Tech Hangout 2.0 #9: WWDC 2015 Wrap Up
Hosts
Ben Roethig
Patrice Brend’amour
Mikel Potts
Andrew Rouch
Paul Gans
Apple
News about iOS, Macs, Apple TV, Apple watch, etc
Apple TV – Nein
- Rumors held true
- No AppleTV or AppleTV SDK Announced
- Nothing on when or if they’ll show up.
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- Improved Mission control
- Side by side for apps
- Natural language support in spotlight
- Improved Notes apps and Improved
- Pinned Tabs and autoplay tab mute in Safari
- OS X Photos gets extensions like iOS
- Many under the hood improvements
- 1.4 to 4x improvements in speed
- Biggest change is to graphics system with Metal
- Replaces both OpenGL and OpenCL
- Low-level low-overhead graphics API
- Similar to Vulkan or Direct 3D 12
- gives app and game devs complete access to the GPU
- better integrates CPU and GPU
- Ships in fall, Public Beta in July
iOS 9
- New Siri and Spotlight with Proactive Search
- Natural language support and will offer suggests
- Low power mode and general power saving
- Healthkit now has support for UV and reproductive health sensors
- Homekit supports Security systems, blinds, and new types of sensors
- New GamePlayKit, Model I/O, and ReplayKit
- New news reader app called News. Similar to Flipboard or Pulse. Replaces Newsstand
- Move to iOS App to transfer data from Android device
- iPad split screen multi-tasking
- Picture in Picture for iPads
- New keyboard with two finger cursor drag
- Enhanced support for physical keyboards
- Like OS X ships in fall, beta in July
Swift 2
- Swift is now Open Source
- Compiler and code library will be offered
- Apple will handle OS X, iOS, and Linux code
- Error Handling Model and Protocol Extensions
- Availability- tells developers if an API is incompatible with an older OS
Apple Pay and Passbook… I Mean Wallet
- Offered by 2500 Banks/ Credit unions and just shy of 1 million retail locations
- Adding 4th major US credit card issuer Discover in fall
- New version will add In-Store credit and debit cards from Kohls, JC Penney, and more
- Also adds Store rewards cards from companies like Walgreens, Dunkin Donuts, and even airlines rewards cards
- Cards will reside in New passbook will will be renamed wallet
- Available in the UK in July
- 8 out of the 9 largest UK banks (exception of Barclays)
- will have 250,000 retail locations at launch
- Worked with Square on new wireless reader that supports Apple Pay, EMV Chip Cards, and old magnetic stripe cards
CarPlay
- Wireless CarPlay
- Support for new aspect ratios, screen sizes, and higher resolution displays
- Automaker apps with hardware control
Maps
- New Transit Maps
- New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington DC, Baltimore, Toronto in North America; London and Berlin in Europe; and 300 cities in China
- Nearby attractions
- shows Popular attractions, restaurants, Cafes, bakeries, dessert places, fast food joints, and grocery stores
- Displays whether or not the place supports Apple Pay
Watch OS 2
- SDK for Native Apple watch apps
- Also allows for creations of watch face complications
- Gives devs access to taptic engine, controls, microphone, and sensors
- Siri support for glances and starting workouts
- third party fitness apps communicate with workout and activity apps
- multiple friends lists
- color control for emojis
- Activation lock
Apple Music
- New streaming service
- Combines the functions of Beats Music and iTunes radio
- Conceived by Jimmy iovine and the Beats crew
- access to the entire iTunes library of 30 million songs via iCloud with offline downloads
- Beats 1 live radio station
- DJs in LA, NYC, and London
- Expertly curated playlists and radio stations
- Connection social media/ blog for artists
- will release in 100 countries June 30th
- $9.99 for individual account, $14.99 for up to 6 family members per/mo
- Works via iTunes for Mac/ Windows and Music for iOS
- AppleTV and Android apps coming fall
Developer Accounts
- OS X, watchOS, and iOS now rolled into a single account for the same $99 price.