Apple WWDC Summary 2021: Enhancing User Privacy and Multitasking

At this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled a slew of exciting updates and features designed to enhance user privacy, multitasking capabilities, and more. In this summary, we'll dive into the key highlights from Apple's WWDC 2021 event.

Enhanced User Privacy

Apple has long been committed to protecting user privacy, and its latest update is no exception. With the new Safari feature, your IP address will be hidden from websites, preventing them from creating location-specific profiles for you. Additionally, the Mail app will now hide your IP address, location, and even block tracking objects typically embedded in emails.

Multitasking Updates

iPadOS 15 has undergone significant fine-tuning to improve multitasking capabilities. The new 'Shelf' view allows you to easily access all open windows and apps at the bottom of the screen, making it simple to drag one up to take over a split window. You can also effortlessly have two apps side by side and drag them around to your liking.

Split View Simplified

Apple has introduced a new button at the top that allows you to easily enable split view. This feature enables you to read emails in a split view while doing something else, with the ability to pop up an email above the split view for easy reading.

AirPods Updates

AirPods have received several updates, including a notable one - Conversation Boost. Essentially, this feature turns your AirPods into a hearing aid by focusing audio on whoever you're speaking to and reducing ambient noise in the room.

Apple Wallet Enhancements

The Apple Wallet has become increasingly indispensable for adding various payment methods and tapping to pay anywhere that accepts contactless payments. Soon, you'll be able to add virtual car keys (coming later this year to BMW vehicles), work badges, and even identity cards (coming to some US states this year with others TBA).

Photo Recognition

Apple's latest update allows you to identify breeds of dogs in photos by simply clicking on the dog using artificial intelligence and machine learning. This feature also works with screenshots, web browser photos, and multiple languages in real-time.

Live Text and OCR Capability

The software can now detect phone numbers within photos and allow you to click and make a call. Additionally, it will highlight text in photos and enable you to copy it anywhere else on your device, effectively providing live optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities for your photos.

These updates demonstrate Apple's ongoing commitment to enhancing user privacy, multitasking capabilities, and overall user experience. Whether you're looking to stay private online or take advantage of the latest features, Apple WWDC 2021 has something to offer everyone.

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