Furry Technologists

Announcements / things of note:

New Products

• New 15" M2 MacBook Air

• M2 Ultra Chip announced

• M2 Max and M2 Ultra Mac Studio

• Mac Pro with Apple Silicone (inc. M2 Ultra)

• iOS 17

• iPadOS 17

• WatchOS 10

• macOS Sonoma

• AirPods update

Phone and FaceTime

• Phone, FaceTime, and Messages app updates
• Contact posters (Photo and text customization for Caller ID)
• Live Voicemail (View live transcription of voicemails before answering the call)
• Leave messages for someone when they're unavailable on FaceTime

Messages

• Messages: Search filters, "catch-up", Swipe-to-Reply, Voice message live transcription, Inline location tracking
• Messages - Check In: Safety app, automatically notifies someone if you don't arrive home on-time
• STICKERS and Live (Video) Stickers

AirDrop

• NameDrop (NFC share contact info)
• AirDrop can now be sent over the internet
• AirDrop SharePlay - Bring phone together to share the same game, music, or other app

Dictation / Auto-correct

• Auto-correction uses on-board ML model
• Inline prediction finishing words and sentences
• Dictation: New neural engine ML model

Journal App

• Using onboard ML to suggest topics for writing
• Personalized and reflection-based suggestions
• Suggestions API for third-party

Standby

• Turn iPhone sideways while charging
• Shows basic information while charging using the always-on display
• Show clock, photos, calendar, and other widgets
• Red font color for

iOS Other

• "Siri" instead of "Hey, Siri"
• Offline maps
• People and pets album in Photos
• Find My Item sharing

iPadOS

• Widgets and lockscreen update
• Interactive widgets (First and third-party)
• Personalized lockscreen
• Live photos on lockscreen have animation effects
• Lockscreen widgets
• Live activities on iPad
• Multiple timers (finally!)
• Health app
• ML to help autofill PDF forms

macOS Sonoma

• New animated screensavers, image stops when logged in
• Widgets on desktop
• "Game mode" prioritizes games on CPU and GPU
• More games coming to Mac
• Video conferencing with live overlay
• Web apps on Mac

Safari updates

• Private mode locks the window, blocks trackers, and removes URL trackers
• Share Passkeys
• Profiles to separate school, work, and home

AirPods

• Adaptive audio (Blends transparency and noise cancelling)
• ML for volume control
• Conversation awareness will focus on voices, dip music, and block background noises
• Proactively reduces noise around you
• Press AirPods to mute
• Improved automatic switching

AirPlay

• On-device ML to show AirPlay devices based on preferences and habits
• AirPlay in Hotels (WiFi and AirPlay automatically shared)

Apple Music / CarPlay

• SharePlay to CarPlay
• Anyone in the car can control audio

tvOS 17

• New command center
• Find My for Siri Remote
• FaceTime for Apple TV using continuity camera
• FaceTime SharePlay for Apple TV

WatchOS 10

• Quick access to widgets
• Smart stack based on on-device ML
• Redesign of several first-party apps
• Reactive Snoopy watch face
• New Workout APIs

Cycling on Apple Watch

• Connect to Bluetooth sensors
• Estimate "FTP" (Functional Threshold Power)
• Fitness zones
• Cycling workouts show up as live activity on iPhone

Hiking

• Compass will generate waypoints (Cell connection waypoint, SOS emergency call)
• Elevation view on compass
• Maps with topographical data and points of interest
• Review trail info before starting

Mental health

• Mental health logging in Mindfulness / Health app
• Describe feelings and view insights
• Take standardized assessments in Health app and view risks for depression

Vision health

• Time in daylight measured using light sensor
• Screen distance using TrueDepth

Apple Vision Pro

• Starts at $3,499
• visionOS
• AR / VR headset with M2 and R1
• Use eyes and hands to control headset
• 23 million pixels per eye, 4K resolution
• Ambient spacial audio, using audio raytracing
• 12ms latency
• Optic ID
• Environments in the background
• Siri and Dictation
• EyeSight: Eyes visible on the outside of the headset
• Creates a virtual representation of your face for FaceTime calls
• View 3D objects
• Works with Bluetooth accessories
• Mac in Vision Pro
• Photo moments
• Spatial photos: Capture 3D video
• 2D and 3D movies
• Apple Arcade
• Disney+ and themed interactive experiences