Apple will broadcast its annual developer conference this year - known as "WWDC 2020 ″" - tomorrow, Monday, via the Internet, due to the continued outbreak of the Corona virus and ongoing closings in most countries of the world. The company is expected to announce a number of new devices and modern versions of operating systems .
The Apple Developers Conference this year will be a different experience for many, especially those who attend the event personally over the past years, due to the direct and instant interactions that they were making at each announcement, but despite this there are many developments that are expected to be revealed by Apple, and these The most important of them are:
1- The new iOS 14 operating system is released
The main announcement in the conference will be the new version of the iOS 14 الهواتف smartphone operating system, where Apple will reveal the latest version during the developer conference every year, to give developers ample time to adopt new features and improve their applications before it is officially released at the end of the year .
It is expected that Apple will reveal the latest major changes in the system, namely: a more customizable home screen, by including a new option to display the list that will contain all application icons, making it easier for users to see all of their installed applications at once.
In addition, it is expected that Apple will provide the option for users to set the web browser and third-party email applications as the default option, allowing them to activate applications, such as: Google Chrome or Gmail, as default applications instead of Safari or its mail application.
2- iPad OS 14
Apple is expected to unveil many new features in the iPad OS 14 operating system, such as: new augmented reality features, and improvements to the password management tool.
In general, Apple is expected to continue its focus on improving the performance of the iPad tablet to enhance user productivity, through many new features.
3- More features in smart watches
Apple has focused on making its smart watch, the Apple Watch, a device focused on fitness and health, and is expected to continue this way with the new version of the watchOS 7 operating system, by including a variety of improvements and new features, Such as: new health features, baby mode, sleep mode, and more.
4- Mac OS X 10.16
Apple will also announce the Mac OS 10.16 during the conference, and it is expected that its most prominent features will be the new messaging application, as reports indicated that Apple will bring the same messaging application found in the iOS and iPad operating systems to Mac devices. .
It is possible that Apple will have other new applications for the Mac OS that will be announced this year as well, or perhaps improvements to existing “Catalyst” applications such as “Podcasts” or “Apple News”.
5- iMac computer with the new design
Several reports also indicated that Apple will introduce a new iMac computer this year as part of the conference, where the new computer is expected to be 23 inches thinner, as well as new Navi GPUs from Apple.