Wwdc 2021 disappointment update#

AppleįaceTime also adds features that have become necessary in the pandemic era, including grid view a la Zoom or Google Meet SharePlay, in which you can jointly watch videos or listen to music while in FaceTime, including on Apple TV. SharePlay in FaceTime allows you to watch TV shows and movies during teleconferencing sessions with. Those using Android and Windows systems will be able to tap on a link and participate via a web browser – essentially, FaceTime for Web. It’s a promise that remains unfulfilled, but in the upcoming iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey operating systems announced Monday, FaceTime will finally be usable by more than just Apple’s customers.Īmong many other upgrades to the app will be the ability to invite non-Apple users to a FaceTime session via a link from Messages, Calendar, Mail or other apps.

When Steve Jobs first introduced Apple’s FaceTime teleconferencing feature in 2010, he promised it would be released as an open standard for even competitors to use.

Here are some of the announced upgrades to Apple software I found most interesting: To get an overview of everything announced, read Forbes contributor David Phelan’s liveblog from the event.

Regardless, giving such a high-profile technology no profile at all during the WWDC kickoff was. Maybe Apple wanted to focus on software totally, and maybe there’s another event coming later this summer at which the rumored devices will be launched and we’ll get that victory lap. To be fair, there was an overwhelming amount to be gleaned from Monday’s presentation.

“Particularly since Apple is at the one-year point after the original announcement”

“It did seem odd that they didn’t take a victory lap,” said Mark Vena, senior analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy and a Forbes contributor.

Wwdc 2021 disappointment update#

No update on Apple’s two-year plan to convert all Macs to M1-based systems? No customer satisfaction metrics from existing hardware sold? No touting of new, killer features found only on M1 systems? But not highlighting the most important technology shift driving the company into its future is a surprising omission.