{"id":230521,"date":"2024-06-10T17:26:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/the-most-important-announcements-from-apples-biggest-event-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:17:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:17:27","slug":"the-most-important-announcements-from-apples-biggest-event-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/the-most-important-announcements-from-apples-biggest-event-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The most important announcements from Apple&#8217;s biggest event of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2147869287-e1718038656630.jpg?w=2048\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"article-content\">\n<p><em>This story is being continually updated. Keep refreshing for the latest.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>Hello! Apple\u2019s event is just beginning. We\u2019ll have all the biggest announcements from today\u2019s keynote below. We\u2019re expecting AI to be a major focus of the show, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The big announcements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>iOS 18, the newest iPhone software coming this fall, comes with:\n<ul>\n<li>The ability to customize app widgets and apps, including the ability to change the color tint of all your app icons<\/li>\n<li>A Dark Mode for the entire iOS home screen interface<\/li>\n<li>Control Center offers multiple pages so you can swipe between your phone, home, and music controls; a new gallery lets you customize which controls you want to see and toggle, and you can even resize your controls<\/li>\n<li>The ability to lock an app, so friends and family can\u2019t open certain apps or see sensitive information (this is going to test a lot of people\u2019s trust in their relationships)<\/li>\n<li>The ability to react to any message in Messages with any emoji or sticker, and you can format text to be bold, underlined, and more<\/li>\n<li>The ability to schedule Messages (!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The smaller stuff<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/apple\/\" class=\"sc-80b85506-0 ovBKL\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a> TV+ is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. The company showed off some new original movies and shows featuring big names like Matt Damon, Vince Vaughn, Harrison Ford, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Apple Vision Pro is getting its first major software update since its February release. VisionOS2 offers:\n<ul>\n<li>The ability to create spatial photos from photos you\u2019ve already taken<\/li>\n<li>Show you the time and battery level with simple hand gestures<\/li>\n<li>Travel Mode, so you can keep working or watching entertainment in a moving vehicle<\/li>\n<li>New developer APIs and frameworks to support experiences for the enterprise or tabletop<\/li>\n<li>Support for third parties to create spatial video experiences, so you can shoot immersive video with a special <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/canon\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/canon\/\" class=\"sc-80b85506-0 ovBKL\" rel=\"noopener\">Canon<\/a> camera, or enjoy 3D videos on sites like Vimeo<\/li>\n<li>New immersive content, including an Apple short film, and videos from <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/red-bull\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/red-bull\/\" class=\"sc-80b85506-0 ovBKL\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Bull<\/a> and The Weeknd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Apple Vision Pro is coming to more countries, including Japan, Singapore, China, Australia, Canada, and more, this summer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-83cd12c6-0 gjLFAy article\" data-cy=\"subscriptionPlea\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" to=\"\" data=\"\" our=\"\" daily=\"\" newsletter=\"\" about=\"\" the=\"\" business=\"\" of=\"\" tech.=\"\" sign=\"\" up=\"\" for=\"\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">Subscribe to Data Sheet, our daily newsletter about the business of tech. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortune.com\/newsletters\/data-sheet?&amp;itm_source=fortune&amp;itm_medium=article_tout&amp;itm_campaign=data_sheet\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.fortune.com\/newsletters\/data-sheet?&amp;itm_source=fortune&amp;itm_medium=article_tout&amp;itm_campaign=data_sheet\" class=\"sc-80b85506-0 ovBKL\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up<\/a> for free.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/06\/10\/apple-wwdc-2024-keynote-biggest-announcements-intelligence-siri-iphone-ios-mac-ipad-watch\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] This story is being continually updated. 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