Apple's WWDC Arrives in 2 Weeks: Here's The Event Lineup

Available free to 30 million+ Apple developers from all over the globe

Apple announced its lineup for its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2021. Free for developers, the week-long event has many sessions, kicking off with the keynote and Platforms State of the Union, followed by sessions focused on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Uniting the Apple developer community, WWDC21 offers new insights, tools and guidance. Developers are encouraged to download the Apple Developer app that contains additional WWDC21 information ahead of June 7. The keynote streamed straight from Apple Park, will be available at apple.com, on Apple TV, the Apple developer app and YouTube with on-demand playback after the stream. Prior to the week-long event from June 7-11, Apple will celebrate student developers from all over the world by announcing winners in the Swift Student Challenge on June 1.

Apple Keynote
June 7, 10 a.m. PDT

New updates coming to all Apple platforms later this year.

Platforms State of the Union
June 7, 2 p.m. PDT

Deeper dive into the new tools, technologies, and advances across Apple platforms.

Apple Design Awards
June 10, 2 p.m. PDT

Winners of Apple Design awards 2020

Access to Experts

200 in-depth sessions, one-on-one labs, and more for access to Apple engineers and designers with Q&A.

Special Events

Special activities and events designed to celebrate developer community.

Pavilions

New in WWDC21, Pavilions offers easy access to relevant sessions, labs and more on any topic.

Apple Q2 Results Are In: Revenue Up 54 Percent, New Records

While the iPhone made Apple a household name, reaching over 1.5 Billion users in just the last few years, Apple’s Services today are driving the biggest growth

Today Apple has over 1.5 billion devices in use from iPhones to iPads, watches and more in use by over a billion people on the planet. Given we have over seven billion people on Earth, that puts Apple in the hands of one in seven people on the planet. These devices drive Apple’s business. While purchase of these devices, in particular iPhones, heralded a new age for Apple starting in 2007, today Apple’s services offered through these devices whether it is Fitness+ or Apple Music or even device care through Apple Care, drive the most revenue that is increasing every year.

“Apple is in a period of sweeping innovation across our product lineup and we’re keeping focus on how we can help our teams and the communities where we work emerge from this pandemic into a better world.”

— Tim Cook, Apple CEO

With strong cash flow of $24 billion and over $23 billion return on investment to investors, Apple can confidently make investments for long-term plans. Q2 2021 financial results are available at apple.com/investor/earnings-call for two weeks and consolidated statements can be found on Apple’s website and more information can be found at its investor relations website, investor.apple.com.

iOS 14.5 Offers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch Feature, Privacy Controls, Apple Podcast Improvements, AirTag Support and More

Apple’s latest iPhone software, iOS 14.5 Offers Much Discussed Privacy Controls and Features Corresponding with their Product Launch on April 20th

Highlights:

New Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch feature makes it easy to unlock your iPhone even while wearing a mask using your Watch.

More privacy controls via App Tracking Transparency that requires apps to get the user’s permission before tracking their data across apps or websites owned by other companies for advertising, or sharing their data with data brokers.

Improve Maps by reporting an accident, hazard, or speed check by telling Siri on iPhone or CarPlay.

AirTag support helps you keep track of and find items from your keys to your wallet, backpack and more with the Find My App securely.
Apple News has a new News+ tab to make it easier to find, download and manage issues and subscription and better Search

Apple Podcasts have nicer show pages to make it resister and faster to listen, save and download episodes. Discover new shows via Top Charts, categories, and curated collections on the Search tab.

Stream audio and video to AirPlay 2-enabled TVs and devices using your Apple Fitness+ account.

Sort Reminders by title, priority, due date, or creation date. Print your lists!
5G for iPhone 12 offers Dual SIM support for 5G connectivity and Smart Data Mode enhancements, better data usage and battery life.
More Siri options include different voices to choose from.
Voice Control for Accessibility helps you navigate using your voice with English support expanded to Australia and Canada and Spanish support in Mexico, Spain, and the United States.
New fun emojis to use.

Download and Install iOS 14.5

iOS 14.5 for your iPhone and iPad 14.5 for your iPad are now available. To download and install, go to the Settings app and tap Software update. You may need to clear up space on your iPhone or iPad first. Your device will connect to Apple's servers and then prompt you to download and install the update. Follow the prompts and complete the installation. After your device reboots, it will run iOS 14.5 or iPadOS 14.5.

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Select General.

3. Tap Software Update.