Apple's WWDC Developers Conference ended hours ago, in which it unveiled iOS 8 and the new Mac OSX 10.10. The conference was dazzling, as Apple presented a number of tools, surprises and improvements in the system that did not appear in any rumors or leaks. This is the summary of the conference.

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Developers Conference

This conference is different from any developer conference we have seen before, we can honestly say that this year's developer conference Apple made it really for developers, it didn't reveal any devices, it didn't even happen to the Mac mini or anything. Only developers and applications, and this is a good thing, as Apple has given the developer unprecedented capabilities, as we will see in our article. This will make him participate in the development of the iOS system uniquely. What Apple has provided will move iOS applications to an unprecedented new dimension, perhaps the average user will not realize it now, but we will explain this in detail in Next articles. Now, let us know what was mentioned in the conference.

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 The conference started with an announcement showing the importance of apps and developers and how they changed the world, then Tim Cook stepped onto the stage and revealed some important points for Apple:

  • This is the 25th developer conference

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  • There are nearly 6000 people attending the conference, coming from 69 countries, and 70% of them are for the first time.
  • Youngest developer to attend is 13 years old.
  • 9 million developers are registered with Apple, which is 47% more than last year.
  • There are 800 million iOS devices.
  • There are 500 million iPhones, 200 million iPads, and 100 million iPod touches

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  • There are 1.2 million apps.
  • The apps on the App Store have been downloaded 75 billion times.
  • 300 million people open the software store on a weekly basis.
  • 130 million new people entered the world of Apple smart devices for the first time, meaning they did not have a previous iPhone.

Mac OS 10.10

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The talk about the Mac system, which came in its new version, has more than wonderful advantages, and the most important points were:

  • There are 80 million Mac computers around the world.
  • As the share of Windows decreases, the sales of Mac computers are increasing. The share of the computing and personal computer industries decreased by 5%, but the Mac computers grew by 12%.
  • 51% of Apple Macs are running Mavericks 10.9, while Windows 8 only accounts for 14%.

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  • The new Mac system will be called Yosemite and it is based on three things, which are the new look, improvements in applications and the Continuity feature.
  • The new design takes a lot from iOS 7 in terms of simplicity, transparency, and icon design.
  • Added "Dark Mode" feature.
  • New iOS notification center.
  • SpotLight search has improved dramatically and is now in the middle of the screen like an iPhone.
  • SpotLight searches not only in the device, but on the Internet, in the App Store, iTunes, and everywhere.
  • ICloud is now like Dropbox and any other cloud application as it includes a folder in which you can store files.
  • Apple has provided AirDrop capability between iOS devices and Mac devices.
  • A new feature called Markup enables you to quickly edit any image or file.
  • Safari just got better, more powerful, simple, and faster than any other browser.
  • HandOff feature for completing work from the iPhone - we will mention it in the iOS section at the end of the article.
  • Synchronizing messages and contacts with Apple smart devices ”will be published in detail in iOS at the end of the article.
  • The ability to send large emails using the Mail Drop feature
  • It will be available free of charge in the fall.

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Although there are more and more advantages of the new Mac system, but we are satisfied with this amount and move on to the star tonight, which is iOS 8 and what came with it.

iOS 8

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Tim Cook started his update on the strength of iOS and that the seventh system achieves 97% of user satisfaction, and that it now works on 89% of devices while the latest Android version only works on 9% and a quarter of Android devices run a system of 4 years and likened Tim Cook to a system of the era Stony. This is what caused Android to overwhelm the malware market by 99%. Then Tim Cook said it was time to see the biggest shift in the history of iOS, and here are the main benefits.

Sync with computer

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  • With the new Mac system 10.10 and iOS 8, you can connect your computer with your personal phone, you can send text messages from your computer and the messages sent to your phone appear on the computer.
  • If a phone call comes to you, then it appears on the Mac screen that a person such as is calling and you can answer his call, and you can make phone calls from your computer by phone without holding him.
  • Apple has added a feature called "HandOff". If you are doing something from your computer, such as writing an email or note, planning an appointment or browsing a website, in a second you can open your phone or iPad to complete what you were doing and then return to the computer to complete from the point where you stopped on the phone, and so on.
  • You can access the hotspot from your account on your phone without having to type in the password.

Messages

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The conversation moved to messages as if Apple here wants to enter a war with WhatsApp, as it has provided many of its advantages in its iMessage application:

  • You can create groups, add and delete people from them, and even name them.
  • You can enable Do Not Disturb for any conversation so that the notifications do not disturb you.
  • You can share your site with your friends within the group, either for a specific period or always.
  • With one touch, you can send a voice message in the same way as WhatsApp.

Interactive notifications:

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  • Finally, Apple has provided us with the feature that has been waiting for years, which is the ability to interact with notifications, if a message comes to you from a friend, you can swipe down on it to show the reply box, if you get an invitation to add in an important calendar, you can reply in the affirmative and also without opening the application.
  • As we mentioned in the previous point, the messaging application has become like WhatsApp, if a voice message comes to you, by raising the phone to your ear you can hear the message, raise it again to record the response, so simply and without touching any button.

Quick Search

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Apple has developed the search in the device, the search now searches in everything, whether the applications in your device or the e-mail and messages such as the current one, and added to them the search in the store of programs, books and iTunes, the evaluation of the application appears in the store and if what you are looking for an article on the wiki and also the Internet.

New keyboard

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In November 2011 we published an article entitled “Hidden features in iOS 5”Among them was a keyboard with automatic completion, and finally, after more than two and a half years, the QuickType keyboard appeared. The panel looks like it can be considered adapted from BlackBerry and Android together, but Apple sought to make it smarter as it analyzes what you write and gives you suggestions, for example if you say you decide that The appointment is on Thursday. You will find suggestions that are "cancel, postpone" and so on because she knew that you were talking about an appointment. If you say this car, the keyboard will appear "wonderful, beautiful, strange" and so on.

The board supports the following languages ​​(this does not mean that it will not support Arabic, but the smart completion feature is available):

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 The cloud:

iCloud Drive

Now, as we mentioned, the cloud has its own top folder in which you can put whatever applications you want, in the phone you can open these files with any application that supports them in your device, which is a good thing for the cloud to become closer to Dropbox and others.

Health app:

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Finally, a matter of what we heard about in the rumors, welcome to the health app, which will collect for you all the data about your health status, whether blood pressure and diabetes in your body, your weight, growth rates, calories burned and everything, and you can share the previous information with various applications.

Family sharing:

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  • I can say that it is one of the advantages that I personally dealt with. Now, Apple will tell that So-and-so is your wife and so-and-so is your son, and so on, which would be a family of 6 people, what is the benefit of that? It's sharing everything, you can tell these my photos are shared with family, books, movies, everything. Also, it is wonderful to share applications, yes any member of your family can download the application that you purchased, there is no need to enter your account or give the password, any individual buys anything, so everyone can download it.
  • Another great point is controlling the purchase. Your son can go to any application, book or movie and press buy, and it will appear to you as his father that so-and-so wants to buy such-and-such an application at such a price. If you agree, you will buy the application and he will find it in his device, there is no need to monitor your children's accounts and what They buy where you will control.

E-mail:

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  • You can drag down the mail you write to return to the Email application and then pop up again.
  • You can choose any conversation to be a VIP to receive a notification when a new message arrives.
  • By swiping to the right, you can place the flag on any email.

Software Store:

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  • Now you can buy a specific company's app bundle at a discounted price, "Pandle."
  • A new look for the software store that shows you the most searched applications in the "Trend" store.
  • Applications can now include a video.
  • Numerous improvements make good apps appear faster and better.
  • A new way for developers to test apps.

Widget:

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Finally the dream came true, Apple decided to provide the widget in the notification center, any developer can now do a widget for its application, when you download an application for it and a widget, the notification center will appear informing you that there is a new widget you can add. This will make us see a widget for prayer and maybe another for a returned father;).

New programming language:

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Surprisingly, Apple decided to create a new programming language called Swift to compete with Objective C, which Apple has been using for 20 years. The new language is significantly faster compared to its predecessor and also includes many features and shortcuts that make programming easier and faster and also applications more powerful.

Miscellaneous points:

  • Now developers can choose any keyboard, optimize it, and put it in order.
  • Any developer can protect their application with a fingerprint.
  • Apple added home services in the system where you can control cameras, doors, temperature sensors, and everything from your device with Siri support
  • New format for tabs in Safari iPad.
  • Multitasking shows you the most people you talk to.
  • Lunar timing has been added
  • The photos app will have tons of new features.
  • Siri now supports 22 new languages ​​in voice dictation.
  • Siri has now merged with Chazam to recognize audio tracks.
  • Siri can purchase content from iTunes

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The update will be available in Fall-Sep / October- and will work on devices:

  • IPhone 4s / 5 / 5s / 5c
  • IPad 2/3/4 / Air and iPad mini 1/2
  • IPod touch 5.

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There are dozens of other advantages, but we only show you the most important ones, and we will successively display each part in detail so that you can familiarize yourself with the system before it reaches your hands.

We know that the average user may not be aware of many of the features that were offered to developers, but upon the release of iOS 8, your world will change thanks to all the features that Apple offered to developers. But in your view as a user, what do you think of what was mentioned in the Apple conference? And did iOS 8 get you what you've been hoping for and dreaming about? Share your opinion

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