WWDC 2020 Summary

iOS 14

  • App Library home screen
  • Widgets - in home screens and Today view, Smart Stacks, nice ripple animation when dropped
  • Video picture-in-picture, drag to side to hide
  • Translate app
  • Siri
    • Compact design, non-fullscreen modal
    • Dictation on device
  • Messages
    • Conversation pins
    • Inline replies
    • Notifications only for @mentions
    • Group photo
  • Maps
    • Place guides
    • Cycling
    • EV routing
  • CarPlay unlock car
  • App Clips
  • Compact design
    • Incoming call notification-like UI instead of fullscreen
  • Search
  • Privacy
    • Share general instead of exact location
    • Recording indicator dot
    • App privacy stats
  • Home
    • Easier device setup with a bottom card on Home screen (like AirPods battery status)
    • Face recognition for cameras
  • tvOS camera integration

iPadOS 14

  • Sidebar for Photos (similar to macOS Photos Sidebar), Calendar, Music
  • Universal Search
  • Handwriting, Dribble to detect shapes and text

macOS 11 Big Sur

  • Focused onn UI refinement...
  • Flatter toolbar buttons
  • Sidebar
  • Icons like iOS
  • Rounded corners
  • Control Center (like iOS)
  • Widgets
  • Maps
    • Lookaround
    • Favorites
    • Custom Guides
    • Indoor maps
  • Safari Extensions with configurable permissions

watchOS

  • Build UI with SwiftUI
  • Face sharing, also can download apps that are part of the Face that aren't on the Watch

AirPods

  • Automatic device switching
  • Spatial audio for AirPods Pro

Apple Silicon

  • Recompile apps to support Apple Silion
  • Universal 2 supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs with a single binary
  • Rosetta 2 - automatically translates Intel apps to run on Apple Silion at install time
  • Developer Transition Kit in Mac Mini enclosure