The author | fanfan
Source| Jiguo Editorial Department
Last month, Apple just finished the spring conference, a total of iPhone SE3, the new iPad Air 5, Mac Studio and other new products, so that fruit fans feel a "science and technology feast". As is customary, following the spring launch, the annual Global Developers Conference will also arrive as scheduled. #数码科技要闻 #
On April 6, Apple officially issued an invitation to hold the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference from June 6 to 10. As with the past two events, this year it was still held online.
Judging from the invitation, this year's theme is "Call to code", and the logo of Apple's programming language Swift is directly in the C bit, which seems to have a big change.
At the annual developer conference, the major systems in the Apple ecosystem will be the protagonists. This year is no exception, when iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS 13, tvOS 16 and other systems will be officially launched.
In addition to this, it is also possible to release new hardware, such as the new Apple Mac Pro, the upgraded MacBook Air, etc.
For everyone, the most concerned is definitely iOS 16.
According to the current network information, iOS 16 has obvious changes compared to the previous generation, the most eye-catching of which is the redesigned desktop App icon, the style will be more skeuomorphic.
In addition, iOS 16 will have more feature-rich interactions. With the new widget, users can access contacts directly on the desktop, turn on functions such as flashlight, etc., which further increases the ease of operation than the previous need to pull down the control center to complete a series of adjustments.
In addition to regular upgrades, iOS 16 may also usher in two new features.
First, the application split screen. For small partners who like to "use two hearts and two uses", this is simply an epic upgrade. However, this feature is limited to supporting system-native applications, such as Notes, Calculator, Safari, etc., and third-party applications will not be supported for the time being.
The second is the screen display. After adding this function, you can see commonly used and important information such as time and date without touching your mobile phone, which greatly improves the convenience.
Although it is not surprising that the split screen function and the information screen are displayed on Android devices, iOS has not been adapted for a long time. If iOS 16 really carries these two functions, it is still quite exciting.
However, compared with the new features, more netizens still hope that Apple can solve the existing problems, such as the drawbacks of the unified return gesture on iOS, and its operation is completely less convenient and efficient than Android.
In terms of adapting models, according to the current revelations, only iPhone SE 2, iPhone 7 and above will get iOS 16 upgrades. As for the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and other models will not have the opportunity to update.
However, the information currently exposed is not completely true, let's take a look at it first.
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In addition to iOS 16, the update of iPad OS is also quite exciting.
According to whistleblower Majin Bu, Apple is developing a smart system for iPad OS. When the iPad is connected to the keyboard or trackpad, the current application will automatically shrink, that is, multi-window operation, this function is reported to be called Apple Mixer.
This is not difficult to understand. The iPad is still the iPad normally used, but after connecting the keyboard and trackpad, it becomes a Mac-like mode, and the application may become a floating window similar to a quick note. According to the breaking news, this feature should only be unique to the M1 iPad.
In addition, there are also reports that iPadOS 16 or add the same macOS function - guest mode.
In addition, it is reported that in terms of models, iPadOS 16 is no longer compatible with iPad mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad (fifth generation) and 2015 iPad Pro models. This means that iPadOS 16 upgrades are available for iPad MODELS that are newer than these updates.
In addition to iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, new system versions such as watchOS 9, macOS 13, and tvOS 16 may also be unveiled, which will be a "system feast" in general!
According to the practice of the past two years, Apple is likely to launch a new Mac series of products at this developer conference, including the new MacBook Air and Mac Pro.
According to previous news, the new MacBook Air may adopt a similar design to the new MacBook Pro, the overall border adopts a right angle scheme, but the overall thickness of the fuselage will be reduced, also equipped with a bang screen, and the left and right sides are equipped with a USB-C specification interface.
Apple may also upgrade the screen size from 13.3 inches to 13.6 inches without changing the overall size by reducing the screen bezel.
In addition, Apple will continue the colorful color matching to notebook products, the first of which is the MacBook Air product line. According to reports, the new MacBook Air is also expected to bring 7 colorful color schemes similar to the iMac.
In terms of performance, the new MacBook Air is expected to be equipped with Apple's new generation of self-developed processors, that is, the legendary M2 chip. The chip adopts the second-generation process of TSMC's 5nm upgrade, and the performance has been significantly improved. Compared with the M1 chip, which is also 5nm, the performance is increased by 5%, and the power consumption is reduced by up to 10%.
Although its own strength is not bad, the M2 chip is still much weaker than the M1 Max and M1 Pro. In addition to the new MacBook Air, the M2 chip will also be landed on iPad, iMac and other devices.
As for the new Mac Pro, the main information is currently focused on the chip. According to earlier revelations, Apple's 2022 Mac Pro will be equipped with a new custom chip, code-named "Redfern", which may be connected by two M1 Ultras.
The M1 Ultra adopts ultraFusion packaging architecture, which interconnects two M1 Max dies using a silicon intermediation layer, realizing 20 core CPU, 64 core GPU, and support for 128GB of memory.
If the new chip is really a splicing of two M1 Ultras, then the chip will have a 40-core CPU, a 128-core GPU, and support 256GB of unified memory. Looking at these data alone, I have to sigh: too strong.
The information about the developer conference that has been exposed so far is probably this. Among them, the software update is almost nailed, especially the iOS 16 that everyone pays the most attention to.
To be honest, compared with the indiscriminate bombardment of Android UI, iOS's "squeeze toothpaste" update method in recent years is obviously a bit outdated. Even the latest generation of iOS 15 is basically the same as iOS 14, so that it has attracted many Apple users to complain.
I hope that iOS 16 can truly usher in the "big reform" and make the fruit fans shine. As the time of the conference approaches, I believe that there will be more information to go out. Interested friends can pay more attention to it