By <https://9to5mac.com/author/joseadorno/> José Adorno at:
https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/11/roundup-here-are-six-things-apple-didnt-annou
nce-during-wwdc-2021/
Apple held its kick off keynote for WWDC
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/07/wwdc-2021-roundup-everything-ios-15/> 2021
earlier this week. WWDC21 brought lots of improvements to iOS, iPadOS,
macOS, and watchOS, but there are also some things users were expecting to
see that didnt ultimately make the cut.
New MacBook Pro
Its always risky to get too excited about the potential for new hardware at
WWDC, and that was definitely the case this year. While leaker
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/24/macbook-pro-wwdc-announcement/> Jon Prosser
suggested Apple would announce new MacBook Pros at WWDC, that did not
fruition.
Apple is, indeed, expected to announce a redesign MacBook Pro in the future
but all other rumors claim its still going to take some time. Bloomberg,
for example, has
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/18/bloomberg-redesigned-macbook-pro-coming-as-s
oon-as-this-summer-up-to-64gb-ram-and-10-core-chip/> said the new MacBook
Pros will come as early as sometime this summer, and summer is still two
weeks away.
Pro apps for iPad Pro
After Apple released the <https://amzn.to/3crhgKN> M1 iPad Pro, users were
expecting
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/27/2021-ipad-pro-will-need-ipados-15/> iPadOS
15 to unleash its full potential. With the new software previewed during
WWDC21, Apple didnt announce pro software. Instead, the company focused
on some interfacing improvements for multi-tasking.
For those who were willing to code on the <https://amzn.to/3crhgKN> M1 iPad
Pro, Apple announced that later this year, Swift Playgrounds will let users
code and create iPhone and iPad apps using the iPad. Users will even be able
to send the app for Apple to publish on the App Store directly from the
iPad.
M1 iPad Pro running macOS
I know, it seems impossible, but people were really expecting macOS to come
to the iPad Pro. Since the new iPad Pro runs the same chip as the new Macs,
why wouldnt Apple let users install macOS on the iPad?
Well, because it wouldnt. When this iPad was unveiled a couple of months
ago, Apple
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/22/ipad-pro-mac-m1-interview-apple-exec/> execs
addressed this matter saying that each product and software focus on
different user bases.
Maybe iPadOS 16, right?
iOS 15 with redesigned icons
After Apple introduced new icons on macOS Big Sur, it seemed obvious that
the company would follow the pattern with iOS 15, but that didnt happen.
Apple has used similar icons on iPhone since iOS 7, and users thought it
would be time for Apple to bring a fresh face to iOS 15.
The neo-skeuomorphic design from macOS Big Sur, for now, will continue to be
exclusive to the macOS.
HomePod and HomePod mini Lossless support
Apple said in May that HomePod and HomePod mini would receive Lossless
support
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/22/homepod-apple-music-lossless-support/> on
Apple Music with a future update.
When the company announced during WWDC21 that Spatial Audio and Lossless
audio quality would be available to all Apple Music subscribers starting
after the keynote, Apple didnt mention when its smart speakers will receive
the update.
9to5Mac recently learned that its
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/09/ios-14-6-airplay-lossless-homepod/> already
possible to stream through the iPhone songs in Lossless and iOS 15 brings a
new settings page on the Home app that lets users enable Lossless audio
support to the HomePod, although its not working just yet.
homeOS
Do you know tvOS software? Yes, the one that powers the Apple TV and the
HomePod.
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/08/comment-apple-almost-forgot-about-tvos-15-bu
t-heres-everything-new/> Well, Apple kind of forgot it exists.
During WWDC21, the company didnt even save a few minutes to talk about tvOS
in the two-hour long WWDC21. An Apple exec said the Apple TV 4K would
receive the Spatial Audio feature with AirPods and HomePod mini integration
and that was it.
Later, the company focused on the Home app, but not on tvOS. For a few
moments, I thought Apple would introduce a new homeOS, as was speculated.
However, by the end of the keynote, there it was: tvOS alongside iOS,
iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS.
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