My Random Thoughts from the WWDC Keynote
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
These are my thoughts on the 2020 Apple WWDC keynote, presented in the order they occurred as I watched the show.
I’ve not yet read any other feedback so these thoughts are non-affected by groupthink:
General
- The stagecraft and direction that Apple puts into these shows is amazing.
iOS
- Widgets on the home screen - finally!
- The new messages is great but still relies on everybody having iOS. Many of my friends are Android users, so I end up having to rely on WhatsApp. Even my attempts to transition them to Telegram or Signal failed.
- That’s a kick ass wheelchair that lady owns.
- No new maps for me In Australia.
iPadOS
- Sidebars - like a Mac!
- Search on the iPad seems like LaunchBar on the Mac, but it will probably be more like Spotlight, that is, not quite as good.
- The new Pencil and Scribble feature looks great
Apple Watch & AppleTV
- The scientific capability in Apple is incredible; the resources they can plough into movement sensing for exercise, surround sound, etc. is crazy.
Home
- Yes! Adaptive lighting. I’ve got some LifX bulbs and that app has dawn/dusk settings, but this looks way better.
- Is it time for me to get some security video cameras for the house? Whcih ones are best and most future proof?
macOS
- Apple have done translucent menu bars before. I still don’t like them.
- The spaced out menus are ugly.
- I wish I had friends who lived this perfect Apple experience of sharing ETAs with me, sending memojies, etc. It doesn’t happen in my world.
- I’ve been trialling a bunch of different browsers over the past week. Safari might win me back just in time.
Apple Silicon
- Of course it’s not called ARM Macs.
- Apple have built a hell of a competitive moat with Apple Silicon.
- Talk of Linux virtualisation but not Windows. I reckon that must be gone.