What else can we expect from Apple's WWDC 2022?

At 1:00 am Beijing time on March 7, Apple's annual WWDC conference will be held as scheduled. According to previous years, the WWDC conference mainly focuses on major version updates of various OS systems. Undoubtedly, iOS and MacOS are the protagonists of this conference. I also took advantage of the daytime when everyone is awake to prepare a summary article for everyone in advance to help everyone understand what new developments will be in this year's WWDC in advance, so as to avoid staying up late and hurting your health.

What else can we expect from Apple's WWDC 2022?

01 Preparing for iPhone 14 iOS 16

The reason why Apple updates a major version of iOS at WWDC every year is largely to prepare for new iPhone products. This year, iOS 16 is also preparing for the arrival of iPhone 14. Previously, it was rumored that the upgrade of iOS 16 was mainly focused on system notification center, health tracking, screen interaction, screen-off display, car accident detection and other functions, as well as low-orbit satellite communication functions that may never be used in China. In short, the overall update of iOS 16 is still mainly in the details. I just want to ask if the iOS 15.5 traffic leak can be fixed first!

It is reported that MacOS13 (codenamed Mammoth) will update a cloud backup software similar to iCloud, which allows users to back up data on their computers, fully back up detailed system information and easily restore the system. It is a bit similar to the time capsule that Apple launched before, except that this time it is stored on Apple's official server and requires a subscription fee like iCloud. (To be honest, I really hate subscription fees) In addition, there are rumors that Macbook Air will release a new color shell equipped with an M2 processor (personally, I feel that there may be a color shell, but the possibility of M2 is very small). In addition, it is extremely rare to release hardware at WWDC.

The main update of iPadOS 16 is the improvement of multi-tasking interaction, which allows you to freely adjust multiple application windows. Apple mainly wants to bring the iPad product line closer to productivity tools and the Macbook product line. In the end, the iPad product line may be completely incorporated into the Mac product line. It is not difficult to see from the transfer of the M1 processor to the iPad that Apple intends to merge the two at both the product and system levels.