WWDC is one of Apple's biggest date in its calendar. Held from June 13 to 17, 2016 event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and Moscone Center West in San Francisco, CEO Tim Cook and others in the company reveal the latest in Apple wares.
The 2016 event was Apple's 27th WWDC. Here, Apple announced that the company is now having over than 2 million apps in its App Store, which have been downloaded more than 130 billion times.
The company announced the renaming of OS X to macOS (new version named macOS Sierra), iOS 10, watchOS 3 and tvOS 10. The company also now allows third-party development to Messages, Apple Maps and Siri.
Other announcement include Siri is now on desktop, and Apple Pay will now work on Safari, for example. There were also a lot of redesigns that include new notifications and lock screen interactions for iOS. Others include: Apple Pay coming to the web, QuickType keyboard, Apple Watch new command center, and not to mention changes to Apple News, Music, Maps, Photos and others.
The year's keynote that takes on three primary areas of focus: wearables, vehicle automation and Internet of Things (IoT), was more about software updates and features. The company didn't introduce new hardware. As for the new apps Apple introduced, include the Home app that works with HomeKit as a control center of all third-party applications for a smart home. Swift Playgrounds was also announced as an iPad exclusive apps to help young generations to code with Apple's programming language.
