WWDC 2014

                     Apple introduces iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite at this years' World Wide Developers Conference. Unlike the previous years, Apple completely focused on the developers at WWDC 2014. This years WWDC was all about the developers as Apple didn't launch a single piece of hardware at the event.

                           Apple started the event by showing of a video about how they feel about the developers and how their apps influence everyone. Then as usual Tim Cook talked on all the stats about the standing of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks in the market. Then it was time for the new OS X Yosemite. The new OS X is greatly influenced by the design of iOS 7. The fonts are now slimmer and less bold. The apps and the dock get a translucent feel. Also the spotlight search gets a complete overhaul as it now not only searches the system but also the web for search results. Some other features that Apple introduced were widgets in Notification Center,iCloud Drive, Mail Drop, Markup and new UI for Safari. There was also a sneakpeak to the new Photos app for the mac which will be coming in future to Yosemite.

OS X Yosemite

                           But  Apple also introduced something entirely different and unexpected called Continuity with OS X Yosemite. Under Continuity there are a number of features that make your transition from the iOS to a Mac or vise-versa easier. Continuity brings the following features to OS X Yosemite :

1. Airdrop between iOS and Mac.

2. Handoff - which lets you complete a document or email     from your iOS device on a Mac in real time when   the device comes in proximity of a Mac. And this works in the other direction too.  

3. Instant Hotspot - on your iPhone for your Mac.

4. Text Messages relayed from your iPhone onto the Mac.

5. Phone Calls relayed from your iPhone onto the Mac.

6. Phone dailing from the Mac.                          

                               Then came iOS 8. The new iOS brings new features for the users as well as for the developers. There are about 100 new features for the users which bring subtle enhancements to the iOS 7.  

Some of the new iOS 8 features are :

iOS 8 Features
	iPhone	iPad
Interactive Notifications	ü	ü
Quick access to key people (double tap the home button)	ü	ü
New Tab View in Safari	û	ü
New features to Mail (ex. read another mail while composing one)	û	ü
Enhancements to Spotlight Search	ü	ü
Quick type (Predictive Text)	ü	ü
Continuity (ex. Handoff, Hotspot for iPad, Phone Calls on iPad )	ü	ü
Messages (ex. Details view, Location Sharing, Audio/Video reply)	ü	ü
iCloud Drive	ü	ü
Enterprise	ü	ü

                                              

               Something that was floating in the rumours was that Apple might launch the app called HealthBook. But instead of this Apple launched HealthKit and an app called Health. This Health app will be the one place where all the health and fitness related apps will contribute to a composite profile. The Photos app also recieved some usefull features like smartediting controls for editing the photos. Siri also got new enhancments like Shazam integration and direct command "Hey, Siri" like Google Now.

               Then there was one thing which came as a surprise at the event and that was "Swift". A new programming language from Apple. Apple want to add more developers for its AppStore by making the process of App making easier, and Swift is the step in this direction. Apps for the Appstore are programmed in Objective C which is a bit hard. But now with Swift Apple is trying to make it really easy by cutting the lines of code.

               So that was all the new stuff that Apple introduced at this years WWDC. Overall the event was really fun even though there was no iWatch anouncement or any hints for the bigger iPhone 6. But Apple did win the hearts of its beloved DEVELOPERS.