WWDC 2023: Everything you missed during the keynote

It seems like we’ve been waiting forever, but the first Apple keynote of 2023 is finally here – and it’s a big one. We expect a lot of announcements at WWDC 2023, from the unveiling of iOS 17 and macOS 14 to the launch of Apple’s first mixed reality headset. Follow us live here!

WWDC 2023: The announcements

Apple launched numerous updates and new products at the WWDC keynote, including:

iOS 17: The best new features

iPadOS 17: The best new features

macOS 14 Sonoma: The Best New Features

watchOS 10: The best new features

15-inch MacBook Air

M2 Ultra, Mac Studio and Mac Pro

Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computing headset

WWDC 2023: Watch the keynote

The WWDC 2023 keynote begins at 10 a.m. PT and will be streamed on Apple.com and YouTube. Here’s how to watch WWDC live. You can also watch the keynote below.

WWDC 2023: live updates from the keynote

9:30 a.m. PT: We’re on site at Apple Park and have photos up our Twitter account!

9:40 a.m. PT: Hi everyone, this is Roman Loyola. I’m at Apple Park to attend the keynote. There’s a buzz here that’s different from previous keynotes. There’s a ton of excitement in the air – there’s always excitement at WWDC, but with the subtext of what could happen this year, it’s more palpable.

9:52 a.m. PT: The keynote will begin shortly and people will begin to settle in.

9:57 a.m. PT: Tim Cook and Craig Federighi take the stage to welcome everyone

10 a.m. PT: The keynote begins with an opening video

10:01 a.m. PT: A video plays with Tim Cook introducing WWDC. It looks like there won’t be any live presentations.

10:02 a.m. PT: The Mac is up first. John Ternus is hype Apple silicon.

10:04 a.m. PT: 15-inch MacBook Air introduction. 11.5mm thin, 3lb. MagSafe, 2 Thunderbolt ports, headphone jack, 4 colors. Liquid Retina display, 500 nits brightness. 1080p camera. 6 loudspeakers. M2 chip. 12x faster than the fastest Intel MBA. Battery life of 18 hours. $1,299. Available next week. 13-inch MacBook Air for $1,099.

10:08 a.m. PT: New Mac Studio with M2 Max and Ultra. Up to 192 GB of memory! 800GBps! M2 Ultra is 50% faster video processing than M1 Ultra. Supports up to 6 Pro Display XDR.

10:13 a.m. PT: Mac Pro with M2 Ultra! 192 GB aggregated memory. Built-in afterburner performance (7x)! 8 Thunderbolt ports. 6 open PCI ports. Same tower and rack mount as before.

10:16 a.m. PT: iOS 17. Live transcripts of conversations. FaceTime messages. Messages gets search filters, catch up arrow, swipe to reply, audio message transcription, inline location, check in, updated design, new Stickers UI and Live Stickers. These Messages upgrades will increase the envy of green bubbles

10:25 a.m. PT: AirDrop updates: NameDrop, SharePlay API for sharing media between devices.

10:26 a.m. PT: Autocorrect rolling back more accurately and faster, inline predictions, more personalized. Lots of indirect AI references here.

10:29 a.m. PT: New log app. Personalized suggestions from machine learning to inspire writing. New Suggestions API.

10:31 a.m. PT: The rumours Stand-by mode for iPhone is announced. Turns your iPhone into an interactive display in landscape mode while charging.

10:33 a.m. PT: No more “Hey” in Hey Siri. Recognize pets in photos. Find Share My Item.

10:34 a.m. PT: iPad OS 17: Widgets, new lock screens. Lock Screen Live Activities: Track scores, deliveries, and multiple timers.

10:38 a.m. PT: Health app coming to iPad.

10:39 a.m. PT: PDF with autocomplete support. Signature support. Notes app gets expanded PDF support, live collaboration.

10:42 a.m. PT: Stage Manager improvements, external display camera support, Follow Along, many iOS 17 features are in iPad OS 17.

10:43 a.m. PT: macOS Sonoma. Sonoma images for desktops, screensavers. Widgets can be placed on the desktop.

10:46 a.m. PT: Mac Gaming and Game Modegame is prioritized over CPU and GPU, lower audio and input latency. Game Porting Toolkit for transferring games from other platforms. Death Stranding Director’s Cut coming to Mac.:

10:51 a.m. PT: Video conferencing and presenter overlay, reactions video effect, works with third-party apps.

10:52 a.m. PT: Safari locks the browser window when not in use; ability to share passwords and access keys; profiles; Web apps can be created from any website.

10:56 a.m. PT: AirPods Adaptive Audio adjusts noise reduction to the environment. Conversation awareness lowers music. Improvements to automatic shifting.

10:59 a.m. PT: AirPlay updates. AirPlay in hotels. Apple Music and CarPlay get SharePlay in the car.

11:01 a.m. PT: tvOS 17 redesigned control center. Siri remote. FaceTime on Apple TV, it works with iPhone as camera/microphone. Continuity Camera API for tvOS.

11:04 a.m. PT: watch OS 10 has “extensive redesigns.” Use Digital Crown to reveal widgets, world clock redesign with dynamic background colors, Activity app with corner icons, redesigned trophy case, new Palette and Snoopy and Woodstock watch faces.

11:10 a.m. PT: New Cycling features, can connect to Bluetooth sensors, FTP estimation and Power Zones, activity will appear on iPhone automatically. Hiking compass calculates waypoints, distress calls, 3D waypoint view, new topographic map. Find trail, length, difficulty, etc. Features to customize golf and tennis swings.

11:15 a.m. PT: Health gets mental health features, standard ratings. Vision Health feature to help with nearsightedness, monitors daylight exposure and screen distance.

11:20am PT: Developer betas are available today. Fall official release.

ONE MORE THING

11:21 a.m. PT: Apple announces Apple VisionPro

11:22 a.m. PT: Headset looks more like ski goggles than a VR headset. It looks futuristic. 3D interface with apps appearing in your environment. It looks like your room is the UI. With EyeSight, your eyes can be seen through the headset. Can use input device and act as a Mac display. FaceTime supports and shares apps. 3D camera.

11:33 a.m. PT: Using photos with Vision Pro, dimming surrounding lights, viewing panoramas in full. Watch videos with spatial audio. Cinema environment for movies. Apple TV content available. Play video games.

11:39 a.m. PT: Disney’s Bob Iger talks about Apple Vision Pro partnership. Disney+ available from day one.

11:43 a.m. PT: Front is laminated glass. Frames has a button and Digital Crown. Aluminum alloy frame. Thermal design draws in air to keep it cool. Modular system to adapt to the face. Band with adjustment knob. Optical inserts for vision correction for spectacle wearers. Separate battery connects sight cable.

11:47 a.m. PT: Displays: Curved micro-OLED with 23 million pixels across two displays. Lens with three elements for sharpness and clarity of the image. Spatial audio. Eye tracking system. M2 chip. New R1 chip that processes input data from cameras.

11:53 a.m. PT: You’ve created a digital persona that will be used for FaceTime. visionOS is the operating system, designed from the ground up for spatial computing.

11:56 a.m. PT: Developers can use already available tools to create visionOS apps. Unity apps run natively.

11:58 a.m. PT: OpticID uses the iris of your eye for user identification.

afternoon PT: Apple Vision Pro costs $3,499

12:05 a.m. PT: That’s it! Be sure to check Macworld.com for all announcements.

WWDC 2023: Latest News and Rumors

Apple Store Disabled: As usual, Apple closed its online store hours before the keynote, signaling that new products will be available for purchase or pre-order

Headset shipping next year: This is reported by Ming-Chi Kuo that the headset may not begin mass shipments until 2024. That’s not unusual: the Mac Pro, iMac Pro, and HomePod were all announced at WWDC and didn’t ship in bulk until the first quarter of the following year.

Headset name and price: A rumor from Yeux1122 on Naver claims Apple’s headset will be called the Apple XR and cost $1,999 instead of $2,999 as it was rumored.

Demo structures on location: Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that Apple built “two demonstration areas” ahead of today’s event. According to the report, one will be located in the Steve Jobs Theater as usual, but Apple has also prepared a second temporary structure exclusively for demoing the headset.

No more ‘Hey Siri’: Gurman reports that Apple may drop the “Hey” from the hands-free “Hey Siri” prompt in iOS 17.

Colors Apple headsets: According to leaker billbil_kun writing for French tech site Dealabs, the AR/VR headset will be available in several colors including black, blue, grey, green and pink. The same report claims that it will be available with 128 GB or 256 GB.

watchOS 10 Weather app redesign: One of the many expected changes in watchOS 10 is a new Weather app that is more like the iOS 16 version.

Mac Pro inventory shrinking: Most Mac Pro configurations on Apple.com have a 4-week backorder and don’t ship until July.