On June 4, Beijing time, at 1 a.m., Apple held the annual WWDC conference in the United States. In addition to the routine update of new iOS systems, it also released a lot of surprising hardware and software. As a senior Apple fan, Ji must have watched the conference all the way. Next, Ji would like to make a summary of Apple WWDC19 conference.
watchOS 6
The App Store can log in to the Apple Watch and download applications directly from the Apple Watch.
WatchOS 6 can directly run a calculator, book audio, and voice recording in the watch without going through the iPhone.
Of course, regular updates also include the new Apple Watch dial and strap.
It supports the environmental noise detection function, which can detect whether the surrounding sound will affect the health.
iOS 13
Cook hacked Android as soon as he took office, saying that the installation rate of Android 9 was only 10%, while that of iOS 12 was 85%, and the satisfaction rate was 95%.
In iOS 13, the unlocking speed of Face ID is increased by 30%, the app is smaller, the download speed is faster, and the speed of opening the app is twice as fast as before. Last year's iOS 12 was also the main speed, so it seems that 13 will be faster again.
The function that caused the sensation of the whole scene was the global dark mode Dark Mode, which had fine texture and was not just a pure black background. This function can be set to automatically turn on, just like in macOS, the system will turn on the dark mode according to the time, or you can turn it on manually in the control center if you like.
IOS 13 pays more attention to privacy. You can select the "only this time" location of the app to get it. The app can't use WiFi or Bluetooth to get your current location. Facebook and Google login buttons, you can select "Login through Apple", Apple will send a random address to forward your email, you can choose to hide your email, and Face ID can open a new account without revealing any personal information.
Memoji can be selected as the contact avatar, and new face pinching options have been added: mouth shadow, lipstick, perforation, and teeth. Memoji also added AirPods element. Memoji stickers can be sent as emoticons on the system keyboard.
The camera has added new functions: new portrait mode, portrait transparency effect. The UI design of album app has also changed greatly, and now it is more immersive.
The list of iOS 13 upgrades is shown in the figure above. iOS 13 is no longer supported by models below the 6th generation. When will you replace your iPhone 6?
iPadOS
But the iPad is the protagonist of iOS 13 this time. Based on iOS, the iPad has released a new iPad OS, which is no longer called iOS, including the new features mentioned above. The iPad is now more desktop oriented. One desktop can display more icons, and the widget page can be directly placed on the left side of the home page.
The split screen multi application function has also become more powerful. Slide Over can keep multiple applications on the side, and the way to switch apps in Slide Over is very similar to the gesture on the iPhone, making it easier to use.
Split View can finally display multiple windows in a single app. In addition to several applications that come with the system, Word also supports this function, which seems to require subsequent adaptation by developers.
IPadOS also has a new file management app and a new file preview mode. Now iCold supports folder sharing, SMB file transfer, and direct reading of USB flash drives and SD cards. This is too important for photographers, and it also supports decompression and compression functions.
Safari on the iPad now directly accesses desktop websites instead of the previous mobile version. It supports updated download management. It is also much easier to edit text. Three fingers can be folded, copied, spread, pasted, and slid back. The efficiency can be greatly improved. In addition, there is a floating keypad, which will not occupy a lot of screen display area. Even if you want to operate it with one hand, it is OK.
Apple Pencil has also been improved accordingly. The delay has been reduced from 20ms to 9ms. Screenshots can be edited using Apple Pencil, and the keyboard can be zoomed to the iPhone level. These can be used not only for text editing, but also in other places. Long screenshots can be taken. Use Apple Pencil to edit the contents of long screenshots directly, and then share them directly with others.
All models supported by iPadOS are on it.
Mac Pro
Apple has finally updated its Mac Pro product line, using modular design and many replaceable parts.
The Intel Xeon processor is selected as the CPU. There are 5 available processors, including 28 cores, 24 cores, 16 cores, 12 cores and 8 cores. Each processor has hyper threading technology, and its frequency and cache are different.
The memory uses 2933MHz DDR4 ECC memory. The bandwidth is upgraded to 140GB/s. It supports a maximum of 1.5T memory and six channels.
The motherboard supports 8 PCIe slots.
The I/O interface of the Mac Pro panel has two Thunderbolt 3, two USB-A, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
All graphics cards are professional graphics cards using AMD:
Radeon Pro Vega II Duo, 128GB HBM2 video memory, supports providing data five times faster than PCIe bus speed, and is the most powerful graphics card at present.
Radeon Pro Vega II, 64GB HBM2 video memory, slightly lower than Duo, but still strong.
Radeno Pro 580X, 8GB GDDR5 video memory, the lowest specification video card in Mac Pro this time.
"Afterburner" can now process 3 8K Prores streams and 12 4K materials at the same time.
Many well-known manufacturers announced support for Mac Pro, Adobe, Autodesk, Sefi, SideFX, Red, Epic, Avid, BlackMagic, Untiy, Pixar, Maxon, etc. During the Logic platform demonstration, 1000 audio tracks can be processed at the same time, and the Final Cut Pro can process three 8K ProRes Raw HDR materials at the same time, which is silky smooth. It's really the performance of money.
You may not believe it, but Apple has also equipped the Mac Pro with wheels. Can I buy a Mac Pro case as a trunk? Interesting~
Mac Pro starts at $5999. The standard version is equipped with an 8-core Xeon processor, 32 GB of memory, Radeon Pro 580X professional card, and 256 GB SSD, which will be launched this fall.
Pro Display XDR Display
32 inch LCD Retina 6K screen, resolution 6016 × 3384, a total of 20 million pixels.
Support P3 wide color gamut, 10 bit panel.
Support HDR, anti reflective coating, new HDR effect, 1000nit brightness, 1600nit peak brightness. Contrast 1000000:1. Apple has no exaggeration in praising it as the best professional monitor in the world.
The bracket can achieve multiple angles, and the programmer can also place it vertically. Mac Pro supports up to six Pro Display XDR displays at the same time, with a total of 120 million pixels and six screens.
The screen sells for $4999, and the stand sells for $999. Six screens is 29994 dollars, which is not cheap.
macOS
There are many new functions brought by the MacOS Catalina this time. In addition to the upgrade of the regular app of the system, it also brings the screen usage time app on the iPhone to help users better understand their computer usage and habits.
Developers can now easily migrate apps from iPad to Mac, and users will have more apps to choose from in the future.
ITunes officially fades out of the stage and splits out three apps to replace it: music, podcasts and TV. Now, if iPhone users need to synchronize data, they can directly operate on Finder by inserting the device into the Mac.
The personal favorite function is still Sidecar, which can transform the iPad into the second display screen of the Mac, and can choose to expand or mirror, which can greatly improve the work efficiency. In addition, users with both iPads and Macs do not need to buy another display and save money.
In some apps, users can even work with Apple Pencil and Mac, such as drawing and 3D creation.
MacOS Catalina support list: MacBook 2015 and later, MacBook Air 2012 and later, MacBook Pro 2012 and later, Mac mini 2012 and later, iMac 2012 and later, iMac 2012 and later, iMac Pro 2017 and later, Mac Pro 2013 and later.
summary
I have to say that this stay up was really not "free". The software and hardware were updated, with many highlights. In addition to the routinely updated iOS 13 system, the iPad OS has also been launched, which further distinguishes the iPad from the iPhone, and also improves the use efficiency of some software.
The hardware has also made remarkable improvements, upgraded the Mac Pro workstation, and launched the new Pro Display XDR display. It can be said that this press conference is the most worth watching late in recent years.
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