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Apple WWDC live updates: All Apple’s keynote announcements, as they happen

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The Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is finally here, and we’re settling down to watch the presentation that’ll kick start it all — the keynote. The keynote starts at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET), and there are a couple of ways to watch the Apple WWDC keynote live if you’re able to keep up with the twists and turns in real time. But not everyone can tune in to watch live. 9 a.m. isn’t exactly the best time to drop everything and watch a keynote for two hours — so what are you to do if you’re not able to tune into the livestream?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. While the livestream is running, you’ll be able to keep this post open to get the latest news from the WWDC keynote, as it happens. So if you want to keep up-to-date, keep a weather eye on this post from 10 a.m. PT.

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iOS 13

As expected, iOS 13 is here. Apple has gone through the OS with a fine tooth comb, tuning up performance. Face ID, for instance, is 30% faster than before. App file sizes are now 50% smaller than before, while updates are now 60% smaller. This has a knock-on effect for speed of course — and Apple is claiming apps now launch twice as fast as before.

But the biggest news was always going to be Dark mode, which is making its iOS debut. In a live demonstration of the mode, we were shown how the darker theme is applied system-wide, with the darker tones being applied to everything from widgets to apps. For anyone who tapping away on their keyboard, Apple has also introduced the ability to swipe across your keyboard to type, finally catching up to Android.

WatchOS 6

Apple loves how the Apple Watch is becoming an integral part of many people’s lives, and they’re enhancing the things you love in the next version of WatchOS. There are a bunch of new watchfaces coming, some with customizable elements, and there will even be Pride-themed watchfaces to match the Pride watchbands. WatchOS 6 will also now come with taptic alerts on the hour.

It’s getting some new apps too, including Audiobooks, Calculator, and Voice Memos. Apple’s going even further too, and it’s introducing apps that work independently on the watch — so there’s no need to install a companion app on your iPhone. But of course, that means you need somewhere to find those apps — which is why the App Store is coming to WatchOS 6. This will have the full App Store experience, including installing of apps directly on your Apple Watch.

WatchOS 6 will also boost the fitness elements of your Apple Watch, and will include some new metrics and improvements to the overall app. Activity Trends is a new metric that highlights your fitness and exercise across time, and simply shows how your movement trends are doing over time. If you’re doing better than normal, it’ll be an upwards arrow. If you’re not moving as much as in the past, it’ll show a downwards arrow and recommend some exercises to get you back up to snuff.

But fitness is only a single part of your overall health. In WatchOS 6, the Apple Watch will also come with the Noise app — which will use your microphone to test the surrounding sound and tell you if it’s loud enough to damage your hearing. It’s fully private, only samples from time-to-time and doesn’t store any data. Finally, Cycle Tracking allows women to track their menstruation cycle, showing trends over time and allowing you to see when you’re due, or most fertile. Cycle Tracking isn’t just locked to the Apple Watch — it’ll also be available on the iPhone’s Health app.

tvOS updates

Apple is working to make tvOS even better, and has completely redesigned the tvOS menu, giving you immediate previews of the biggest and best movies and TV programmes.

tvOS also gets multi-user support, so everyone in the house can get their own recommendations list. tvOS now also works with Apple Music, displaying lyrics in real-time. And thanks to the multi-user support, there’s individual recommendations for everyone. The Apple Arcade will also get support for using Xbox One S and PS4 controllers.

For All Mankind

Apple is offering an Apple TV+ exclusive called For All Mankind. Set in an alternate reality where the Soviet Union won the race to the moon, the program explores an expanded space race, where — rather than giving up — the U.S. pushes the space race even further, racing to be the first country to land manned missions on Mars and even further beyond.

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