WWDC 2024 was an exceptional event and showed major improvements in its entire ecosystem. Headline features may have included the introduction of Apple Intelligence, but there were a handful of other changes to Apple’s operating systems that we’re excited to see, and how they emerge in practice aims to become even more seamless and feature-rich. Here are the best features announced at WWDC 2024.
Best Features Announced at WWDC
Apple Intelligence
The addition of generative AI will enable intelligent reminders as well as new photo-editing and app-customization features in apps such as Photos and Apple Music. While Apple Intelligence is among the best features announced at WWDC and was initially only available in beta, the service will be coming to the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and devices using M1 or later chipsets. Such a technology will contain the capacity of paraphrasing, usefulness, and summing-up text, making the users much more productive.
Native Call Recording App
Finally, yes, after years of wondering when and if – iOS 18 will get a native call-recording app. Recording and transcription capabilities in the Phone app. Everyone will be notified when the recording is created, thus maintaining full transparency. This feature is incredibly helpful for journalists, as well as anyone who needs to keep a record of conversations. With the iOS 18 update, the feature will be accessible in India. It surely is one of the best features announced at WWDC.
Control Center Customizations
Apple drastically changed Control Center with iOS 18 The Control Center has been redesigned with multiple pages and shortcut widgets. The familiar controls will be swiped away to pull up the first page, media controls will be shown on the second page, and connectivity toggles will be on the third. The new Controls API allows developers to create toggles for third-party apps, enhancing functionality without needing to open the apps themselves.
Lock Screen Customizations
The biggest changes to lock-screen customization come with iOS 18. With iOS 10, users will be able to add extra shortcuts to the lock screen (like Notes or Weather), giving them access to some of their most frequently used apps without even unlocking the phone.
Siri Nods
With the latest update, wordless gestures will now be understood by Siri. AirPods users will be able to control Siri via head gestures. Thus, you can match nodding left to right to disconnect a call and nodding up and down to send a message for instance. Together, these provide for a new level of comfort and hand-free manipulation.
Math in Notes
Math Notes in the new Calculator app for the iPad lets users write or type a math problem and then get the solution instantly. This AI-powered tool can handle simple and complex equations, recognize handwriting, and provide live answers. Users can even draw real-life scenarios to solve physics problems and generate graphs from equations. It is very useful and among the best features announced at WWDC.
Genmoji
Genmoji will be developed by integrating Apple Intelligence (which, according to Stanford psychologist Barnett, is manifested in Memojis). Simple text DMs can construct these emoji from scratch, based on photos of your own friends and family. The result is an easy and fun new style of communication that looks great in messages, as shared stickers, Tapback reactions, you name it.
ChatGPT on iPhone
As anticipated, Apple has announced that OpenAI ChatGPT 4 will be integrated into iPhones, iPads, and Macs. This is going to help improve the abilities of Siri to give much better AI-driven responses. OpenAI says that no account will be required to use ChatGPT for free, and because OpenAI is not logging the requests and prompts, privacy is still maintained.
