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[jacobs34]

I did a big write-up on my blog: http://www.infinitejustin.com/theblog/2017/6/3/wwdc

tldr: There is probably going to be a new coat of pain thrown on iOS. I expect a lot of talk about how they've improved iOS on the iPad. They will probably show off the new 10.5 inch Pro model. I'm not holding my breath for any big changes to macOS, watchOS or tvOS.

My big hope for the show is that they show off some major improvements to Siri and a home assistant in the same vein as Echo and Google Home. It's no secret that AI has become the new holy grail in tech, and now seems like the time when Apple would start to show their cards. We'll see. I think it's going to be a big show this year.

 

[Zeyphersan]

https://youtu.be/qsRmYSKfGgk

🤔

 

[Angelus Errare]

It's almost here! I really hope they spent the last year stepping up their game with iOS 11 and maybe macOS. But I'll take whatever.

macOS update will be zzzz at best.

 

[Majine]

For the love of god, group mail in the mail app!? Please?

I have a group in the contacts app, why cant I just type the name of that group in the "To:" field, and it will pull in all of those?

 

[mackaveli]

They mention they haven't seen a lot since Chinese New year (end of Jan)

Apple glasses project delayed (2018/2019 may be cancelled)
- Rough bill of materials of Project Mirrorshades - Apple Iris: Kopin NED Acetate frame Polarisized or prescription lens with Zeiss smart optics Bone induction modules Microphones (noise cancellation) Light sensor Accelerometer for step tracking and head movement app navigation Magnetometer for navigation Capacitive Pavel Ceramic battery Apple chipset Charging circuit BL5 Induction module.
- Microphone for voice, accelerator meter and magnetometer for steps could be used for apps like tinder, nod for yes, shake for no, small capacitive strip on arm for accept calls, volume functions.
- We only saw transparent reader lens but I understand they can procure polarised or prescription lenses
- Cellulose acetate Injection mold frames into an aluminum mold. Colors are added and tumbled for finish.
- P3 frame design
- Two sizes, men's and woman's
- BOM would indicate around $600 mark.
- Very unique design, if it can be done properly will be like what the iphone did 10 years ago.

MacBooks
- 2017 MacBooks: updated SOC but no much changes. Air will be discontinued. 32GB RAM for 15 inch.
- 2018 MacBooks: smart any key technology. Function row is OLED touchbar: remaining keys are e-paper smart keys. Tests on updated design language. More glass and dark black body. Reintroduce white apple light.
- 2018 MacBooks: Foxconn JV with startup; keyboard with e-paper display embedded in new keyboard. Testing of two e-paper technologies; E-ink in black and white and color, other a color Qualcomm display (cancelled due to IP dispute).

Siri Speaker:
- A modified A9 chip
- Same shape as Mac Pro but smaller. We have no seen design since Chinese Lunar Year; long time ago.
- "We tested three designs, one design without camera, without screen." Says final version will not have camera or screen

iPhones
- "We saw test units with fingerprint scanners mounted below the glass but performance and yield rates were not good. I've seen reports of a rear fingerprint scanner which I haven't seen; our team thinks the previous design + camera authentication is more likely given our intelligence."
- EVT did have Touch ID but not capacitive unit. Instead in manufacturing it was bonded to glass substrate. There was issues but this was the original design.
- TouchID is under screen.
- Face recognition through front facing camera modules.
- Water resistant
- Wireless charging
- Lightning not USB C as reported.
- new battery charging chipset from TI.
- No wireless charging for 7s.

iMac
- SOC update for 2017; incremental update.
- The full hardware design + smart keys are delayed to 2018.

Thanks for the summary. Appreciate it.

 

[javac]

Chances of Nintendo appearing again with another app? I guess with AC launching in the fall the September event would make more sense...

 

[jacobs34]

Chances of Nintendo appearing again with another app? I guess with AC launching in the fall the September event would make more sense...

I could definitely see them showing up onstage again in Fall when the new phones are getting announced, I think by then they'll have another big game to show.

 

[SourBear]

I've been angling to get an iPad Pro for some time now.
I really want to use it to get back into drawing. I hear Procreate is excellent.

 

[TimFL]

I've read these rumors over the past few weeks in regards to iOS11:
- FaceTime group calling (likely)
- FaceTime audio as default (like iMessage)
- Redesign (apps looking more like the maps app with that fancy drawer to get where you want quicker)
-> Could also be kept for the new iPhone reveal if it has features unique to the new ones
- Some kind of social networking app by Apple (unlikely?)
- Dark mode (probably revealed in a few months with the new iPhones)
- new Apple Music app (likely, so they can include their TV shows like carpool karaoke)
- major Siri updates (likely considering Siri Speaker rumors)
- a few iPad features like extended Apple Pencil support
- Send money to friends via Apple Pay in iMessage
- They will tweak notifications again (afaik they tweaked them with every iOS release so far?)

And here I am just wanting a way to re-organize phone numbers when editing a contact.

Obligatory list of never happening:
- News app in more countries (germany please)
- Apple Pay in more countries (germany please.. who am I kidding)

 

[Maximus.]

Really hoping to see a real change to iOS 11. Also a true dark mode for iOS and macOS.

 

[Juice]

I've been working full time (including programming with Blink.sh) on my 12" iPad Pro in anticipation that 10.5" God iPad Pro is good and that iOS 11 adds more keyboard support and general mac-replacement features to iPad. Cannot freaking wait.

Also added an *unlimited* tablet line to my T-Mobile plan for just *$10 a month*, and that includes 7GB of tethering. Absolutely remarkable how cheap T-Mobile is (I pay $115/mo for 2 unlimited iPhones, an unlimited iPad, and on my main line unlimited Gogo airplane wifi). Just freaking astounding how cheap wireless data has become.

 

[Zeyphersan]

Hoping for a new Pencil with some more versatility and a way to attach to the iPad itself, and a new Smart Keyboard that's less cumbersome

Would buy both along with the most expensive 10.5" in a heartbeat

Edit: I think there will be a dark mode, and I don't think they'll delay it until September. They'll want all the beta testers on it and app compatibility in time for the new iPhone

 

[LeleSocho]

Only substantial thing i'm expecting from iOS is a dark mode because they have to release the oled phone later this year for the rest i think it will be all under the hood stuff and new apis for developers.

macOS i expect a "Snow Leopard" kind of release.

 

[Guess Who]

I wish I found the iPad useful for anything, other than occasional GarageBand or Logic Remote use. My mini is neglected because I prefer my MBP even for casual web-surfing.

 

[Technosteve]

I am interested in an iMac Pro with a beefy graphics card

 

[celebi23]

• Web Site: http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/
• Where: McEnery Convention Center - San Jose, CA
• Dates: June 5th thru June 9th, 2017
• Events: Keynote, Apple Design Awards, Workshops, Stump the Experts, WWDC Bash, Lunchtime Speakers
• Purpose: Apple held conference to provide developers and IT professionals with in-depth technical information and hands-on learning about the powerful technologies in iOS, macOS and watchOS.

• Begins: Monday, June 5th 10:00 a.m. PDT (see what time this is in your timezone)
  
  
  
  
• Presenter: Tim Cook and other Apple executives

Like the last few Apple events, they will be broadcasting it live. It will also be available to watch again on Apple's Web site hours after the event has ended. The places that you can watch the video (again a few hours after the keynote has ended):

• Apple's Event Page for WWDC 2017
• WWDC 2017 video streaming page
• Apple Developer WWDC 2017 videos page
• Apple's Keynote Podcast Feed
• Apple's Keynote Podcast (HD) Feed
• Apple's Keynote Podcast (1080p) Feed

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Currently updating this section with new links

• Arstechnica -- UPDATED
• iMore -- UPDATED
• Macworld
• IGN
• Mashable
• Techcrunch
• engadget
• cnet -- UPDATED
• MacRumors Live -- UPDATED
• MacRumors Live Twitter -- UPDATED
• WWDC 2017 Spoiler-Free Video Stream -- UPDATED
• TWiT Live -- UPDATED
• #WWDC17 -- UPDATED
• #WWDC -- UPDATED
• MacWorld UK -- UPDATED

(If you find other live blogs, please feel free to post the urls)

WWDC App:




Unofficial WWDC app for macOS

WWDC for macOS

• iOS 11
  • Apple to Expand Siri to Work With More Types of Third-Party Apps (MacRumors) (Reuters)
  • iOS 11 would include a new Music app that does a better job with videos. (Bloomberg)
    
• macOS 10.13
  • 
    
    
• Siri Speaker
  • Apple's Siri-Based Smart Speaker Has 'Over 50% Chance' of Debuting at WWDC in June (MacRumors)
  • Apple's Echo-Like Smart Speaker With Siri and AirPlay Could Debut as Early as WWDC (MacRumors)
  • KGI: Apple likely to announce ‘home AI’ Siri Speaker at WWDC, positioned as high-end Amazon Echo competitor (9to5Mac)
  • Apple Stepping Up Plans for Amazon Echo-Style Smart-Home Device (Bloomberg)
  • Rumored Siri Speaker in Production Ahead of Possible WWDC Debut (MacRumors) (Bloomberg)
    
• Watch/watchOS 4
  • Apple reportedly working on noninvasive diabetes sensors (cnet)
  • Apple Watch is learning to track your blood sugar, report says (cnet)
  
  
• MacBook /Air/Pro
  • Eurasian filings indicate new MacBooks, iPads and Apple Magic Keyboard coming at WWDC (9to5Mac)
  • Apple to Announce New MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Possibly MacBook Air at WWDC (MacRumors) (Bloomberg)
    
  • 15-Inch MacBook Pro Delivery Estimates Slip Ahead of New Models Expected Next Week (MacRumors)
  • New 15-Inch MacBook Pro With Kaby Lake and 32GB of Desktop-Class RAM Coming Later This Year (MacRumors) [URL="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/16/kgi-macbook-pro-update-32gb-ram/"](9to5Mac)[/URL]
• iPad
  • Three new iPads expected this year, including 10.5-inch model with "narrow bezel design" (neowin)
  • Ming-Chi Kuo Says Apple Likely to Unveil 10.5" iPad Pro and Touchscreen Siri Smart Speaker at WWDC (MacRumors)
    [*]Eurasian filings indicate new MacBooks, iPads and Apple Magic Keyboard coming at WWDC (9to5Mac)
  • WWDC roundup: Apple prepares new 10.5-inch iPad Pro & possibly other iPad updates for next week (9to5Mac)
    
• TV/tvOS
  • Apple to Announce Amazon Prime Video for Apple TV at WWDC (MacRumors) (BuzzFeed)
  • Apple TV may finally get Amazon video app this summer (cnet)
  • VUDU Confirms Apple TV App in Development, But Release Date Unknown (MacRumors)
  • Apple TV may get 4K video this year, according to report (cnet)
    
    
    
• General WWDC rumors
  • Eurasian filings indicate new MacBooks, iPads and Apple Magic Keyboard coming at WWDC (9to5Mac)
  • Monday’s Apple WWDC Keynote Just Got Even More Exciting (the Mac Observer)
    

Source: @CodeCadets

Source: @TachibanaKaoru

Source: @iBeckTech

Source: @fayerwayer

Source: @afsbordobank

Source: @aboodkadi

Here's a bingo I saw on Twitter:

http://applekeynotebingo.appspot.com/bingo

• Will be updated after the keynote has finished

• Official WWDC 2005 Apple Keynote thread - it's on!
• Official Apple WWDC 2006 keynote thread
• The Official Apple WWDC 2007 Thread
• Official Apple WWDC 2008 Thread (3G iPhone and...more?)
• WWDC09 Thread of iPhones and Snow Leopards
• WWDC10 Thread of iPhones and iProducts galore
• WWDC11 Thread of iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion and iCloud
• WWDC12 Thread of iOS 6, Mac OS X Mountain Lion and iCloud
• WWDC13 Thread of iOS 7 & Mac OS X 10.9, where a whole new world's developing
• WWDC14 Thread of iOS 8 and Mac OSX 10.10
• WWDC15 Thread of iOS 9, Mac OS X 10.11 & watchOS: The epicenter of change.
• WWDC16 Thread of iOS 10, macOS 10.12, watchOS & tvOS. print (“Hello, WWDC!”)

Special thanks to Andrex for the header images!

NOTE: I'm posting this a little bit early as I won't be getting home until very late tonight. I hope that it's ok.

 

[Mistah]

This one is going to be fun !

now if they would only announce a netflix of their own... ;D

 

[bananas]

boxWWDC17

 

[infiniteloop]

Isn't there a thread already?

 

[celebi23]

boxWWDC17

Wait, do you mean you can't see the apple logo in this?

Isn't there a thread already?

Nope. I've always created a topic for WWDC roughly a day before the keynote. See the "Past WWDC threads" section. Been doing this since 2010.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Here for Siri Speaker

 

[rezuth]

Nope. I've always created a topic for WWDC roughly a day before the keynote. See the "Past WWDC threads" section. Been doing this since 2010.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1384968

I do think yours is a far more informative post

 

[HeartlessNobody213]

Read the leak on Reddit and one that caught my attention is that supposedly the updated 15 inch MacBook Pro will have 32GB ram.

The other stuff for the future was interesting as well.

 

[celebi23]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1384968

I do think yours is a far more informative post

Crap, not sure how I missed that :/

 

[celebi23]

Crap, not sure how I missed this topic when I posted mine
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=239118234

 

[Nozem]

I desperately need a Macbook Pro and I don't think I can hold off any longer. I really hope the rumored upgrade is substantial.

 

[Kayhan]

I am all about new MacBook hardware.

 

[Floex]

The guy in the top left looks like he's having a breakdown.

 

[CoachKevin]

Hoping for a good bump on the 15" MBPs. Had a 2016 15" that was an apple care replacement for my 2014 15". Had to go into the store yesterday because the space bar was unreliable. They LITERALLY has to send out the whole laptop because of the space bar since they can't repair the new keyboards in store.

Instead, they gave me the retail price of the broken Macbook ($2799+tax) to reorder it online. Judging by the ship dates (Delivers 09 Jun, 2017 - 13 Jun, 2017 by Next Day Shipping) being pushed back I am guessing they will be sending out the new model. Would love to see updated GPUs in the high end retail model. Might be optimistic, but 1TB SSD would be nice too. Also for the LOVE OF GOD get this keyboard shit straightened out. This new keyboard, from talking to the tech at the store, have been a nightmare.

 

[21st century cowboy]

I hope Apple give me a good reason to upgrade my air 2 to a 12.9 pro 2. I'll always be cautious about upgrading straight away though after the iPad 3 to 4. We're there any indicators at the launch of the 3 that we could see a refresh so quickly?

 

[DJKhaled]

I'm pissed if there are new macbook pros since I bought one last week because macrumours buyers guide said it was midcycle.


Edit: just looked and it seems they updated their buyers guide 2 days after my purchase. Great.

 

[DJKhaled]

I desperately need a Macbook Pro and I don't think I can hold off any longer. I really hope the rumored upgrade is substantial.

I just bought one last week because the macrumors buyers guide said it was midcycle seems they updated the buyers guide 2 days after I purchased. I'm sad.

 

[Leona Lewis]

Hyped regardless of which thread survives.

 

[The Real Abed]

I'm pissed if there are new macbook pros since I bought one last week because macrumours buyers guide said it was midcycle.

Edit: just looked and it seems they updated their buyers guide 2 days after my purchase. Great.

You have 14 days. And the rumors have been around for weeks. It'll be a speed bump if anything. Just take it back if you need to.

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

Interested to see this Siri speaker and how it will be any different from the competition

 

[The Real Abed]

Just merge the two threads. Fragmentation is gonna be confusing. Or lock one. Doesn't matter. Merge the OT info and lock one of the threads before it starts and we're fine.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

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The guy in the top left looks like he's having a breakdown.[/QUOTE]

Because he heard the new iPhone is going to have the fingerprint scanner on the back rather than under the screen.

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

So I shouldn't buy a new macbook right now?

 

[Nazgul_Hunter]

Interested to see this Siri speaker and how it will be any different from the competition

Yeah; I've been impressed with the Echo I just bought; but I think Siri is better in some areas.

The main reason I got an Echo was to control a bunch of Hue lights and the Echo always gives me some issue. Never knows what lights I mean... Siri with Homekit has been excellent with the Hue.

Speakers and Mics are great. I love telling it to buy something and the thing just showing up. The language recognition is great; but the language interpretation is not. I feel like the Echo is like talking to a command line, in a way.

 

[Majine]

So I shouldn't buy a new macbook right now?

I wouldn't. The keynote is a day away, stay cool.

 

[DJKhaled]

You have 14 days. And the rumors have been around for weeks. It'll be a speed bump if anything. Just take it back if you need to.

Macrumors only posted the rumour that seemingly confirmed the upgrade on the 31st of may. Either way I don't care too much just a bit disappointed.

 

[Martin5000]

There is only one thing I really care to see ...
Apple pay for Germany!!! Please I'm waiting soooo long for this!!!

 

[PhoncipleBone]

So I shouldn't buy a new macbook right now?

I wouldn't. The keynote is a day away, stay cool.

Just prepare for threads tomorrow or Tuesday of some people complaining "Shit, I JUST bought a new MacBook. This is bullshit."

 

[sirap]

A 32gb equipped MacBook Pro sounds nice.

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

I wouldn't. The keynote is a day away, stay cool.

Just prepare for threads tomorrow or Tuesday of some people complaining "Shit, I JUST bought a new MacBook. This is bullshit."

I was literally on the checkout page for a new macbook there, glad I waited.

 

[RBH]

Hyped

 

[jts]

what are the chances for a new iTouch

 

[hirokazu]

Damnit, I thought the other thread was the official one!

 

[Jigolo]

I thought they were going to do WWDC at Apple Park this year. Did that change or was I just dreaming

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I was literally on the checkout page for a new macbook there, glad I waited.

Good timing then. And even if the new models being announced aren't a big step up, the current ones will probably see a small price cut at places like Best Buy