Just after the March launch, there is now news that Apple is going to hold the WWDC Developer Conference on June 6! And it is rumored that this conference will also return to offline, which is also the first time that Apple has returned to the offline conference mode since the epidemic. For the majority of domestic fruit fans, this must be the General Scene of the Spring Festival, sources said that in addition to bringing a series of developer functions at the conference, it is suspected that a new 16-inch iPad Pro, a new MacBook laptop, and even an iOS 16 system and M2 chip will be launched.
This formation, said to be "science and technology Spring Festival Gala" are too light, said to be XX year celebration is almost the same.
Speaking of the iPad Pro product line, its productivity attributes are now getting stronger and stronger, not only with the Apple Pencil, but also with a series of productivity tools such as keyboards and mice. As a result, screen size seems to have become a bottleneck that constrains productivity improvement, which is one of the important reasons why many people speculate that the 16-inch screen will come. It is reported that the new machine will not only increase the screen size by 16 inches, the resolution will also be correspondingly increased a lot, and finally in terms of pixel density should be comparable to the current product.
The new M2 chip is also very likely, after all, the previous generation of M1 chips dates back to 2020, and it is already an old product from the current point of view. It is said that the M2 chip will have an 8-core CPU design, and instead of using the 3nm process, it will continue to maintain the 4nm process. It is worth mentioning that the M2 chip will be used in the new MacBook series, and Apple has basically completed the full-line transition from x86 to ARM architecture, and the MacBook series, Mac mini, and iMac are expected to upgrade their chips.
iOS 16 is undoubtedly the most anticipated. Although there is no more news to come out, many voices point to iOS 16 will freely combine multiple "widgets" and form a "big component" called "InfoShack". This design is similar to the "magnet" design of some Android mobile phone brands now, integrating multiple gadget components into a large "toolbar", which is more convenient to use.
With this component, users can access various information directly on the desktop or make various shortcut settings. This includes viewing the weather, querying maps, adjusting screen brightness, turning on and off flashlights, setting smart homes, and more; or setting alarms, turning on stopwatches, starting countdowns, and more. I have to say that the design of these exposures of iOS 16 further proves a problem: the design that everyone adopts may be the "optimal design".
In addition, there is a point that everyone is looking forward to the "information screen display", although there are messages that iOS 16 may increase this function, but for OLED screen devices may have a burning screen problem, so it is not sure in what form it will appear; it is also expected to support the "upper and lower split screen" mode, you can run multiple applications on a page, watch videos, play games without closing, you can also directly return to WeChat in seconds.
In addition, there are floating low-power notifications, and independent opening and closing of camera and microphone permissions. It can be seen that Apple's design in the details has also increased a lot, giving people a feeling of becoming more and more "fragmented", and it seems that there is no longer the previous feeling that Apple helps you choose and package a lot. If everything goes according to plan, Apple may announce the specific news of the WWDC conference in mid-May. So, what new hardware and software do you want to see? You are also welcome to chat in the comments section.