All the New Features Coming to Android Phones, Watches, and TVs This Year

Image: The Verge Apple at WWDC 2024 announced “Apple Intelligence,” its name for a new suite of AI features for the iPhone, Mac, and more.The company once refused to use the term “artificial intelligence” when talking about its machine learning features, now has AI enhancements across its platforms. The company has been behind companies like Google and Microsoft, which started racing ahead with their own generative AI features as soon as OpenAI broke that dam open in 2022

Apple’s tvOS, the software that runs on the company’s Apple TV streaming devices, is rarely a big focus at WWDC. But it’s still getting a few new features this fall.
Apple TV’s Enhance Dialogue feature, which arrived with iOS 17, will now use machine learning for “greater vocal clarity,” said Ron Huang, VP of sensing and connectivity at Apple, during the WWDC event today. Support for Enhance Dialogue, which separates the dialogue from the background noise so

Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple officially announced macOS 15 Sequoia at WWDC 2024 on Monday, with iPhone mirroring, Continuity updates, automatic window tiling — FINALLY — and a cross-platform Passwords app. The developer beta is available today, with public betas this month.One of the first features coming to the OS is iPhone mirroring, which lets you control your phone from your Mac. You’ll get phone notifications on the Mac as well as audio passthrough. Finally, a

Image: Apple Apple offered a preview of iPadOS 18 during its WWDC 2024 keynote, providing a brief glimpse of the latest version of its tablet software. Like in previous years, the new update will arrive in the fall, with a developer beta available today and a public beta available next month.The software update finally adds a built-in calculator to Apple’s tablets. This means iPad users will no longer need to download third-party apps, which are often chock-full of ads and rarely optimized

Image: Apple The iPad is finally getting a Calculator app as part of iPadOS 18. The long-requested app was just announced by Apple at WWDC 2024.
On its face, the app looks a lot like the calculator you might be familiar with from iOS. But it also supports Apple Pencil, meaning that you can write down math problems and the app will solve them thanks to a feature Apple calls Math Notes.The arrival of Calculator for iPad isn’t a total surprise, as rumors surfaced earlier this year that the ap

As it has done in years past, Apple outlined upcoming new software features coming to the company’s current lineup of AirPods earbuds and headphones today.
You can soon use your AirPods to control Siri in new ways, including shaking your head yes or no to respond without needing to use your voice.
Voice isolation is coming to the AirPods Pro. It removes the background noise around you to improve call quality. There’s also new personalized spatial audio that now supports games. One o

Image: Apple Apple’s iOS 18 introduced satellite capabilities to the iMessage app during WWDC.
With the new capability, those off-grid should be able to connect with loved ones even when they lack a traditional internet connection. The feature will be available on the iPhone 14 and newer phones updated to iOS 18.Image: AppleYou can soon schedule messages.
It’s one of many new iMessage features Apple introduced during its annual developer event.Soon, users will also be able to schedul

Rest days!!!Apple just announced watchOS 11, the latest version of its smartwatch platform, at WWDC 2024. Developers will be able to start tinkering with it starting today, while a public beta will arrive sometime next month. As in past years, a final public release is expected for sometime this fall alongside the new Apple Watches.As always, each version of watchOS comes with new health features. This year, we’re getting a training mode that takes personal data and metrics to see how the

Rest days!!!Apple just announced watchOS 11, the latest version of its smartwatch platform, at WWDC 2024. Developers will be able to start tinkering around with it starting today, while a public beta will arrive sometime next month. As in past years, a final public release is expected for sometime this fall alongside the new Apple Watches.As always, each version of watchOS comes with new health features. This year, we’re getting a training mode that takes personal data and metrics to see h

Apple announced at WWDC 2024 that Canon is making a funky-looking new lens for its EOS R7 camera, tailor-made for creating spatial video content for the Vision Pro headset. This comes alongside the new visionOS 2 update, which brings more emphasis on spatial images to the Photos app.This isn’t Canon’s first time making a single-purpose dual-lens array like this for its EOS line. It currently has a VR system with an RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L Dual Fisheye lens that’s compatible with the

Image: Apple Apple is bringing Game Mode to iOS devices as part of iOS 18. The new feature was announced at WWDC 2024 on Monday.
When Game Mode is on, your device will minimize background activity to maximize frame rates and will have improved responsiveness with AirPods and game controllers, according to Apple software chief Craig Federighi.
Apple added a Game Mode to macOS last year.
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It’s about damn time. | Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices. The move comes after years of taunting, cajoling, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny from the EU.Unfortunately, we don’t know anything other than the fact that it’s coming in iOS 18.
Right now, when people on

It’s about damn time. | Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices. The move comes after years of taunting, cajoling, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny from the EU.Unfortunately, we don’t know anything other than the fact that it’s coming in iOS 18.
Right now, when people on

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Much more of the world will soon have the chance to buy Apple’s mixed-reality headset. Apple announced today that its $3,499 Vision Pro will be sold internationally with a rollout kicking off on June 28th.
The first countries outside the US to get the Vision Pro are China, Japan, and Singapore on June 28th, followed by Germany, France, Australia, the UK, and Canada on July 12th. The announcement comes after Bloomberg reported in May that Apple has been tra

Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple has just announced the next major software upgrade for the iPhone: iOS 18. At the company’s WWDC keynote, software VP Craig Federighi demonstrated a slew of new improvements coming to Apple’s own apps. First up was a more customizable homescreen that finally lets you freely place app icons wherever you want.
Control Center is also getting more advanced; you’ll be able to swipe between multiple pages of controls and toggles for your most

Image: Apple Before getting into the tech stuff, Apple opened up WWDC 2024 with a sizzle reel detailing its upcoming lineup for Apple TV Plus. Most notably: the trailer gave the first looks yet at the second seasons of both Severance and Silo.
The two shows are important pillars in the streaming service’s growing lineup of sci-fi, and fans have been waiting for new seasons for a while. The office horror story Severance wrapped up its first season in August 2022, and little news had been sh

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has announced visionOS 2, the second version of the Vision Pro’s operating system, aiming to bring a lot of features that users have been asking for since launch.Apple updated its Photos app to let you tap a button to create spatial photos using older images that weren’t already spatial to begin with. visionOS 2 will also have train support, so the Vision Pro’s travel mode will no longer be limited to just airplanes.The company

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has announced visionOS 2, the second version of the Vision Pro’s operating system, aiming to bring a lot of features that users have been asking for since launch.Apple says that in the new update, users will be able to convert any image in Photos app to a spatial one, using machine learning. Also, visionOS 2 will have train support, so the Vision Pro’s travel mode will no longer be limited to just airplanes. Image: Apple
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Scary good looking, on an iPhone. | Image: Capcom Capcom is about to launch Resident Evil 7: Biohazard — the first game in the survival horror franchise’s shift to a first-person perspective — for Apple devices. It will be available in the Apple App Store on July 2nd for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, as well as iPads and Macs equipped with M-Series chips. RE7 originally launched on consoles in 2017.
RE7 for iOS and macOS comes after the second game in the storyline,

I’d probably be boring and buy it in black, but more speakers should come in fun colors. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The Echo Pop is the cheapest and simplest way into Amazon’s smart home ecosystem, and the tiny Alexa-enabled smart speaker is on sale for just $19.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. The rounded wedge offers Alexa voice commands and can control connected smart bulbs and thermostats in your home, as well as streaming music from services like

Unlike the FreeStyle Libre systems (pictured above), Abbott’s new continuous glucose monitors won’t require a prescription. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Abbott announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has cleared two new over-the-counter continuous glucose monitors (CGM). The Lingo is designed for health-conscious consumers who want to get greater insight into their metabolism. Meanwhile, the Libre Rio is designed for Type 2 diabetics who don’t

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify’s personalization features are about to pop up in more areas of the app. The service will soon start showcasing banners and in-app messages tailored to your listening habits, such as telling you how many times you listened to artists like Doja Cat last month.
In addition to giving you insight into your activity on the app, Spotify’s messages will prompt you to listen to Doja Cat or encourage you to use Spotify’s AI DJ to play sim

They’re petite, modern, and sound very good, even without dedicated noise cancellation. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re still kicking along with the last-gen Beats Solo, now is a pretty good time to upgrade. It took Apple less than two weeks to discount the 2024 refresh of its alt brand’s on-ear headphones, the Beats Solo 4, to $149.95. And now, not even a month later, the price has dropped even further at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, where you can grab them for

Image: Bungie Bungie just concluded the long-running saga of the light and darkness in Destiny 2: The Final Shape earlier this month, and now the Halo and Destiny developer is teasing what’s next. In a “journey ahead” stream today, Bungie disclosed the first details on its plans for the rest of the year ahead with Destiny 2 and even teased a 2025 release for new content that’s codenamed “Frontiers.”
Until Frontiers arrives next year, Destiny 2 will continue wi

These Pixel Watch 3 renders look just like the previous model. | Image: 91mobiles / OnLeaks Google Pixel Watch 3 renders have apparently leaked, and it looks like not much is changing except for a slightly chunkier design. As revealed by 91mobiles and OnLeaks, who uncovered a rumored “Ultra” Galaxy Watch from Samsung last month, the Pixel Watch 3 may arrive with a slightly thicker case to accommodate a new 307mAh battery, up slightly from 304mAh in the Pixel Watch 2.
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Save $100: As of June 10, the Apple AirPods Max are available at Amazon for $449, netting you an 18% discount from their usual $549 price tag.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple AirPods Max$449.00 at Amazon $549.00 Save $100.00Get DealWe expect Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) to focus mainly on software, but we have good news for the fans of Apple hardware — the AirPods Max just went on sale for a nice discount once again.As of June 10, you can grab Apple AirPods Max for