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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
Sponsor: Simple Contacts
  Simple Contacts
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News
  WWDC 2018
    Intro stuff
      One of the best intro videos we've seen in years
        Developer nature "mockumentary" voiced by Stephen Fry
        Hilarious
      20 Million App developers now registered worldwide 6,000 at the event.
      Apps Store will be 10 years old next month, that's crazy
        500 million weekly visits.
        Apple will soon have paid out $100B to app developers.
      Event was going to be "All about the software"
        Many were hoping for MacBook Pro updates, not yet.
        Many of you wanted Air Pod updates
        Some also hoped for an update on the Mac Pro, which isn't going to come until 2019 according to Apple.
  iOS 12
    Focus on performance, especially on "older" models. All same devices that supported iOS 11 will support 12.
      iPhone back to the iPhone 5s and iPhone SE. iPads back to the iPad Air, 5th Generation, and iPad mini 2. 6th gen iPod Touch
      On an iPhone 6 Apple has 40% faster app launches, 50% faster to bring up the keyboard, and 70% faster to swipe to the camera
      Faster under load. 2x faster to access share sheet and launch apps.
      They ramp up the CPU clock instantaneously when needed and ramp back down to save power.
    ARKit 2
      USDZ file format created with Pixar
        Optimized for sharing
        Use across the system, "AR Quicklook"
        Native support in Adobe Creative Cloud
          New iOS app to develop AR experiences
        USD files have actually been around since the early days of Pixar (A Bugs Life)
        It's actually a "container" file.
        The "Z" comes in because the file format is a "zero compression" zip file of existing USD files, according to Pixar.
          The USD file acts as a "scene" for the rest of the contained assets.
          A usdz file is read-only.
          The file is not allowed to access other files or assets external to it
          It can contain multiple assets, like higher resolution assets, but if a device doesn't need them they won't impact the performance of the rendering at all.
        Adobe announced tools to let you create and edit USDZ files.
          They will unpack and extract the individual parts to allow for this.
      Accurate measurement
        Measure app.
        improved face tracking
        realistic rendering
        persistent experiences
      Shared experiences
        Multiuser experience.
        Not sure how many users, but at least 4
        LEGO demo.
    Photos
      Search suggestions
        Places by business anew or category
        Events by time and place (events)
        multiple search terms
      For You
        Featured Photo
        Effects Suggestions
        Shared Album Activity
        Sharing suggestions
    Siri
      10B requests per month
      Shortcuts, quick actions for any app.
        Third part app support for apps that choose to integrate Siri Shortcuts
        Assign your own phrases to apps for "Shortcut" functions they open up.
        Siri suggestion integration
      Shortcuts app
        Basically the integration of the Workflow app into iOS
        Chain together multiple steps and trigger them from the share sheet or with custom Siri commands.
        Hundreds of pre-set and customizable downloadable Shortcuts already.
    Apps
      News
        Sidebar on the iPad
      Stocks
        Completely rebuilt
        New design
        Apple News inside stock
        Full articles in app
        Stocks on iPad
      Voice Memos
        rebuilt
        on iPad
        iCloud support, for iCloud syncing
      iBooks
        Apple Books
        Reading Now
        New Store to make browsing easier
      CarPlay
        3rd Navigation app support
    Limit distractions
      Do Not Disturb
        During bedtime, only clock, no notifications
        tap to get notifications
        automatic ending
      Notifications
        Instant tuning
        Siri suggestions
        Grouped notifications **
      ScreenTime
        Reports, Activity summary
        Pickup tracking
        App tracking
        App limits, notifications when time is up.
        Allowances
    Animoji
      tongue detection
      New characters
      Memoji
        Personalized animoji
      Messages camera effects
        Animoji live on your head
    FaceTime
      Group FaceTime
      Up to 32 people
      Effects and animi support
  watchOS 5
    Health & Fitness
      Competitions, challenge friends to competition
      Yoga and Hiking workout
      Rolling Mile Pace for running and Pace alerts Cadence
      Start alerts/Stop alerts and retroactive
    Connected
      Walkie-Talkie, new app.
        Cellular or Wi-Fi
        Seems to be an option per user to make yourself "unavailable" for walkie-talkie messages.
      Siri Watch face
        3rd party apps
        Support for shortcuts
        No longer Hey Siri, just raise wrist
      Pride Watch Face
        Also a new matching band in Apple Store
        Available today.
      Notifications
        Interactive notifications.
        Web content via WebKit
      Podcasts
      Student ID cards in Wallet and Apple Watch (in Fall)
        Limited Universities
    Will support Series 1 and up
      Big deal in media being made about it not supporting the $10K+ Apple Edition Watches.
  tvOS 12
    Dolby Atmos AppleTV 4K
      Only streamer to be Atom and Dolby vision certified.
      Limited by available titles, but Apple said iTunes will be "home to the largest collection of Dolby Atmos-supported movies anywhere" after the update.
      Update will come later in the year.
    Apple TV App
      Zero Sign-on, if on providers broadband
        Charter-Specturm is one of the first in US
      3rd party home control systems from companies like Control4, Crestron and Savant along with Siri voice search and control.
      Tap to see arial locations
      Swipe between locations
    No multi-user support announced :(
    Will support 4th generation Apple TV and Apple TV 4K and be available in the Fall.
  Sponsor: Ulysses
    Ulysses
      Ulysses is a writing application for Mac, iPad and iPhone.
      I am a big convert to Markdown and in fact will be doing a talk on it at this years Macstock Expo.
        Ulysses is the perfect tool write and manage your Markdown
        I love it because it allows me to write fast and beautifully. Displays all the markup in style.
        Plus, I can add templates and themes from their Library.
        With filters and groups I can also organize my stuff by project or task. To-dos, Presentations, Documentation, etc.
        Easily add keywords to make filtering and finding documents fast and easy.
      Ulysses just shipped out a new version with some awesome new update and enhancements:
        Being a developer I'm biased but my favorite is revamped code blocks. Great for technical writers.
          They are compatible with GitHub Flavored Markdown fenced code blocks, and they support syntax highlighting for over 40 programming languages, both in the editor and in export!
        In the goals you can now set daily writing goals based on characters or words. You'll get a circular symbol to visualize your progress and it resets daily. You can monitor your progress over time and even export the data to CSV. A great motivator.
        You have always been able to set a goal for desired length or reading time of text and then track your progress, but now you can now also set a deadline. Ulysses will then calculate the number of words that need to be written per day in order to reach that goal.
        Finally, you can now add custom colors to keywords making them easier to spot in the library.
      Of course these are in addition to all the great features, like iCloud sync'ing, organizational tools like nested groups, and the distraction-free writing environment, that make Ulysses one of the best apps for writers.
      Monthly subscription: $4.99 / Yearly subscription: $39.99
      Discount for students: $10.99 per six months
      Special offer for the listeners of the MacCast podcast: They can use Ulysses for free for a period of 3 months, link: [ulyssesapp.com/maccast]
      Download for free on the App Store and the Mac App Store + free 14-day trial or if you use Setapp you already have it, grab it and start using it NOW.
      More information about Ulysses on the website: [ulyssesapp.com/maccast](ulyssesapp.com/maccast). And please use that link so they know you came from the Maccast.
  macOS Mojave
    Inspired by Pro users, but designed for everyone
    Dark mode
      Desktop can change with time of day
      Move from light to dark mode and change desktop background
    Desktop Stacks
      Automatically arranged into stacks
      By kind, date, or tag
    Finder
      Gallery view
        preview images and thumbnails
        Like Coverflow
      Sidebar with "Quick Actions" and full metadata
        Can customize what metadata you want to see.
      Quick Actions
        Customizable
    Quick Look
      Integration with Markup
      Audio and video trimming
    Screenshots
      New HUD
      Screen capture for video
      Set custom save location for screenshots
    Continuity Camera
      Capture from iPhone camera right to document.
    Apps
      News App for Mac
      Stock on the Mac
      Voice Memos for Mac.
      Home for Mac.
    Privacy
      More privacy protection locations
    Safari
      Fingerprinting
        Simplified system configuration
        Only system fonts
    Mac App Store
      Redesigned
      Discover tab with editorial on Mac apps.
        Top charts
      Create, Work, Play, and Develop tabs
      Categories tab
      Product pages
        video previews
        rating and reviews API for Mac apps
      Apple made some "sandboxing" improvements and apps like Transmit and BBEdit are coming back to the Mac App Store
        Transmit will be subscription prices on the MAS, but you can still get stand alone direct from Panic.
        Apple also announced Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Lightroom CC coming to the MAS.
    Metal
    Machine Learning
      CreateML
      Model training on the Mac
      CoreML 2
    Mac apps migrated from iOS
      The rumor previously known as Marzipan, now referred to as Universal Framework API
      Apple using it internally for now. Will roll to developers in 2019
      Pulls some of UI Kit and integrations into the macOS AppKit
        AppKit sits above some of the common foundations like Core OS, Core Services, and Media.
        Frameworks are generally different, but they pulled over some key frameworks and adapted them
          Trackpad and mouse input
          App Window stoplights
          Window resizing
          Scroll-bars
          Copy and paste and Drag and Drop integration into the System services.
      News, Stocks, Voice memos, and Home
      Betas are out now and available to developers. Will likely have public betas out this summer
        I HIGHLY advise that, unless your a developer or have a device or mac to spare, you don't run betas.
  Other comments
    Some of the unannounced features and things.
      Health Records API is opened up to developers
        Makes it possible for patients to “share medical records from multiple hospitals with their favorite trusted apps"
        Health Records data is encrypted and protected by iPhone users’ passcodes and not sent to Apple's servers.
        Data is shared with user permission and can be used in four categories:
          Medication Tracking via the Medisafe, a medication management app.
          Disease Management
          Nutrition Planning
          Medical Research
    New "Summer" colors for silicone iPhone cases and Apple Watch sport bands
      Pastels in peach, marine green and sky blue
    FaceID in iOS 12 has a setting for adding an "Alternate Appearance"
      "In addition to continuously learning how you look, Face ID can recognize an alternative appearance."
      9to5Mac confirmed they could add a "second person" as the alternate appearance
      When you reset FaceID both appearances are wiped.
    Security Code Auto-fill
      Fills in 2FA codes from a text message automatically.
      One-time passcodes will appear automatically as AutoFill suggestions
    Apple quietly swapped it's $49 29W USB-C Power Adapter for a 30W one (no hardware indeed).
    More Siri skills
      food-related questions like how many calories or how much fat something has
      Ability to look up passwords (auto-fill?)
      HomeKit control from Siri on the Mac.
    Anamoji "wink" detection (not just blink).
    AR location links (can drop an AR item geotagged for someone else to find).
    RAW photo editing. The iPad Pro can edit RAW photos; iPads and iPhones can import and manage them.
    Password managing API. Third party apps, like 1Password, can now be used for auto-fill in Safari.
Closing
  Some housekeeping
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      Checkout this [speaker list](https://macstockconferenceandexpo.com/speakers/ )
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