Repeated references in developer documentation to a “macOS” moniker suggest Apple will retire the name it’s used for its desktop operating system since 2001.
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That’s the reverse of Android’s Smart Lock feature, where your phone unlocks automatically when it's within Bluetooth range of a designated computer.ĭon’t be surprised to see a keynote slide Monday with “OS X” crossed out. Imagine this, suggested Adam Engst, co-founder of the long-running Mac-news site TidBITS: “You use your iPhone to issue custom commands to your Mac while you’re out of the office.”Ī recent post by MacRumors suggests a simpler form of mobile-desktop interaction: unlocking your nearby Mac with your iPhone’s TouchID fingerprint sensor. (Windows users who have had this option with Windows 10’s Cortana since last year can in turn enjoy an “I told you so” moment.)Īn increasing role for Siri- maybe even in a standalone, Web-connected speaker such as the Amazon Echo and the upcoming Google Home-could open fascinating possibilities. If you’ve found yourself saying “Hey Siri” to your Mac out of habit, you should be happy to see Siri allow the same verbal interaction in OS X 10.12. That fits in with the company’s moves in recent years to open core iOS features to other developers-such as when it added support for third-party keyboards to 2014’s iOS 8. In iOS 10, expect Apple to invite third-party apps to plug into Siri for hands-free voice control. Rumors have been scarcer than in previous years about those two operating systems, but it seems highly likely that Siri will become more useful in iOS and move to OS X.
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The unveiling of new versions of Apple’s mobile and desktop operating systems at WWDC has become as predictable as the iPhone’s annual update each September.
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That’s great news for developers and users alike, as the wait to have Apple approve even bug-fix releases has sometimes left glitchy code lingering on iPhones and iPads.įinally, you’ll also see ads in the App Store-but Apple says they will appear only when you search for an app and will be subject to strict privacy controls. It’s unclear whether developers will be able to sell frequently upgraded apps on a subscription basis, as the influential Apple developer and blogger John Gruber fretted in a post Wednesday.Īpple also told such tech-news sites as the Verge that Apple has drastically sped up app-review times. This change could ease business for news and media services.īut it could also make some apps more expensive for consumers. That’s important because Apple doesn’t let iOS apps sell subscriptions outside of its own payment system- its rules forbid even linking to third-party payment sites. The company’s 30 percent cut, known unfondly as the “Apple tax,” will drop to 15 percent on subscriptions renewed after 12 months. Apple uncharacteristically broke some WWDC news early by announcing big changes to the iOS App Store (as well as the company's less widely used app stores for the Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch).įirst, the company will let developers sell more kinds of apps on a subscription basis-and it will let them keep more of that revenue after the first year.
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