 (“Rome”) and tvOS 16 (“Paris”).
Tim Cook on stage at WWDC 2019. The 2022 edition will be virtual.
On the iOS side, we can expect significant improvements for notifications, which had already received regular summary functions throughout the day and focus mode with iOS 15. iOS 16 will also be the subject of new health monitoring features. On the other hand, no changes are planned for the interface.
iPadOS 16 would benefit from a new multitasking interface, but it had been overhauled with the previous version. Obviously that wasn’t enough. This rumor is also reminiscent of the floating windows heard in March.
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Finally, watchOS 9 would offer major improvements for activity and health tracking. Hallway noises can tell us more until June 6th…
Antonio De Rosa’s Apple headset.
Gurman writes that iOS 16 should contain many references to rOS, the operating system for augmented reality headsets that Apple has been developing for years. Initially, this product should have been presented during the World Developers’ Conference, but eventually the event would take place more towards the end of the year or even next year.
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Apple’s AR device would be launching during the iOS 16 cycle anyway, says the Bloomberg snoop. Maybe by then the manufacturer wants to pick up the mess, why not with a preview of rOS to lure the developers.
In terms of hardware, WWDC22 could also be the time to unveil two new Macs, one of which will likely be the MacBook Air. New Mac minis (M1 Pro?) and 24-inch iMacs are also in the works, as is an update to the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
WWDC 2022 will take place virtually from June 6th to 10th