WWDC 2023 summary: All products and software introduced

Apple announced a series of new products and software at its WWDC 2023 launch on June 6th. The new product range from Macs to augmented reality glasses excited users. The company also has the most powerful chip ever. M2 Ultra also revealed. Here’s the WWDC 2023 recap.

iOS 17

Apple introduced the new version of the iPhone operating system, iOS 17. In the operating system, which includes many interface changes and multitasking features, stock applications such as Phone, iMessage, AirDrop, Wallet and Health have also been updated.

As of today, iOS 17 is codenamed “Dawn” and is out of continuous development and testing within Apple prior to WWDC.

M2 Ultra

The M2 Ultra is the biggest and best chip Apple has ever developed. It makes the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro the most powerful Mac desktops ever. It leverages Apple’s UltraFusion technology to connect two M2 Maxs together, doubling the performance.

The M2 Ultra contains 134 billion transistors. This value is 20 billion more than the value of M1 Ultra. With a unified memory architecture supporting up to 192GB of memory capacity, it provides 50 percent more capacity than the M1 Ultra and twice the memory bandwidth of the M2 Max at 800GBps.

Vision Pro and Vision OS

Vision Pro, which is not just a virtual reality glasses, also allows you to communicate with the people around you. On the other hand, AR/VR glasses make virtual meetings much easier. Vision Pro, which allows you to easily communicate with the people in the meeting, also allows users to look at the visuals from every angle.

Vision Pro also gives you the chance to record with its cameras. You can also record your memories with the mixed reality glasses. Apple’s new AR / VR goggles make a difference in this sense as well.

Mac Pro with M2 Ultra

The new Mac Pro was introduced, again with a grater-design metal front. Mac Pro with M2 Ultra processor has eight Thunderbolt ports and six PCI expansion slots. Configurable with up to 76 core GPU and 192GB memory. The product was priced at $6,999.

The Mac Pro has three USB-A ports and two HDMI ports. HDMI supports up to 8K resolution and frame rates up to 240 Hz. There are also two 10Gb Ethernet ports. The product includes a headphone jack.

Mac Studio models

The most striking aspect of the new Mac Studio models was their superior performance in the field of performance. Providing the opportunity to choose the most powerful processors developed in the new devices of the series, Apple offers its users M2 Max And M2 Ultra offers processors.

According to the statements made, new models, 1999 US dollars It will be available at prices starting with . in Turkey 57,999 Turkish Lira It is thought that devices with such a starting price will fully meet the needs of professional users.

15-inch MacBook Air

The M2 chip that powers the product includes an 8-core CPU. It also comes with GPU that can be configured with up to 10 cores. At this point, it offers the opportunity to work with more 4K and 8K ProRes video streams with its high-performance media engine. On the other hand, with a battery life of up to 18 hours, it does not cause battery problems for long periods.

MacBook Air 15.3 is 11.5mm thin. According to Apple, the device is the world’s thinnest 15-inch laptop. Thanks to its weight of only 1.49 kg, the product is also extremely easy to transport. On the other hand, it is stated that it is about 40 percent thinner and 0.22 kg lighter than a PC laptop of a similar level.

watchOS 10

Many apps have been redesigned with watchOS 10. In addition, Apple Watch watches have widget support, just like iPhones. You can display any of these widgets on the home screen. The background color, on the other hand, will now change according to the clock. For example, in the evening, there will be a color in the dark theme.

watchOS 10 brings two new watch faces, Palette and Snoopy. Let’s also mention that Compass and Maps are integrated into the Cycling feature in Training, and you can also watch the Training as a Live Event on iPhone.

tvOS 17

Apple TV users are presented with a revamped interface tvOS 17. The renewed interface has a stylish and simple design that reminds us a bit of iPads. In addition, new application interfaces took their place in tvOS 17.

FaceTime took its place on Apple TV. Now you can make your meetings at home from the comfort of television and talk to your loved ones in a video way. Many Apple TV users will prefer a huge TV over a small iPhone screen. FaceTime calls will be launched on iPhone and iPad.

macOS 14 (Sonoma)

New features announced for macOS 14 include widget support for the desktop, brand new screensavers, Game Mode, and updated Safari.

Apple introduced a brand new Game Mode. The new mode will offer better FPS in games by optimizing the Apple Silicon chips. It will also reduce lag on AirPods and Xbox/PlayStation controller. Many games, including Death Stranding Director’s Cut, are coming to Mac with macOS 14.

iPadOS 17

The iPadOS 17 rollout started with widgets and the Lock Screen. Thanks to the new widgets, we will be able to connect directly to our smart home system with a single button and control the light or music. Of course, this feature is just the beginning. Application developers will determine the limit of what can be done.

Thanks to new machine learning models, iPadOS 17 can identify fields in a PDF. It can even work on documents scanned with the camera. In this way, you will be able to sign documents with your finger or Apple Pencil.

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