A truly new world, it seemed, was set to dawn upon us in the tech-filled future that was to be. But of course, APPLE at its WWDC2024 (a week-long version of its classic two-day developer event) didn’t want to back down from the competition and promised to offer an array of tech that would be destined to take over the digital landscape. So here it is: an in-depth look at the tech leader’s newest offerings.
It’s a no-brainer that APPLE would have to become more intelligent to stay ahead – simplicity is no longer a cure-all in a complex digital world. Forget about a 4in iPhone 20S, here comes APPLE’s new intelligence for its devices, a cloud-based mind that will interpret user intent and ultimately allow Siri to better understand your taste in music. The service will also enter areas such as language processing, speech-to-text, and even making sense of your ethics, but one of its most impressive features is that it will learn more about your daily routines and life activities over time.
Healthy competition also means everyone needs to reprogramme their faces. Is your phone sending you to the wrong destination? Siri’s new facial interface could imitate different moods, including some rather unsettling-looking disguises (who among us hasn’t tried to laugh in a pose instead of being happy) or laughing in cheeky ways. In September 2024, the Cupertino-based company will start recruiting volunteers to become its new ‘service providers’.
APPLE at last responds to decades’ worth of user requests, adding the ability to pause activity rings on the APPLE Watch. In both scenarios, APPLE has created innovative, ‘thoughtful’ products because it features users essentially thinking-for-them.
The annual WWDC 2024 conference also showcased APPLE’s so-called Sherlocking of third-party app features, the integration of third-party features into its own integrated ecosystem. Does that mean innovation has run its course? To what extent can app innovation take place only inside, instead of outside, of APPLE?
APPLE’s move into generative AI signals a definitive shift towards a smarter, more intuitive digital future – one that embraces scale but not by boosting MBs. Rather, technology has been honed to create elegant feedback con.
With the launch of APPLE Intelligence, the Cupertino giant formally declares a future of AI with an emphasis on utility over ubiquity. APPLE Intelligence promises to embed AI into the fabric of everyday tech use in a way that augments, not inhibits, user experience.
iMessage’s more recent upgrades such as scheduled messaging and RCS-style messaging reflect APPLE’s willingness to evolve its messaging tools so they better match users’ present demands, while also signalling a potential future-focused commitment to cross-platform and ‘next-generation’ messaging standards.
APPLE’s recent additions for developers, including new commerce APIs and developers’ marketing tools, are a testament to how important developers are to APPLE’s ecosystem. The company’s ‘game changer’ features for developers are designed to help generate revenue and provide better visibility in the App Store, enhancing the APPLE ecosystem for developers and users alike.
iOS 18 brings a new era of customisation and user interface design which helps APPLE device users to control every small detail about their device and make their app usage more and more comfortable and pleasurable. With a set of various compatible devices, iOS 18 takes a role of key of APPLE’s user experience.
In the midst of a flurry of other announcements, APPLE Intelligence was just one more, but one of the biggest yet, that APPLE’s ecosystem of services and devices is going AI-first. This would transform how users interact with the APPLE experience.
The launch of APPLE Silicon in 2020 meant that APPLE now works with AI outside OpenAI (it started with Google’s Gemini model) to make its broader AI portfolio more inclusive and diverse. The move also demonstrates APPLE’s openness in using AI talent outside its company to boost its AI portfolio.
In conclusion, by illuminating the road ahead, the leaked details of WWDC 2024 show how APPLE is crafting a convergent, smart-technology future, powered by its fast-developing AI offspring APPLE Intelligence. APPLE’s 2024 line-up of software and hardware is likely to change the way users engage with their devices, and will make APPLE’s portfolio of technology more intuitive, intelligent and easy to use.
At the very core of innovation, APPLE continues to speculate what is possible for technology with every new product, service and update. From its origins as a garage start-up to a world-renowned technology company, no matter how many people are involved in its operations, its mission has remained the same; to create products that enrich people’s lives everyday. Push the boundaries and become the benchmark.
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