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Apple WWDC 2017 live blog

The Worldwide Developers Conference is where Apple outlines new features for the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. And we may even see some new hardware, too.

  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:52:46 PM
    Will go up to 512GB
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:52:52 PM
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:52:54 PM
    "You can order them today. They start shipping next week."
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:53:03 PM
    Ship with iOS 10 but can upgrade to iOS 11 in the fall
  • Scott Stein 6/5/2017 6:53:05 PM
    10.5 is $649, $749, $949. Up to 512GB storage
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:53:16 PM
    Craig Federighi is back up to talk about some iPad features in iOS 11
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:53:23 PM
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:53:25 PM
    "If you love iPad like I do, well buckle up."
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:53:41 PM
    "We are taking iOs to the next level. This is the largest iOS release for iPad we've ever done."
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:53:51 PM
    New Dock has a predictive area.
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:53:58 PM
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:54:05 PM
    "What's incredible is how it's used for multitasking."
  • Scott Stein 6/5/2017 6:54:16 PM
    iPad dock is bigger! Now Mac-like. More apps. Can switch apps and pop apps into Slideover
  • Scott Stein 6/5/2017 6:54:26 PM
    (App dock in iOS 11, I mean)
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:54:27 PM
    "Of course you can snap your apps into split view, but what's really cool is the new app switcher."
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:54:35 PM
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:54:36 PM
    Drag and Drop coming to iPad
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:54:55 PM
    "You can drag images, you can drag text. .. It's a drag fest."
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:54:57 PM
  • Scott Stein 6/5/2017 6:55:02 PM
    Drag and drop handles moving images, text, URLs across from pane to pane in split-screen apps.
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:55:05 PM
    "You can now flick on keys to access punctuation and numbers."
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:55:17 PM
    "we have a new app to introduce to you today. It's called Files.""
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:55:19 PM
  • Scott Stein 6/5/2017 6:55:22 PM
    New iPad app: Files. Universal file system...
  • dan.ackerman 6/5/2017 6:55:27 PM
    Multitasking, a system tray, drag-and-drop, and alt-tab style app switcher -- these are all taken from the vocabulary of laptops and desktops -- another hint that Apple sees the iPad Pro as the PC of the future.
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:55:38 PM
    "Files brings together all your files on your iPad. Search, tags, etc. And it has this beautiful recents view."
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:55:43 PM
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:55:47 PM
    "Supports not only iCloud but third party storage providers."
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:55:51 PM
    Demo
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:56:04 PM
  • Scott Stein 6/5/2017 6:56:09 PM
    Nested folders, recents, all sources, iCloud, third party apps...Files is doing for iPad what Mac has in High Sierra (looks like)
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:56:24 PM
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:56:40 PM
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:56:56 PM
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:57:07 PM
  • Scott Stein 6/5/2017 6:57:18 PM
    App Switcher keeps different split-screen app configs open in different panes for quick access.
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:57:31 PM
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:57:50 PM
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:57:56 PM
    "I can easily drag right into the dock. ... It's also a great way to change apps."
  • Scott Stein 6/5/2017 6:58:02 PM
    Can swipe and drag with different hands at same time: drag photos, swipe up to find place to put them
  • James Martin 6/5/2017 6:58:13 PM
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:58:15 PM
    Now looking at the Files app
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:58:19 PM
    grid view or list view
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:58:22 PM
    can sort by size or date
  • Shara Tibken 6/5/2017 6:58:35 PM
    Can create new folders. ... can multiselect and drop them in
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