Colette Bennett, TheStreet's Senior Reporter, will be live-blogging Apple's WWDC event, which is expected to start at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Please refresh your browser for updates.
2:48 PM EST: And that's a wrap!
2:45 PM EST: And we are back to Tim Cook, who is reviewing all the announcements. He says all the iOS updates are coming this fall.
2:43 PM EST: Stage Manager is also coming to iPad. You can resize and drag windows to overlap one another as well, or even plug your iPad into a display and use it as an additional screen.
2:42 PM EST: Reference Mode is new to iOS 16, which provides a consistent reference workflow across devices.
2:37 PM EST: Now we're talking about gaming again. Metal3 is here too, meaning games will run better than ever before. Game Center's dashboard now shows activity--yours and your friends--and you can easily use SharePlay to invite friends to games. These features are rolling out later this year.
2:36 PM EST: Freeform is a new app that allows collaborators to work together on a board in real time. You can make notes, sketch, add photos or video, documents, and more. It's coming later this year.
2:30 PM EST: It's time to talk about iPadOS. Collaboration is now easier here as well, with the ability to share a document or file and allow everyone to edit it. You can also invite coworkers to see added tabs. This also works with Notes and Keynotes.
2:28 PM EST: You can also now use your iPhone as a webcam with Continuity Camera, which can also light your face and show your desk in a new feature called DeskView. Callers can now show video of themselves and their desks at the same time. Stands are coming later this year.
2:26 PM EST: Handoff is coming to FaceTime, meaning you can seamlessly move a call from your phone to your computer or iPad simply by moving close to the device you want to transfer the call to.
2:24 PM EST: Apple's turned the spotlight on the upcoming release of "Resident Evil Village" to Mac, which looks fantastic running on the system.
2:22 PM EST: On to gaming, Apple has announced MetalFX Upscaling which will allow developers to make their games even better and increase the framerates and load time.
2:20 PM EST: Passkeys are a new log in option that Apple says it intends to replace passwords for good. They are shared across devices using Keychain and cannot be phished or leaked.
2:18 PM EST: Safari is also getting Shared Tab Groups, which can be used by multiple people to share and collaborate.
2:17 PM EST: Moving on to Mail now, which has added Undo Send, Schedule Send, Follow Up Suggestions, and Remind Me.
2:15 PM EST: Spotlight is getting an update as well that lets you preview photos easily, search text in images, and take more actions directly from Spotlight.
2:11 PM EST: Now we're on to macOS. Ventura is the name for the newest version. Stage Manager is a new feature, which organizes open apps on the side of the screen, allowing the user to see other things while focusing on the specific one they have open. You can also group apps together in clusters.
2:08 PM EST: The M2 chip is also coming to the MacBook Pro. The Air started at $1199 and the Pro starts at $1200 and both will be available in July 2022.
2:05 PM EST: The Air also now supports Fast Charge, meaning you can charge up to 50% in 30 minutes.
2:02 PM EST: We are seeing a redesigned MacBook Air now. The wedge shape is gone and it weighs 2.7 pounds. The four available colors are Silver, Space Grey, Starlight, and Midnight. It's also larger at a 13.6 display, is 25% brighter than before, and now supports one billion colors.
1:54 PM EST: Next up is Mac, which just announced its M2 chip, the next evolution of the M1. It's got a 10-core GPU and is much more efficient in its power use than its predecessor. MacBook Air will be the first computer to feature the M2 chip.
1:52 PM EST: The Atrial Fibulator history option allows users to track instances of AFib, as well as send the record directly to your doctor. Apple has also added a new Medications app which users can use to log what they take, and also sends reminders to take them. You'll also get an alert if you log one medication that interferes with another. You can use these features on your phone even if you do not have a watch.
1:50 PM EST: Sleep Stages, new to the Sleep app, will now show users how long they spend in each phase of sleep.
1:48 PM EST: Now iOS 16's Fitness app will be available to all users and allow them to track using Apple's ring system, even if you don't have a watch.
1:46 PM EST: Apple Watch is getting three new metrics to improve the watch's ability to provide specific data for exercise, including a heart rate zone tracker which will give you a voice reminder if you fall out of the zone you've set.
1:43 PM EST: Kevin Lynch, VP of Technology, is here to talk about Apple Watch now. Watch iOS 9 introduces a refreshed Siri UI and new banner notifications, as well as a Podcast app both kids and adults can use.
1:42 PM EST: AirPods now have Personalized Spatial Audio, which can be customized specifically to the user.
1:38 PM EST: CarPlay is up next. Apple has been working with carmakers to overhaul this too, and we are getting a look at what the new version of CarPlay will look like. It's a slick interface that mirrors the widget system of the iPhone and stretches across the full dash of the car. Users can set the appearance of their dials. Vehicles that will use the system will be announced starting in 2023.
1:34 PM EST: Updates for Apple Home include matter, a connection system for smart home accessories with a focus on privacy. The Apple Home app has also gotten an overhaul, with new navigation, new categories, and a hub page with all of your smart home connected areas. A preview of this info can be added to the lock screen as a widget as well.
1:32 PM EST: Now they're talking privacy and personal safety. Apple is adding a new feature called Safety Check, which was developed to help people in abusive situations help revoke access. It stops sharing your location and resets privacy permissions, and also restricts messages and FaceTime to the device in your hand.
1:30 PM EST: A new change to Photos, called the iCloud Shared Photo Library, allows you to share photos with up to five other people. You can also filter photos by who is in them and you can also set photos to go straight to the shared library right after you take them, right from the Camera app.
1:28 PM EST: Now on to Family Sharing. Apple has added a new way for parents to add age restriction to everything from music to games. A new Family Checklist makes it easy to make changes to the settings as needed.
1:27 PM EST: In Apple News, sports fans can follow their favorites teams in a new section on their phones called My Sports. It's synced across all Apple devices and is free to use.
1:25 PM EST: Back to Craig, who has donned a white tracksuit and holds a basketball. It's time to talk about sports.
1:23 PM EST: Moving on to Maps. The new map is coming to 11 more countries this year. Meg Frost, director of Apple Maps, is introducing a new feature called Multi-Stop Routing to save your drives.
1:22 PM EST: Apple Pay Later is a new feature that lets you split a purchase into four equal payments with zero interest and no fees. The payments are managed via Wallet and Apple Pay Order Tracking is also available for items purchased in this way.
1:20 PM EST: Now we are on to Wallet features. You can now send keys to friends via your phone (like to a hotel room) and Apple is working on allowing this between non-Apple phones as well.
1:19 PM EST: A new feature allows you to touch any image, hold, and transfer part of or the entire image to a text message. Wow.
1:17 PM EST: Live Text is also coming to Video.
1:16 PM EST: Dictation is getting a new tweak that allows users to change between typing and voice on the fly. You can also select text using touch and replace it with your voice. Dictation also automatically add punctuation.
1:14 PM EST: SharePlay is being highlighted for its ability to be used in apps to connect people. Now it's coming to Messages, so you can use the function directly Messages to share a movie, a message, music, and more.
1:13 PM EST: Now we are on to Messages. They can now be edited, recalled, and you can mark threads as unread. All three of these features have been requested by users.
1:12 PM EST: Focus filters is also new, and allows you to use the phone's Focus function to only see things you choose to (like browser windows or chats specifically for work).
1:10 PM EST: Live Activities is a new function that allows users to add widgets that update in real time, such as the score of a sports game.
1:09 PM EST: You can also set a lock screen gallery that will cycle through different photos throughout the day. Notifications have also been changed to roll in to the bottom of the lock screen instead of covering it.
1:05 PM: Craig Federighi is up. He's talking about iOS 16 to start, which has new personalization features. The lock screen is the "biggest update ever" according to Federighi. It is fully customizable, with an editor that allows the user to add a filter, customize the appearance of the date and time down to the color and font, and add widgets.
1:04 PM EST: Cook says "today we are going to push our platforms further than ever" today. Could it be the VR headset we've heard about?
1:02 PM EST: Cook is talking about the newly launched developer center and its focus on helping developers thrive. It has 17 developer academy locations, including one solely for women.
1:00 PM EST: Apple's personalized emoticons are being shown on the screen. Now, we are zooming across a landscape from overhead to zoom in on Tim Cook.
12:58 PM EST: Stream is beginning a few minutes early. It's just music and visuals for now.
