Apple’s WWDC kicks off in Cupertino, California, on 10 June, 2024 (Tim Cook/ X)
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Apple is showing the future of the iPhone, and the rest of its products.
The company began its Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, on Monday, showing off software updates for all of its platforms. It will bring iOS 18 as well as new versions of the operating systems for the iPad, Apple Watch, TV and its Vision Pro headset.
Much of that future is expected to be based around artificial intelligence. Apple has been facing questions about what it plans to do with the technology for months, and the live-streamed keynote is rumoured to be the event where it will show its answer.
There will likely be summary tools to a variety of apps, as well as “Apple Intelligence”, which may come in the form of a beta, online subscription that brings AI services to Siri and more.
The event will begin at 10am local pacific time (6pm BST) on Monday, and will be streamed live online. Follow all the latest and watch the event below.
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Watch Apple WWDC live stream
We’re off! You can watch the live stream of WWDC 2024 right here:
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While the keynote may be over, WWDC is only just getting underway.
We’ll be bringing you the latest news from Apple’s developer conference, including on-the-ground coverage from the Cupertino campus.
Until then here’s a couple of today’s biggest announcements:
Apple Vision Pro to be launched worldwide
Apple reveals new iOS 18 update for iPhone
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‘Apple Intelligence’ vs ‘artificial intelligence’
Today’s event was widely hyped as Apple’s big foray into AI, but the tech giant was once again reluctant to actually use the terms adopted by the broader industry.
In the 100-minute long keynote, ‘artificial intelligence’ was only mentioned three times, while its new ‘Apple intelligence’ was spoken 56 times.
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Keynote ends
It’s back to Tim Cook, who bids us farewell as the opening keynote for WWDC 2024 comes to a close.
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If you missed it, you can watch a replay of the whole event on the post pinned to the top of this blog.
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What to expect from Apple Intelligence
Here’s an infographic showing all the main features of the new Apple Intelligence:
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Apple Intelligence ‘coming in the fall’
Apple Intelligence will be available on iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia as a beta version for people to try this autumn.
“This is AI for the rest of us,” Craig says. “This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter.”
Here’s all the apps it will be available within, which developers will be able to get working on right away:
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ChatGPT integration
As expected, Apple has just announced ChatGPT integration into its products.
No word on the date it will be integrated, but it will come to the new Apple operating systems “later this year”, with users able to access it for free.
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Apple Intelligence availability
We’re half an hour into the unveiling of Apple Intelligence, and Craig is back to tell us: “What you saw here is just the beginning,”
Apple Intelligence is free with all the new operating systems announced today, including iOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia.
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Generative AI comes to emojis
Move over Memojis, personalised emojis just got an upgrade with GenMoji. Using generative AI, the new feature can create new emojis from simple text prompts.
I wonder what kind of guard rails Apple has in place to prevent misuse.
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New Apple Intelligence writing tools
New writing tools that utilise Apple Intelligence can make your emails sound more friendly, professional or concise with just a few taps.
A way to summarise longer emails also offers a way to add a ‘TLDR’ to the top of the email.
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