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In the early hours of this morning (June 6, Beijing time), Apple's WWDC23 Global developer Conference arrived as expected.

As expected, Apple not only released iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS, watchOS 10, tvOS 17 operating system updates, but also brought a series of new hardware products:

M2 Ultra, MacBook Air 15, Mac Studio, Mac Pro, the first augmented reality headline Vision Pro.

Among them, iOS 17 and Vision Pro are undoubtedly the focus of attention, especially the latter, which finally revealed the true face of the mountain in the expectation of many people.

In the eyes of many people, the Vision Pro will become a cross-era product, which is expected to create another "iPhone moment" for Apple.

System routine updates + new products follow, there are too many key points and details worth checking, let's take a look at them one by one.

MacBook Air 15 Apple was the first to bring the MacBook Air 15 in the WWDC23, which officials say is the best and thinnest 15-inch laptop.

As a 15-inch laptop, the MacBook Air 15 has a thickness of 11.5mm, a weight of 1.49kg and a frame thickness of only 5mm.

The new MacBook Air is equipped with Apple Silicon M2 chip and has an 8-core CPU+10 core GPU combination.

Officials say it is 12 times faster than the Intel chip version and has a battery life of 18 hours.

Although Apple did not specify the model, Apple compared a mainstream 15-inch laptop, saying that the performance of the MacBook Air 15 had tripled and its peak screen was twice as bright.

The overall configuration is shown in the following figure: four color matches, two lightning interfaces, 1080p camera, three microphones and six speakers, 1 billion colors, 500nit brightness.

In terms of price, the 8GB+256GB is 10499 yuan and 8GB+512GB is 11999 yuan. The pre-sale starts at 9: 00 a.m. on June 7 and officially starts on June 13.

M2 Ultra after introducing MacBook Air 15, Apple released M2 Ultra, the last member of the M2 chip family, in order to launch a more powerful Mac product.

Similar to the case of M1 Ultra, M2 Ultra is also made up of two M2 Max, which adopts UltraFusion architecture and splices the mask to enlarge the area of the intermediary layer by using bare piece stitching technology.

The M2 Max chip, previously mounted on 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, has 12-core CPU and 30-core GPU, and supports up to 96GB memory.

The M2 Ultra is naturally a doubling specification, with 24-core CPU,60 core GPU, as well as up to 192GB memory, and the highest version has 76-core GPU.

Compared with M1 Ultra, M2 Ultra has a 20% improvement in CPU performance and a 30% improvement in GPU performance, making it the most powerful Apple Silicon chip so far.

It is worth mentioning that the M2 Ultra is six times faster than the fastest Intel-based iMac, and the Mac with M2 Ultra can play 22 8K ProRes videos at the same time.

However, the number of neural engine cores of M2 Ultra remains at 32, and the total bandwidth remains at 800GB/s.

After the release of the third Mac Studio in M2 Ultra, Apple launched its first device with the chip, the Mac Studio.

But at the same time, there are M2 Max versions of Mac Studio to choose from.

The performance of both M2 Max and M2 Ultra,Mac Studio is destined to explode.

In addition to the chip, Mac Studio is equipped with HDMI, Lightning 4 interface, support Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3, pre-installed macOS Ventura system.

In terms of price, M2 Max+32GB+512GB is 16499 yuan and M2 Ultra+64GB+1TB is 32999 yuan. Pre-order starts at 9: 00 a.m. on June 7 and officially goes on sale on June 13.

Fourth Mac Pro's last Mac product was the M2 Ultra chip Mac Pro. At this point, Apple completed the transition of all its products to its own Apple Silicon and bid farewell to Intel completely.

Apple officials say this is the perfect time for PC users to switch to Mac.

As a real performance monster, thanks to the blessing of M2 Ultra, Mac Pro,CPU, which has been updated for four years, is three times faster than the previous fastest Intel version, and the 76-core GPU has been increased to seven times.

In terms of appearance design, it is the same as the old version, using aluminum metal chassis with stainless steel inner frame.

However, the number of lightning interfaces has doubled to 8 and provides 6 PCIe slots that support the Gen 4 protocol and can be expanded to support up to six Pro Display XDR.

In addition, it has two HDMI ports, dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and a 32-core neural engine for machine learning tasks, supporting the latest Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless connectivity.

At present, the price of the Bank of China has been announced, starting at 55999 yuan. Orders will be accepted at 9: 00 a.m. on June 7 and will be sold after approval.

After the presentation of Mac products, iOS 17 was unveiled by thousands of iPhone users.

IOS 17 will focus on detail optimization, focusing on phone, information, Facetime, lock screen interface, and so on.

Specific new features are as follows:

1. Poster Apple introduced the "poster" function to the address book in iOS 17, which allows you to introduce a frame image during a call. After dialing a contact who has set up a "poster", the user will display a "poster" on the other person's iPhone.

The incoming call interface can be customized like a lock screen, and the Chinese language can also be displayed vertically.

2. Voice mailbox adds a new real-time transcription function, which converts voice to text locally in real time, and users can view the transcription of messages left by callers in real time.

3. IMessageiMessage adds voice message transcription, location sharing, check-in confirmation, and introduces a new function called "Check In", which can help users communicate real-time location and status to the person they are meeting.

In addition, there is also a new sticker function, which can convert pictures into dynamic stickers, which can be used in iMessage messages and is also supported by third-party programs.

4. NameDrop Apple has updated its AirDrop and introduced "NameDrop", which can send email account numbers, phone numbers and posters to each other after a collision between the two iPhone.

Keyboard Apple has improved the keyboard input method in iOS 17. The keyboard has its own prediction and correction functions. Officials say it has upgraded to a new language model, simplified existing shortcuts and enhanced dictation.

6. Journal's new App "Journal" will be accompanied by iOS 17 as a handwritten App that supports a variety of types, including photos, music, podcasts, locations, and so on.

7. StandBy's brand-new standby display function, which can display all kinds of information and widgets when turned on, and change the smart display in seconds when the horizontal screen is turned on, but it can be used when charging.

8. Siri, as previously rumored, in iOS 17, the wake-up word for the Siri voice assistant has been simplified from "Hey Siri" to "Siri".

9. Support model iPhone 8 series and iPhone X have no chance to update iOS 17.

Six iPadOS 17iOS 17 in front, iPadOS 17 in the back, iPad also ushered in a major update of the new version.

The main update points are in three aspects: the front scheduling function, the personalized lock screen and the interactive home screen widget.

1. Pre-stage scheduling is the biggest highlight of iPadOS 16, and front-stage scheduling improves the efficiency of iPad to some extent. In iPadOS 17, Apple has further improved the ability to schedule in front of the stage, which will add more flexibility in terms of window size and location.

2. Personalized lock screen is one of the highlights of iOS 16. The personalized lock screen function on iPhone can now be used in iPadOS 17, and users can add different widgets to the lock screen interface.

3. Interactive widgets in addition to personalized lock screen functions, iPadOS 17 will also introduce interactive widgets that can be placed on the home screen to provide more operation options. Users can play music directly on the home screen, view stock quotes or control smart home devices.

4. Real-time activities

The real-time activity feature on the iOS side is also introduced in iPadOS 17, where users can share their screens, music or games during video calls.

Note App Apple has improved note-taking App and PDF comments in iPadOS 17. Thanks to the new machine learning model, iPadOS can recognize fields in PDF, and iPadOS 17 will provide new ways to organize, annotate, and collaborate PDF files in real time.

6. Healthy App in iPadOS 17, iPad users can also view their health data without the need for a mobile phone. After the redesign, it can adapt to the larger display screen of iPad, and can access all the health data already stored on iPhone through iCloud.

7. Other new features in iOS 17 have also been added to iPadOS 17, such as the update of new Journal and Find My, a series of new functions of information application, the extension function of AirDrop and intelligent error correction of text input.

MacOS Sonoma in WWDC23, Apple officially announced that the next version of macOS will be called Sonoma.

The biggest highlight of the system is the support for desktop widgets, which can add all the widgets on the phone and allow users to customize wallpaper as a screensaver.

In addition, Sonoma has introduced a new game mode, which Apple says applies to all games on Mac platforms, reduces AirPods audio latency and doubles the Bluetooth sampling rate after connecting the Xbox or PlayStation handle.

And, can let the game have the highest priority of CPU and GPU, the experience is smoother.

At the same time, Apple also offers a new game migration kit for developers, making it easier for developers to migrate games from other platforms to Sonoma.

At the conference, Apple also invited Hideo Kojima to announce that "death stranded: director's edited version" will be launched on Mac at the end of the year.

In addition, Sonoma also improves the effectiveness of video conferencing, allowing you to use AR special effects in meetings.

WatchOS 10 similarly, by convention, Apple has updated the watchOS, and there are five main changes to watchOS 10:

1. The widget returns to the user to rotate the digital crown, and the widget can be called to quickly and easily access the weather and information through rotation; and the color of the time component will change over time.

2. The customization options of the watch button can be further enriched. The user presses the digital crown and can set different functions according to his preference.

3. The color of the new dial becomes richer, three layers of different chromaticity superimposed dials are added, and the new dials featuring Snoopy and Woodstock are introduced to enhance the interest.

4. The health function focuses on the field of mental health, uses abstract images to record users' emotions, carries out standardized assessment tests, and increases the self-test function for depression and anxiety disorders.

5, the movement function improves cycling and hiking, and the detection of human status data is more accurate. "Vision" is added to record the time users have used Apple Watch, and Screen distance has been added to track users' data from the last time they used Apple Watch.

Nine tvOS 17tvOS 17 also did not miss this WWDC23, announcing the introduction of a new FaceTime application for Apple TV in tvOS 17, which makes it easy for users to make video calls on big-screen televisions.

Apple said that with the Continuity Camera feature, users can launch FaceTime applications on Apple TV and connect wirelessly to iPhone and iPad. Users can put the incoming calls received on iPhone and put them on the Apple TV to make calls.

The FaceTime main interface on Apple TV can intelligently center the speaker and automatically adjust the LVB source layout when new users join.

In addition, Apple has opened up relevant Continuity Camera API to developers, allowing third-party video call applications such as Zoom and Webex to use iPhone and iPad as live sources to launch corresponding applications on Apple TV for FaceTime communication.

After six years of Vision Pro, Cook said the long-lost "One more thing" again.

The good news: Apple didn't stand up, and the first headset was officially unveiled; the bad news: almost all the previous revelations were wrong.

Earlier, with regard to Apple's first head display device, multiple sources said it would be named "Reality Pro" and the system would be "xrOS" with M2 chip.

But in WWDC23, Apple announced that the Touxian product, called "Apple Vision Pro", runs a new operating system, "visionOS", and carries M2 and the new R1 chip.

Cook said Vision Pro can integrate digital content with the real world and unlock experiences that have never been seen before.

In terms of design, the Vision Pro looks like ski goggles and diving glasses, and its outer frame is made of aluminum alloy, including sensors, cameras, display screens and computing components cooled by fans.

Headbands and headphone masks are made of pure fabric and can be bent to suit a variety of face and head shapes.

In terms of lenses, Apple has worked with Zeiss to customize prescription lenses that can be magnetically attached to the display screen to make it easier for nearsighted people to use their heads.

As for the screen, it is equipped with two 4K micro OLED screens with a total of 23 million pixels, and each eye gets more pixels than a 4K TV.

In terms of chips, it uses a dual-chip design, a M2 chip + R1 chip, of which R1 chip is mainly responsible for transmission, which officials say can be reached in 12 milliseconds, faster than the blink of an eye.

In terms of hardware, it has 12 cameras, 5 sensors and 6 microphones.

In terms of technology, using eyesight technology, thanks to this technology, users will not be cut off from the people around them because they wear the head to show.

When someone approaches, it becomes transparent, showing the user's eyes for normal communication, and if the user is in full VR mode, a glowing screen will cover the eyes so as not to be disturbed.

System aspect, run visionOS system, use 3D interface, built-in special App Store, can use hundreds of thousands of iPhone or iPad App.

In terms of privacy, a new Optic ID security authentication system is built-in to analyze the user's iris and compare it with registered Optic ID data protected by secure compartments.

For battery life, there is an external battery that provides 2 hours of battery life, which can be used throughout the day when plugged in.

However, more people are curious about the operation and effect of Vision Pro than design and configuration.

According to Apple, the operation of the Vision Pro is simple, controlled by eyes, gestures and voice.

As an augmented reality head display, users can switch between augmented reality and full virtual reality through a knob.

After wearing, there is no need to use handle control, just look at the application icon to browse, the eye is the cursor, fingers can select and scroll, or issue voice commands.

And Apple's demonstration of its effect can be called a "crack":

First of all, Vision Pro uses perspective video so that users can see the real world in full color, and users can also project 3D objects into real space.

Second, its FaceTime can display life-size characters during video calls, coupled with the effect of spatial audio to create the feeling that the other person is right in front of you.

Third, it has a cinema-level video viewing experience, the screen can be scaled beyond the size of the room, and you can watch 3D movies directly.

Then, the application experience is not limited by the boundary of the display, and the application can be magnified to any size and placed anywhere you want.

In addition, Bluetooth accessories are supported and can be connected to Mac for internal use in the header display.

Finally, it has its own 3D camera, which can take 3D images with spatial audio.

Although the actual effect is unknown, the effect shown in the conference is really stunning.

The price of such "advanced" equipment is naturally high, with the Vision Pro priced at $3499 (about RMB 24843). It will be first launched in the United States early next year and will be available in more countries in the future.

All right, the above is about the inventory of Apple's WWDC23. Friends who have not watched the live broadcast can get the main information through this article.

On the eve of the conference, Cook posted that "this year's WWDC will be the most wonderful one". You must have the answer in your mind whether it is wonderful or not.

It is also important to note that Apple has released the iOS 17 / iPadOS 17 developer preview Beta update to users this morning.

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From iOS / iPadOS 16.4 developer preview version Beta 1, you need to register for the Apple developer program. After registration, open the system * * Settings * * and * * Software updates * * to see the upgrade options. Note that your iPhone or iPad must be logged in using the same Apple ID you used when registering Apple Developer Program to see the upgrade option in the settings.

In future iOS and iPadOS versions, this new setting will be a way to enable the developer preview version, and the configuration description file will no longer grant access.

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