The WWDC 2021 Apple Event happened yesterday but there is not a lot you can hear as much of the event wasn’t as necessarily interesting as the hype. In a nutshell, there was no new hardware announced and IOS 15 was the main highlight of the event. This article will summarize the main improvements that were announced to the Apple Eco System that you should look out for.
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Changes in Facetime:
One of the most interesting features from Apple WWDC 2021 is the improvements in Facetime. Facetime did get some cool upgrade features and it will look better than before. From your iPhone, the people will look and sound better with the help of spatial Audio and Portrait mode. Another cool feature that was announced is SharePlay. With this, you can choose to share your screen and listen to the same song or watch a video together with a person while on Facetime. Finally, Android and Windows users will also be able to join Facetime calls with the aid of a new feature called FaceTime Links.
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Organizing Phone Notifications
A new feature called Notification Summary comes with IOS 15 and will change the way you organize your notifications. It will separate your most important notifications from your least important notifications and group the least important for you to easily go through. This will save your time as you will now focus on the most important ones.
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Improvement in Apple Watch Features for Apple Health
Two good additions to talk about in the health category is the ability to share specific information with your doctor privately and track well your respiratory rate. Apple’s sleep tracking App will measure your breathing rate and determine your respiration quality.
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Organize your tabs better with Safari
Under macOS Monterey, the next masOS, tab organization will be better than ever. You will be able to group your tabs together and reduce the clatter. Nothing annoys like having 50+ open tabs that you have to look through.
Other features from Apple WWDC 2021 to include in the summary are;
- Improvements in AirProds pro where people with mild hearing problem will be able to hear better with a feature called conversation boost.
- iPad will get Quick Notes that will revolutionalise the way you take notes as you browse the internet and your favorite Apps.
- Finally, you will be able to set the HomePod Mini as your default TV speakers.
That’s all we had from the WWDC 2021 Apple presentation. More improvements were discussed as the was close to 2 hours.
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