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Summary of Updates in WWDC 2024
Platforms State of the Union
- Apple Intelligence: Introduction of a personal intelligence system with generative AI capabilities integrated into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This includes new features for understanding and generating language and images, and helping users take actions with rich awareness of personal context.
- Generative Tools: New tools for developers to integrate generative AI into their apps.
- Swift and SwiftUI: Continued evolution of Swift with new features and enhancements in SwiftUI.
- RealityKit: Updates to RealityKit for enhanced AR experiences.
- OS Updates: New features and improvements across iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, and visionOS.
What’s new in App Store Connect
- Nomination Process: New feature to create nominations for app updates, including setting expected publish dates and providing detailed descriptions for editorial review.
- Screenshot Requirements: Reduced number of required screenshots for iOS and iPadOS apps.
- API Enhancements: New APIs for the Apple Developer Enterprise Program and App Store Connect API to download app analytics reports.
What’s new in device management
- Apple Business and School Manager: Easier deployment of managed Apple accounts.
- Activation Lock: New features to recover devices with activation lock.
- Software Update Controls: Phased rollout of software updates starting from the first beta.
- Safari Extensions: Ability to manage and enable Safari extensions via MDM.
- visionOS 2.0: New MDM commands and restrictions for Apple Vision Pro.
What’s new in watchOS 11
- Widgets: More actionable and glanceable widgets in the smart stack.
- Double Tap: New ways to navigate and take action in apps or widgets.
- Health and Fitness: Enhancements in HealthKit and WorkoutKit for new possibilities in health and fitness apps.
Bring context to today’s weather
- WeatherKit Enhancements: Richer forecast details, historical data comparisons, and faster data transfer with flat buffers.
Relevant Sessions
What’s new in watchOS 11
Explore new opportunities on Apple Watch, including bringing Double Tap support to your watchOS app, making your Smart Stack widgets even more relevant and interactive, and displaying your iOS Live Activities in the Smart Stack.
What’s new in device management
Learn about the latest management capabilities for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS, then discover the latest changes to Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager. We’ll also share updates to Activation Lock, SoftwareUpdate, and Safari management.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
What’s new in App Store Connect
Explore new features for discovery, testing, and marketing. Find out how to nominate your apps for featuring on the App Store, share exciting moments (like a version launch) with marketing assets generated for you, deep link to specific content in your app from custom product pages, use the latest enhancements to TestFlight, and more.
Bring context to today’s weather
Harness the power of WeatherKit to get detailed weather forecast data such as precipitation amounts by type, cloud cover by altitude, or maximum wind speed. Find out how you can summarize weather by different parts of the day and highlight significant upcoming changes to temperature or precipitation. Understand how you can compare current weather to the past through our Historical Comparisons dataset and dive into historical weather statistics for any location in the world. We’ll also explore how you can do all of this faster with our Swift and REST APIs.
Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap
Watch a quick recap of the newest advancements on Apple platforms.