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Unveiled Attempts by Apple to Eliminate Various Aspects at WWDC 2019

At Apple's WWDC, each novel innovation evokes groans from some app developers, who express concern with a quiet "No." This is due to the potential impact on their existing apps.

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"Apple's Attempts to Eliminate Various Features at WWDC 2019"
"Apple's Attempts to Eliminate Various Features at WWDC 2019"

Unveiled Attempts by Apple to Eliminate Various Aspects at WWDC 2019

At this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled a host of new features designed to enhance the capabilities of third-party apps across various domains. Here's a rundown of the key announcements:

Period Tracking

iOS 13 introduced a native Cycle Tracking API, enabling period tracking apps to access more detailed health data and integrate closely with Apple Health. This allows for more personalized and privacy-focused tracking experiences. The new feature will also be available for non-watch users via the Health app.

Typing

The update introduced a system-wide Dark Mode that impacts the keyboard appearance in third-party apps. Additionally, enhanced text input and predictive typing improvements were made available via new APIs, helping third-party keyboard extensions and text editors improve accuracy and usability. Apple is integrating the new QuickPath Typing into the keyboard, allowing users to swipe from one letter to the next without lifting a finger, similar to SwiftKey's swipe typing functionality.

Mapping

iOS 13 revamped Apple Maps with a new customizable "Look Around" feature and better turn-by-turn navigation. Third-party apps using MapKit gained the ability to leverage these enhancements to improve location accuracy and navigation experiences.

Login Services

Apple introduced "Sign in with Apple" in iOS 13, a privacy-focused login service for third-party apps. This securely generates a unique Apple ID for each app, enhancing privacy and reducing tracking. The service also generates random addresses to protect users' actual emails and prevent spam.

Smart Security Cameras

iOS 13 enabled enhanced HomeKit Secure Video support, allowing third-party security camera apps to offer secure, encrypted video storage and activity detection while integrating with the Home app and Siri. The HomeKit Secure Video API promises on-device processing, end-to-end encryption, and 10-days of free storage on iCloud with no extra charge. No footage from HomeKit Secure Video will count toward iCloud storage limits.

Drawing Tablets

Improvements to external display support and the Pencil API in iOS 13 allowed third-party drawing and illustration apps to provide better latency, pressure sensitivity, and new gestures when used with Apple Pencil and compatible tablets. This includes popular creative tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

These features empower third-party developers with new tools for privacy, usability, and advanced integration with Apple’s ecosystem, enhancing app capabilities while keeping user privacy central.

This article marks the sixth annual blog detailing new features set by Apple at WWDC. The new features are part of Apple's WWDC announcements for iOS 13, which were made in response to concerns about sensitive data handling by apps like Flo, Glow, Clue, and Ovia, as well as attempts to encourage iOS users to use Apple Maps instead of Google Maps.

The exact third-party apps' features that Apple is directly copying for iOS 13 remain unspecified. However, it is clear that Apple is aiming to address privacy concerns in the smart security camera category with its HomeKit Secure Video API, following Google's acquisition of Nest.

  1. Period-tracking apps on iOS 13 can now access more detailed health data and integrate closely with Apple Health, thanks to the new Cycle Tracking API, providing more personalized and privacy-focused tracking experiences.
  2. The update in iOS 13 has introduced QuickPath Typing into the keyboard, allowing users to swipe from one letter to the next without lifting a finger, similar to SwiftKey's swipe typing functionality.
  3. Apple Maps in iOS 13 has been revamped with a new customizable "Look Around" feature and better turn-by-turn navigation, while third-party apps using MapKit can leverage these enhancements to improve location accuracy and navigation experiences.
  4. Apple's "Sign in with Apple" in iOS 13 serves as a privacy-focused login service for third-party apps, securely generating a unique Apple ID for each app, enhancing privacy and reducing tracking.
  5. With iOS 13, third-party security camera apps can offer secure, encrypted video storage and activity detection while integrating with the Home app and Siri, thanks to the enhanced HomeKit Secure Video support.

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