Apple WWDC 2016 Keynote Live Blog: Every iOS 10, OS X And Other Apple Software Feature Announced

Looking for live blog coverage of Apple’s WWDC 2016 conference? We’ll be covering everything announced in Monday’s live stream keynote event here.

Apple’s annual developer’s conference – WWDC 2016 -- kicks off Monday, June 13 at 10 am PT, 1 pm ET. While Apple will live stream the event for Apple device users to watch online from their iPhones, iPads, iPods and Mac computers, for those just getting up to speed on the event, we’ve pulled together a list of things you can expect to see announced during Monday’s Keynote. Additionally, we will be adding live blog entries as soon as the keynote actually begins. Check out the cool new developments we looking forward to seeing during Apple’s live stream event including changes coming in iOS 10, OS X, Watch OS and more.

WWDC 2016 Live Blog: Full iDigi Coverage Of Apple’s June Developer’s Event

Live updates will begin at 1 pm ET. Please refresh or check back frequently for latest news.

UPDATE 12:55 ET

- Live Stream has begun. Currently, we're hearing sounds from Beats Radio

1:00 PM ET

- Tim Cook On Stage. It begins!

1:03 PM ET

"We celebrate our diversity. We know it makes us stronger"

- Tim Cook calls for moment of silence for victims of Orlando shooting

1:05 PM ET

"We're investing in the next generation of developers"

- 5000 + developers present

- 350 scholarships awarded.

- Over 100 attendees under 18 - the youngest is 9!

APP STORE

- 2 million apps on app store.

- 50 Billion paid to developers

1:08 PM ET

"The Mac, changed personal computing. The iPhone, changed phones forever. The iPad, magically transforms a glass canvas into anything you want it to be. Our clearest vision of the future of computer. Apple Watch: Ultimate device for a healthy life." -- Tim Cook

1:10 PM ET

WatchOS 3

- Kevin Lynch to cover watchOS updates

- WatchOS 3 Favorite apps kept in memory, background updates, information regularly refreshed.

- WatchOS 3 brings a control center when you swipe up, just like on iPhone or iPad.

-There's now a dock for favorite apps that is accessed by pressing the side button

- New Watch faces (activity, Minnie Mouse, Numeral)

- Reminders and Find my Friends for Apple Watch has been updated.

- A new Scribble feature is added that lets you reply to messages by "drawing" the words. Apple watch recognizes and converts to letters.

- New emergency SOS features - long press on the side button and emergency options appear including 911 call and notifying emergency contacts.

- New activity features allow you to side swipe on your activity rings to see how you compare to friends and family you've added.

- You can send Messages to friends who are connected through the activity app.

- new Activity options for Wheelchair users to promote health and activity for that demographic as well.

- New Breathe app for Health

"There's a lot more to health than just fitness... [Breathe app] will help you quiet your mind, relax your body, and help you deal with every day stress."

1:25 PM ET

tvOS

- new apps like Sling, Fox Sports Go. Molotov, in France for the Apple TV

- Siri on tvOS improved for smarter search.

- New Apple TV remote app for iPhone!

"A lot of our customers have told us they would love an app on their iPhone with the same capabilities as the Siri remote."

The new app uses touch, voice to control Siri and motion controls to play games.

- New single sign in feature for Apple tvOS

1:35 PM ET

OS X - macOS Sierra

- new name for OS X is macOS Sierra

- Unlock is announced. You can now unlock your Mac if you are wearing your Apple Watch.

-Universal Clipboard - your clipboard now carries across Mac and iOS

- Desktops can now be identical on multiple macs and even iPhone

- You can make room for new files by keeping older files in the cloud.

- cleans up old files you'll never use again (ex: web cache) automatically.

-Apple pay added to Mac though Safari Browser - use fingerprint on phone to authenticate.

- Picture in Picture added while browsing the web

- Siri on the Mac

1:50 PM ET

iOS 10

- New Live 3D Touch integrated into Notifications. You can hard press on Notifications to see more information, answer texts, etc.

-Tons of Lockscreen and homescreen changes that incorporate the 3D touch. Beautifully redesigned for similar appearance.

- Siri opened to developers.

- Messaging support for Slack and WhatsApp, WeChat.

- Siri can now book rides with Uber, Lyft, and Didi.

- Siri can search Photos in apps like Shutterfly or Pinterest.

- Siri can be used to Pause and stop workouts in Runtastic and RunKeeper.

- Siri can Send payments with Square. VoIP calling with Spark, Vonage, and Skype.

RELATED: 4 Big Siri Updates Announced At WWDC 2016

Apple Music

- redesigned look.

- at the top of "For You" tab is a discover section.

-daily curated playlists added

- cleaner more beautiful UI

- new Browse tab adds things like hot albums, curated playlist, top charts and more.

iMessages

- Rich links with full photo and info when link added in iMessage

- Videos linked play right in the iMessage

- Emoji now 3 times larger. Also words that can be "emojified" are highlighted.

- Added "bubble effects" lets you make messages larger or smaller for effect.
- You can send "Tap backs" which are like emoticons for Facebook

-Also scribbles -- handwritten messages -- available for on top of photos or sending messages.

- Fullscreen effects are like emoji on crack

- secret ink messages require swiping over to see the content

- iMessage opened to developers.

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WWDC 2016: What To Expect At Apple’s Annual Developer’s Conference Live Stream

iOS 10

Siri SDK

In terms of iOS 10, one of the biggest changes we’ve heard coming so far is a powerful update to Siri. According to the rumor mill, Apple is expected to introduce a new Siri SDK, which would allow third-party app developers to integrate the digital assistant into their apps and make related services available through Siri. The release of a Siri SDK could allow for things like ordering an Uber via Siri, checking the status of an Amazon order and countless other third party app integrations that would make life even that much simpler for Apple users. For those of us who already rely heavily on Siri for many day-to-day functions, beefing up Siri’s capabilities will serve to further cement user loyalty.

Apple Music App

The Apple Music app has never been particularly intuitive I its design, but iOS 10 is rumored to change that. According to a May report by Bloomberg, Apple is set to make “sweeping changes” to the music streaming service one of the primary of which involves a redesign of the user interface. According to 9to5 Mac, Apple Music’s redesign will feature “bolder, yet simpler” elements, including black and white backgrounds and text that lends it self to greater focus on album art. There will be some new functions such as a “Browse” section to replace “New,” which is meant to enhance the music discovery process. There will also be added 3D touch shortcut previews and song sharing options. Apple also plans to make changes to the “For You” section, which will simply it and make it more usable.

Photos

If there’s anything smartphone lovers enjoy, it’s taking photos on their device and iOS 10 is rumored to be a much needed Skitch-like photo editing featuring to iOS 10. The new feature would allow users to edit photos by drawing on them, creating mark ups similar to the options available when you are sending a photo or PDF through Mail. There could be some additional photo editing features added such as adjusting brightness to specific parts of photos, but those rumors are unconfirmed.

Disappearing Stock Apps

There are rumors that Apple could be considering adding a feature in iOS 10 that would hide or delete stock apps for users’ devices – something many users have searched for ways to do via jailbreaking their devices or using other handy tricks.

OS X 10.12

Siri

2016 looks to be the year that Apple users will finally get their favorite virtual assistant on Mac. Rumors that Apple would be bringing Siri to Mac this year have been going strong for a number of months now. Apple has been reluctant to bring Siri to Mac in the past due to the heavy battery drain that comes from the feature being “always on,” conflicting with a computer’s sleep function. New functionality in Intel’s latest chips, however, may finally allow Apple to give us the virtual assistant on OS X after all.

OS X to macOS

It has been pretty heavily rumored that Apple’s next desktop operating system may not bear the OS X signature name but rather be converted to macOS so that it more closely matches its other software naming conventions (i.e. iOS, watchOS, tvOS)

Auto Unlock via iPhone

There’s been a lot of talk surrounding possible Mac unlock functionality via the iPhone. Since MacBooks have yet to receive the Touch ID unlock capability iPhones and the latest iPads boast, this may be a desirable solution for all Apple users. There are further rumors that the iPhone unlock capabilities could allow for Apple pay authorization on Macs as well.

Apple Pay

As foreshadowed above, Apple is rumored to bring in Apple Pay capabilities to web browsers, which would allow users to make Apple Pay purchases quickly and easily when using the safari browser. Apple is also rumored to be brining person-to-person money sending capabilities to the service as well, which if revealed would be available on mobile and web devices.

tvOS and watchOS

While we’re likely to hear something about updates coming to these two Apple devices’ software, thus far nothing has really been brewing in the rumor mill. The expectation, of course, is that Apple watchOS will likely further extend the health functionalities the previous Apple event expounded upon, while Apple tvOSwill likely continue to work to bring features that keep it competitive with contenders like Roku and Amazon Fire TV

Other Rumored Apple Software Changes

Security

As always Apple pries itself on the level of privacy and security its platform provides for users. Following the recent scuffle with the FBI, Apple is expected to introduce some changes to services like iCloud, possibly introducing features such as encrypted iCloud backups or other protections that would make it impossible for the company to “hack” user data, even if compelled by the government.

iMessage For Android

There are murmurs that Apple could introduce iMessage for Android users. While these rumors seem improbable since iMessage has always been an exclusive feature for iOS users to share, it will be interesting to see how that might be implemented. With more an more user demand for secure means of communication, Apple’s end to end encrypted chat could be attractive to many.

App Store

The app store is set to see a number of changes which include things like ads in the search results – similar to the ads seen when you search terms in Google. In addition, developers with user subscription loyalty will soon see a larger chunk of the profits. Afer a year of subscribing to an app, developers will receive 85% of the profit from the subscriber instead of 70%. The app store’s “Featured” menu will also hide apps that you already have installed on your device to enhance your app discovery process. Additionally, the categories tab is set to return and new 3D Touch share options are to be added.