ctnApple’s 2015 WWDC keynote has just finished.
HomeKit ‘has been taking off’ as well as Apple are adding support for window shades (blinds) plus ‘all kinds of sensors’ as well as security systems. plus you can manage your house no matter where you are now as well (with an Apple TV).
Home manage info is coming to Apple watch ‘complications’ as well as Siri will also supports HomeKit commands from the wearable, for example – ‘Set the dinning scene’.
Here’s our cheatsheet with the rest of the news from the WWDC 2015 Keynote:
Apple Music
A ‘Revolutionary music Service’
‘Beats 1’ – a 24/7 worldwide Radio station from new York, LA & London
‘Connect’ is a location for artists to show their fans
Search & stream the millions of tunes on iTunes
Personalised (human) suggested playlists & albums
Available in 100 countries 30th June
Android support coming this Autumn
$9.99 / month – free 3 month trial
$14.99 / month for as much as 6 household members (complete with private accounts & suggestions etc).
iPad
Split screen multi-tasking (at last)
Picture in photo for watching video while working in an app
‘Quick type’ keyboard enhancements
2 fingers dragged on keyboard becomes a track pad
iOS
iOS9 – enhancements in Battery Life, Performance, adding Intelligence
Siri – API for app searches
Many other context sensitive improvements
Google now style proactive reminders, however all done ‘on device’ for your privacy
New ‘Transit’ Public transfer map app
‘News’ app for mobile magazine style reading a la Flipboard
CarPlay will go wireless
Public Beta in July (for very first time)
Free upgrade coming this Autumn
OSX
OSX 10.11 ‘El Capitan’
Will focus on improving Experience & Performance
Public Beta in July
Free upgrade coming this Autumn
Apple Pay
Coming the UK next month
250,000 UK places at launch
Accepted on London Public Transport
New visitor from Square to accept Apple Pay
Passbook now renamed to Wallet
Pay with your Watch?
Apple Watch
watchOS 2 will support native apps
New watch faces
App designers can produce ‘complications’
New ‘night stand’ mode for time & alarm
Reply to emails like you can with messages
Siri talks to HomeKit devices
Developer Beta today
Free upgrade coming this Autumn
Others
Swift 2 coming as well as being open Sourced
apple.com
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