Wednesday, June 10, 2015

WWDC 2015 - Apple Updates


WWDC 2015 - Yosemite 55% adoption rate, 7% windows.

Cursor detection.
Safari - pinned sites, media controls.
Spotlight updates - additional info.
Search updates for folders - customised search as in Google.
Windows sizing and work side by side feature.
Drag in media from safari to notes.

Performance optimisation -
1.4x cancellation
2x switching apps
4x mail messages
4x pdf preview
Metal for graphics - 50% rendering performance
OpenCl & OpenGL
10x speed improvement for games.
EPIC - for games

IOS - 9
83% adoption rate, 12% android.
Siri- updates - change in UI, app integration, reminders - location based.
Proactive Assistant - running - change of songs - offer up
Invitations automatically put on the calendar.
Suggestions for contacts and incoming calls.
Suggestions for contacts, app, relevant locations and search.
Search Api - deep link to application content found via search Api.
All search on device - under control.

Apple Pay
2500
Discover  induction.
1 Million locations accepting Apple pay.
Apple pay induction to UK.
Add store credit and debit cards.
Loyalty and rewards cards.


Notes - enhanced to include bullets, images and drawings.
Add a link to notes.

Maps - transit enhacements.

News - application personalised news.

IPAD - keyboard to track pad.
Multitasking support - task switcher redefined layout,
Split view, multi app, multi touch.
Watch video and multitask with the another app.

Low power mode extends battery life to 3 more hours.
IOS 9 - Lowered space from 4g to 1.6g - more space.

Dev Tools
UI Texting to X-Code.
Game play kit.
Replay kit,  Model I/O.
HealthKit - Hydration, uv exposure and productive health.
Access home remotely via iKit.

Swift enhancements - Swift 2.
Whole module optimisation - language features, see interfaces, protocol extensions.
Swift is open sourced.

Compiler, Standard libraries and Os 10 - beta comes in July.