Apple WWDC 2022: iOS 16, MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip
There’s a lot happening at the Apple WWDC developer’s conference with some big announcements for Apple users and fans. iOS 16 has been announced with a number of upgrades including lock screen widgets, live activities, iCloud Photo Sharing and much more. Apple also announced the redesigned MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with the new M2 chipset.
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Both MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are powered by the M1 successor SoC.
This new iOS 16 update comes with a number of upgrades and changes. iOS 16 will now allow you to add customisable widgets on the lock screen like animated lock screen images and useful features. The Notifications / Now playing widget has been shifted to the bottom of the lock screen.
Focus has been linked to the Lock Screen where you tie a lock screen wallpaper and widgets to a particular Focus.
Apple added three most-requested features with iOS 16. It includes ‘edit/undo’ sent messages, mark threads as unread and SharePlay.
iCloud Shared Photo Library feature has been added where people within a family can share photos with a separate iCloud library which can be up to six users. One can also choose to share existing photos from personal libraries. You can directly share an image with a new toggle in the Camera app.
Finally, Live Text has now been expanded to videos. Devices will be able to recognise text across iOS including live videos. You can pause a video and click on the text to convert currency, translate text, search and more.
MacBook Air 2022 comes with a 13.6-inch display with a notch for FaceTime camera as the 14-inch MacBook Pro. The display is 20 percent brighter with speakers and mics integrated within the keyboard along with a three-mic array and a four-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio support for stereo audio and improved clarity.
MacBook Air 2022 comes with a Magic Keyboard and a large TouchPad. M2 MacBook Air is 20 percent faster than the M1 MacBook Air with an all-day battery life of upto 18 hours of video playback. MacBook Air supports fast charge using a 67W charger which can charge the laptop upto to 50 percent in just 30 minutes.
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