12:09 p.m.
Apple will be streaming a lot from WWDC — including the keynote and 30 sessions from the conference later this week at developer.apple.com.
12:14 p.m. OS 10 El Capitan announced.
New gestures make it easy to do quick actions like deleting email. Pinned sites in Safari, the sites you check often are always available and up to date in tab.
Spotlight now searches more places for even more useful results, including weather and sports.
12:19pm The enhanced full-screen view in Mail lets you add tabs to a New Message window.
The Spaces Bar makes it easier than ever to create multiple desktops, giving you more room to work
Split View automatically positions two apps side by side, using every pixel of your Mac display.
El Capitan has tuned up the things you use every day, improving performance across the system.
El Capitan makes all kinds of things run faster — like accessing email, opening apps, or switching between them.
Metal is coming to Mac, paving the way for new levels of realism and detail in games and other apps.
Metal is a core graphics technology that gives apps near-direct access to the GPU.
This means faster and more efficient rendering performance across the system.
Metal is great for games, delivering richer onscreen graphics and faster performance in games like Fortnite.
Epic Games shows how Metal for Mac has helped them design monsters that are uglier than ever.
The biggest names in games and pro apps have been using Metal for Mac to make their apps even better.
OS X El Capitan will be available as a developer beta today and as a public beta this summer.
OS X El Capitan will be available free for worldwide download this fall.
12:30 p.m.
Craig shifts the focus to iOS.
Introducing iOS 9, the newest release of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system.
12:31 p.m.
iOS 9 has been refined from the ground up — starting with improvements at the foundation of the operating system.
12:31 p.m.
iOS 9 makes the entire operating system smarter, enhances the apps you use most, and integrates with iPad in remarkable ways.
Siri takes over 1 billion requests a week. And on iOS 9, Siri is up to 40% faster and 40% more accurate.
Now there are even more topics you can ask Siri about.
Find specific photos and videos, or set a reminder to finish an article you’re reading on the web.
12:33 p.m.
Like a great assistant, your device can now anticipate what you want to do next based on your location, the time, what app you have open, or what you’re connected to.
Plug in your headphones or connect to your car, and iPhone can suggest a recent playlist or audiobook.
If you add a location to an event in Calendar, iPhone will suggest when you should leave.
It even takes into account traffic along the way, in real time.
With iOS 9, you can search for more — including sports schedules, Netflix movies, and information inside apps.
12:36 p.m.
When you grab your iPhone in the morning, it can suggest apps to open based on your daily routines.
If you want to be reminded of something you saw in Safari, your device can remind you to read that page.
Craig helps Phil plan a karaoke potluck using iOS 9.
12:39 p.m.
Your device lets you create a Calendar event and add invitees, all without using the keyboard.
When you start adding people to an email, your device suggests the people you usually include with them.
12:39 p.m.
If you search for how to make a chocolate cake, your device can open your favorite cooking app to the recipe.
In Spotlight, your device will suggest recent contacts, apps, or places you may be interested in.
12:41 p.m.
You’re in control of your data. Searches are not associated with your Apple ID and not shared with third parties.
12:42 p.m.
Jennifer Bailey, a 10-year Apple veteran and Vice President of Internet Services, takes the stage to talk about Apple Pay.
Discover will join Apple Pay this fall, which means Apple Pay will work with all major credit networks.
More and more of the biggest and best brands are using Apple Pay.
It’s getting even easier to buy practically whatever you want.
This fall, Square will launch a new reader enabling millions of local and small businesses to accept Apple Pay.
12:44 p.m.
Apple Pay will be accepted at over 1 million locations in the U.S. next month. That’s four times the number at launch.
12:44 p.m.
Merchants are seeing more than a 2x increase in checkout rate among customers using Apple Pay in apps.
Every day, more and more apps are using Apple Pay.
Jennifer talks about how Apple Pay continues to change the way people pay for things.
Later this month, you’ll be able to use Apple Pay to purchase items from hundreds of stores within the Pinterest app.
Apple Pay will launch across the United Kingdom this July.
By this fall, Apple Pay will work with nearly 70% of credit and debit cards in the UK.
Over 250,000 locations across the United Kingdom, including some of its top brands, are ready to accept Apple Pay.
12:46 p.m.
You’ll be able to pay for your fares on the London transportation system using Apple Pay.
With iOS 9, you can add your favorite retail store cards to Apple Pay.
You can also add reward cards to Apple Pay, so you can easily earn and redeem rewards.
Hold iPhone up to the reader and Apple Pay automatically selects the right reward card.
With Apple Pay, Passbook has become so much more. So Passbook is being renamed Wallet.
It’s one place for all your credit and debit cards, reward cards, boarding passes, tickets and more.
The Notes app has always been great for jotting things down. And with iOS 9, it’s been completely redesigned to do much more.
Add a checklist of to-do items in Notes with just a tap.
Access your camera from Notes to add a photo. And even use your finger to add a sketch.
You can add content from Safari, Maps, and other apps directly to your notes.
Notes will be available on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
And thanks to iCloud, you can make a grocery list on your Mac, then check items off on your iPhone as you shop.
People use Maps every day. And with iOS 9, it comes with new features.
A new Transit view in Maps includes directions for public transportation like buses, trains, subways, and ferries.
Maps can even survey the entrances and exits of a station so you can find the quickest way in and out.
Transit in Maps will launch with support for many of the world’s most traveled cities.
Maps will also support Transit in 300 cities across China.
Maps lets you find nearby restaurants, bars, shops, and activities.
You can also see which locations accept Apple Pay.
12:54 p.m.
People use the built-in apps in iOS every day. Now a new app is coming to iOS 9.
Introducing News. All the news you want. Right where you want it.
12:54 p.m.
Susan Prescott, Vice President of Product Marketing, who joined Apple in 2003, tells the audience about News.
News includes a curated selection of articles based on your interests.
Articles in News combine interactive stories with beautiful editorial layouts, photo galleries, animations, and video.
Susan shows off all the things you can read and do with News.
News has the latest stories, articles, and posts, with over a million topics to choose from.
The more you read, the better News is at showing the stories you care about most.
News keeps all your favorite publishers, topics, and genres in one place.
With News, magazines have never been more beautiful to read.
1:00 p.m.
Craig returns to talk more about News.
News looks great on both iPad and iPhone.
1:00 p.m.
News keeps your data private. And Apple never shares what you’re reading with third parties.
Top publishers like The New York Times, ESPN, Condé Nast, and more will be making their content available in News.
And if you have your own blog or website, you can also publish content to News.
1:01 p.m.
News is available in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
News brings you the stories you love, beautifully designed, all in one place. Personalized for you.
1:02 p.m.
New features of the QuickType keyboard in iOS 9 make typing and editing faster and easier.
The new Shortcut Bar makes writing on iPhone and iPad even simpler.
And it’s fully customizable for third-party apps.
When using a physical keyboard with your iPad, you can now use new shortcuts — such as for switching between apps.
1:03 p.m.
New multitasking features and tools on iOS 9 help you do more of the things you love — at the same time.
In iOS 9, switching between apps has been redesigned.
Slide Over lets you open a second app without leaving the one you’re in.
Craig goes through some of the new things you can do with iOS 9 on iPad.
Split View allows two apps to be open and active at the same time on the same screen.
Picture in Picture scales a video down in size so you can keep watching a TV show while you reply to an email.
Developer APIs will be available for Picture in Picture, Slide Over, and Split View.
iOS 9 enhances the apps and features you use every day.
iOS 9 improves essential apps and multitasking features, search, performance, battery life, and security.
1:10 p.m.
The built-in apps in iOS 9 now take advantage of Metal, delivering faster scrolling, smoother animation, and better overall performance.
1:10 p.m.
With average use, the iPhone 6 battery will last an additional hour with iOS 9.
1:11 p.m.
Two-factor authentication protects your Apple ID account and helps ensure only you have access.
1:11 p.m.
iOS 9 takes less free space than iOS 8 to install. So it’s easier than ever for you to update.
iOS 9 features lots of new developer APIs.
With GameplayKit, Model I/O, and ReplayKit, new APIs will make iOS games even more awesome.
The Health app can help you track everything from your workouts to how much water you drink.
It can now also track reproductive health, how often you’re seated, and UV exposure.
HomeKit supports new accessories like home security systems and mechanical blinds.
And with iCloud Remote Access, you can control them no matter where you are.
CarPlay is a smarter, safer way to use your iPhone in your car. And now it lets you connect wirelessly.
1:15 p.m.
The App Store now has more than 15,000 apps that use Swift.
In addition to great performance, Swift 2 includes new features to help you be more productive.
Swift will be open source later this year, available for iOS, OS X, and Linux.
The iOS 9 developer beta is available today, and the public beta will be available in July.
iOS 9 will be available to everyone this fall.
Swift provides a single language to easily create apps for both iOS and OS X.
It’s hard to believe the App Store was launched only 7 years ago.
The App Store has paid out more than $30 billion to developers.
It continues to be the most profitable app marketplace in the industry.
“More and more, developers are transforming, empowering, and reimagining the important things we do every day.”
– Tim Cook
1:20 p.m.
Tim plays a video celebrating the tremendous efforts of developers and success of apps.
“Apps plus handheld devices. I think that’s a watershed moment in civilization.”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson“Apps plus handheld devices. I think that’s a watershed moment in civilization.”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson
1:22 p.m.
It took television 13 years to reach its first 50 million users. It took the App Store 17 months.
1:22 p.m.
The App Store gives every developer a voice and a worldwide audience.
“I cannot think of a single industry that doesn’t need an app.”
– Heather Cox
1:23 p.m.
Apps have become a catalyst in the creation of entirely new industries.
Apps have inspired a new generation of filmmakers to create and share their work with the world.
There are 195,000 educational apps in the App Store, bringing the classroom to anyone, anywhere.
“There are so many incredible apps, and they do things for people that change their lives.”
– Phil Schiller
1:25 p.m.
Apps are even helping deaf people listen to music.
1:26 p.m.
The average person has 119 apps.
Over 100,000,000,000 apps have been downloaded.
Tim shows his thanks to developers.
1:27 p.m.
And now to Apple Watch — the newest addition to the Apple family.
1:27 p.m.
Native apps are coming to Apple Watch with the new version of watchOS.
1:29 p.m.
New faces, features, and functions are coming in watchOS 2.
You can pick an image from the Photos app on your watch and set it as your watch face.
Or set a different image from any photo album you select to appear each time you raise your wrist.
Another new watch face, called Time-Lapse, shows iconic locations around the world shot over 24 hours.
watchOS 2 lets you see information from third-party apps on your watch face.
When you turn the Digital Crown, Time Travel lets you see things like upcoming events and temperatures.
You can go forward and back up to 72 hours.
When Apple Watch is on its side and charging, it automatically goes into Nightstand mode.
The Digital Crown transforms to snooze and the side button turns off an alarm.
Kevin Lynch tells the audience about watchOS 2.
You can have multiple screens for friends and even add new people right from your watch.
You can use multiple colors to draw and send more colorful sketches.
Reply to email directly from your wrist with smart replies, emoji, and dictation.
Other fitness apps, like Strava, can contribute directly to your Activity rings on Apple Watch.
You can use Siri to start and end workouts, like a bike ride or a 30-minute outdoor run.
Share your Activity and Workout achievements via Facebook, Twitter, and Messages.
All the new features of Apple Pay are also available on Apple Watch.
In addition to debit and credit cards, you can add everything from reward cards to private-label cards.
Use the Transit feature in Maps to see public transportation routes and directions right on your wrist.
You can also use Siri to show Glances for apps, like the Instagram glance.
Just one month after launch, there are already thousands of apps that work with Apple Watch.
The logic for watch apps ran on your iPhone. With watchOS 2, the app logic can move to the watch.
Kevin shows some of the great things developers can do with the new version of WatchKit.
Developers will now have greater access to hardware features with WatchKit.
These include the microphone and speaker, video, accelerometer, Taptic Engine, and Digital Crown.
With HomeKit, you can directly control lights and other things in your home from Apple Watch apps.
Developers see what’s next for Apple Watch and apps.
1:44 p.m.
watchOS 2 is also enabling developers to create great experiences for apps, so you can do things like watch and share a Vine or create the perfect workout playlist with the Pacemaker app.
The developer preview for watchOS 2 is available today.
watchOS 2 will be available as a free update this fall, and will work on every Apple Watch.
“We’re really excited to have Apple Watch out in the world. We can’t wait to see what developers will do with watchOS. ”
– Tim Cook
1:46 p.m.
Music has been part of the Apple DNA from the beginning.
Today’s announcements aren’t finished.
“Today we’re announcing Apple Music. It’s going to change the way you experience music.”
– Tim Cook
Introducing Apple Music.
1:49 p.m.
Jimmy Iovine takes the stage.
1:50 p.m.
Right now, the music experience is fragmented. Fans need to use a lot of different services to listen to and connect with their favorite artists.
“There needs to be a place where music can be treated less like digital bits but more like the art it is, with a sense of respect and discovery.“
– Trent Reznor
1:53 p.m.
Apple Music provides all artists, even the kids in their bedrooms, a way to engage with their audience.
Apple Music. All the ways you love music. All in one place.
Jimmy talks about the beautifully simple solution only Apple can bring to the music experience.
Apple Music is a revolutionary music service, a 24/7 global radio, and a new way to connect with artists.
Apple Music is a revolutionary music service curated by the world’s leading music experts.
Because the only thing as important as the song you’re listening to is the song that follows it.
1:57 p.m.
With Apple Music, you still have your iTunes library. And a lot more.
Tens of millions of tracks in the iTunes library are available for you to stream or save for offline listening. You can even share playlists, albums, and videos.
Get recommendations for albums and playlists you’ll love from experts — real people who know and love music.
Discover new artists and albums every week. And get playlists for every activity, and from every genre.
Apple Music will have a groundbreaking 24/7 global radio station.
Broadcasting nonstop to over 100 countries from LA, New York, and London.
Apple Music features Beats 1. Music, interviews, guest hosts, news, and culture.
No matter where you are, you can hear the same programming as every other listener.
The world’s best radio will feature the world’s best voices, like Zane Lowe.
He’s a masterful interviewer and an influential musical figure.
Apple Music gives artists a single place to connect with fans.
Artists can post their latest tracks, behind-the-scenes photos, in-progress lyrics, or a new remix. You can love or comment on your favorites.
2:01 p.m.
Unsigned artists can share their music on Apple Music, too. So music lovers and the entire music industry can hear it.
Drake talks about the Connect feature of Apple Music.
2:05 p.m.
Apple Music gives artists the opportunity to express themselves to fans on the deepest level, building relationships that last a lifetime.
Eddy Cue takes the crowd through a demo of Apple Music.
You can reorder and choose the next song in an album or playlist. Or skip the next track altogether.
Tell Apple Music what you like and you’ll get handpicked music based on your tastes.
2:11 p.m.
Apple Music includes tens of thousands of music videos with no ads.
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