What were the main things announced?
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At WWDC 2024, several major announcements were made across different sessions. Here are some of the key highlights:
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Apple Intelligence: Introduced as a personal intelligence system, Apple Intelligence brings powerful generative models to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. It enhances capabilities for understanding and generating language and images, helping users take actions with a rich awareness of personal context, all while maintaining privacy. This was highlighted in the Platforms State of the Union.
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Device Management: New features were introduced for managing Apple devices, including updates to Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager, new activation lock features, and software update controls. These updates aim to make it easier for IT administrators to deploy and manage Apple devices. This was covered in the session What’s new in device management.
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RealityKit and Reality Composer Pro: New APIs and features were introduced for creating interactive 3D content, including low-level mesh and texture access, animation system enhancements, and new spatial tracking APIs. These updates are designed to enhance spatial computing experiences. Relevant sessions include Discover RealityKit APIs for iOS, macOS and visionOS and Compose interactive 3D content in Reality Composer Pro.
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App Store Connect: New features were announced to help apps get discovered, improve testing with TestFlight, and enhance customer reach. This includes featuring nominations and API support for the Apple Developer Enterprise Program. These updates were discussed in What’s new in App Store Connect.
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Wallet and Apple Pay: Enhancements were made to Apple Pay, including improvements for web payments and extending the user experience to non-Safari browsers. This was detailed in What’s new in Wallet and Apple Pay.
These announcements reflect Apple's focus on enhancing user experience, privacy, and developer capabilities across its platforms.
Create enhanced spatial computing experiences with ARKit
Learn how to create captivating immersive experiences with ARKit’s latest features. Explore ways to use room tracking and object tracking to further engage with your surroundings. We’ll also share how your app can react to changes in your environment’s lighting on this platform. Discover improvements in hand tracking and plane detection which can make your spatial experiences more intuitive.
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 Wallet and Apple Pay
Take passes and payments to the next level with new enhancements to Wallet and Apple Pay. Make your event tickets shine with rich pass designs in Wallet, and bring great Apple Pay experiences to even more people with third-party browser support. We’ll also look at how to disburse funds with Apple Pay on the Web and highlight new API changes that help you integrate Apple Pay into even more purchasing flows.
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.
Compose interactive 3D content in Reality Composer Pro
Discover how the Timeline view in Reality Composer Pro can bring your 3D content to life. Learn how to create an animated story in which characters and objects interact with each other and the world around them using inverse kinematics, blend shapes, and skeletal poses. We’ll also show you how to use built-in and custom actions, sequence your actions, apply triggers, and implement natural movements.
Discover RealityKit APIs for iOS, macOS and visionOS
Learn how new cross-platform APIs in RealityKit can help you build immersive apps for iOS, macOS, and visionOS. Check out the new hover effects, lights and shadows, and portal crossing features, and view them in action through real examples.