![]() A second generation of the tiny-hands-friendly iPhone SE would also be a crowd pleaser, but it’s uncommon for Apple to announce new phones at its spring event. If that’s the case, a new MacBook Air (which hasn’t been refreshed in years) would certainly be worthy of the “One More Thing” nod at next week’s event. There have also been rumors that Apple could release a newer, cheaper version of the MacBook Air sometime in 2018, based on predictions from well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. This year’s potential candidates include a refresh of the MacBook Pro, which in an ideal world would include both more up-to-date Intel processors and keyboards that don’t break. And it’s not unprecedented: Last year, Apple used WWDC to unveil its first smart speaker, the HomePod, as well as new iPads. WWDC may be a software event, but that doesn’t stop the die-hards from hoping a new piece of hardware will be announced. Bloomberg has suggested that one advance may involve the ability of two iOS users to face off in a shared AR game environment. Cook has raved so much about AR's potential that it's hard to imagine, at this point, an Apple software event without some stage time devoted to the technology. In January, Apple rolled out version 1.5 of ARKit, which gave it support for "vertical planes," a technical way of saying that developers were able to create slightly more immersive AR apps. It wouldn't be surprising to see more guidelines from Apple this year on how developers can better use CoreML.Īpple's ARKit is one of those frameworks that in a short amount of time has managed to excite both developers and iPhone users, since these AR effects are easily accessible through the lens of the phone. Last year's major announcement for developers was CoreML, a new machine learning framework that was designed to give developers more access to artificial intelligence inside mobile apps. Apple has consistently updated Swift, its programming language, around WWDC if Apple maintains this cadence, you can expect to see Swift 5 at this year's event. Of course, a developer conference is for developers, and it's often the stuff not aimed directly at consumers that gets app makers most excited. Apple says it’s always improving the consistently inconsistent digital assistant, but it clearly still has a lot to prove. ( Bloomberg reported on this initiative as well.) There have also been reports that Apple has rolled back some of its original plans to redesign its mobile software this year. That “staring down at their phones” part will be key to this year’s event: Apple is expected to preview software features that supposedly offer users greater control over their phone usage, according to a source familiar with the company’s plans. But there’s no doubt that an entirely new economy has spawned from mobile software, while a generation of iPhone users has come of age looking up to the app developers who keep them staring down at their phones. Some developers have been vocal about their struggles to make a living off of making apps, and are hoping for a better payout from Apple. Since then, the App Store has swelled to more than two million apps. ![]() For one, it’s the 10th anniversary of the App Store, which launched in July 2008, a year after the iPhone was born. This year’s WWDC will be notable for a few reasons. It’s not only a chance for consumers to get a preview of how the next significant software rollout could fundamentally change their iPhones WWDC can also be a bellwether for what Apple has set it sights on for later in the year, when it typically releases new hardware. ![]() ![]() WWDC, like other developer events, is largely focused on the platforms that app-makers build stuff for in this case, iOS and macOS, along with tvOS and watchOS. ![]() Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off next week, one of two major events the company hosts every year. ![]()
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