Ep. 1 — WWDC 2018

Techmanity Talks Ep. 1 — 6 June 2018 WWDC 2018 It’s that time of year again — Apple is hosting WWDC, the Worldwide Developer Conference. We cover the event and give our thoughts on the slew of features coming to Mac in macOS Mojave and iPhone and iPad with iOS 12, peppered with a few choice tangents. Timestamps 0:00 — Intro and a discussion on security 01:21 — Blocking tracking scripts 05:04 — Greyshift 07:29 — GDPR 8:59 — macOS 10.14 “Mojave” 10:11 — system-wide dark mode 14:13 — UIKit (iOS programming API) features introduced into AppKit (macOS programming API) for easier porting of iOS apps to macOS 17:34 — eGPUs (external GPUs/graphics cards) for the sake of improving render times and gaming experience, and Metal 2 (lightweight graphics API for iOS) 19:37 — Desktop stacks (folders re-invented!) 20:36 — Video “screenshots” 21:00 — Finder gallery view and Quick Look 22:53 — Why is there a stocks and news app? 25:14 — iOS 12 25:14 — Siri shortcuts for iOS devices 28:08 — Ten minutes of discussion about digital wellbeing, because it’s important 37:40 — Photos app 42:49 — Animoji, and a tangent on what people want from a smartphone 50:23 — Ability to edit RAW images on iPad Pro, and our thoughts on multiple users for iPad 54:53 — Memoji, and slowed obsolescence 58:18 — What is CarPlay, and why would you use it? 1:00:43 — Apple Watch and watchOS 5 1:00:43 — Siri shortcuts for Apple Watch 1:07:20 — Fitness-related features 1:10:54 — Podcasts 1:15:05 — Miscellaneous features (Motion-activated Siri, minor web-browsing 1:17:43 — Apple TV and tvOS updates 1:17:43 — Dolby Atmos, and aerial screensaver footage now with location stated on screen! 1:21:23 — Live streaming traditional TV (via providers such as Salt and Canal+) and “Zero-sign on” 1:22:37 — AR (augmented reality) 1:22:37 — Proprietary USDZ file format for AR models, with support in Adobe Creative Cloud 1:23:25 — “Measure” app, with a tangent on the word “cad” and other archaic expletives 1:28:10 — Lego AR playground app 1:29:56 — FaceTime with 32-person video chat 1:33:54 — Closing thoughts Things we mentioned Techmanity — Google I/O 2018 Livestream Techmanity — Streaming services are boring Jony Ive parody Twitter account (@jonyiveparody) List of Apple TV aerial screensaver footage locations on Apple Communities iOS 12 Beta preview Apple developer site WWDC 2018 event page Anchor podcasting app Follow us for more! Techmanity — techmanity.co.uk YouTube — techmanity.co.uk/youtube Twitter (@techmanityuk) — twitter.com/techmanityuk Facebook (@techmanityuk) — facebook.com/techmanityuk Instagram (@techmanityuk) — instagram.com/techmanityuk Fancy being on an episode of the show? Want to ask a question, give us some feedback, or just say hello? Get in touch with us by sending an email to [email protected]!