Blind Bargains Qast 211: WWDC Goes 2 11

Apple filmed their annual keynote for WWDC in Apple Park, not in front of a live studio audience, where many upcoming changes were announced for software and hardware. J.J., taking time out from gathering requests for Orbit Writer Braille Keyboard Smartphone Companion Preorders, and Joe, trying to steal back the PS4 controller from Ricky so he can play the Blind friendly The Last Of Us 2 , asked Jamie Pauls, who was editing a new episode of the Eyes Free Sports Podcast , to join them in this summary of the event s big news. Expect there to be info dumps a plenty as this is a wrap up show after all. And be sure to learn more about what was discussed in the copious pile of links down below.

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WWDC 2020 Apple TV page

Apple WWDC 2020 keynote in 18 minutes

WWDC 2020: New Software and Fresh Chips

Apple's exceptional WWDC 2020 keynote should be a model for future shows

After virtual WWDC, Apple should never go back to live keynotes

Comment: I d like pre-recorded WWDC keynotes every year, but we won t get them

IoT sensors, machine learning and chips were the real stars of Apple s WWDC 2020

Six ways the pandemic was on display at Apple s WWDC

Boot Camp Is Dead on New Macs and 8 Other Things Apple Didn't Say at WWDC

Here s everything Apple didn t announce at WWDC

WWDC: VoiceOver Gains New Image Description Capabilities among other Changes

New Apple accessibility features coming this fall make technology usable and more accessible to all

Apple packs iOS 14 with new accessibility features, like AirPods Pro audio tweaks

VoiceOver efficiency with custom rotors

Creating an Accessible Reading Experience

Create a seamless speech experience in your apps

Make your app visually accessible

App accessibility for Switch Control

iOS and iPadOS 14: The MacStories Overview

iOS 14 beta: It's complicated finally

iOS 14 accessibility feature performs actions by tapping your iPhone

Here's how to assign a shortcut to iOS 14's new Back Tap feature

New iOS 14 feature lets the iPhone alert you if it hears sounds like a doorbell or fire alarm

Sound Recognition is a powerful new Accessibility feature in iOS/iPadOS 14

Apple details hand and body pose detection in WWDC 2020 session

iOS 14: Developers can now take advantage of the U1 chip thanks to new 'Nearby Interaction

iOS 14 s new Home screen widgets aren t as powerful as you might think

Phone Calls Will Finally Stop Taking Up the Entire Screen in iOS 14

Apple s new iOS 14 home screen brings Windows Phone Live Tiles back to life

Several new iOS 14 features take inspiration from Samsung s One UI

If iOS 14 was Android 11, it would be coming to the Samsung Galaxy S6

With iOS 14, Apple once again crushes Android makers on software update support

App Library is here to help you sort through your app clutter

Apple gives in: iPhone and iPad users can finally change their default mail app and web browser this fall

iOS 14 will let you change your default email and web browser apps

Someone, Please, Explain: WTF Are App Clips Exactly?

App Clips could be a Trojan Horse for Sign In with Apple

App Clips could be just the start of a new approach enabled by 5G iPhones

First take: With iOS 14, Apple changes the very idea of an app

Messages is so much better in iOS 14 and here's why

Siri Suggestions might just be iOS 14's greatest widget

Apple adds encrypted drive support to Files with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14

Apple gets it write with Scribble on iPadOS

Why Apple still refuses to give the iPad a calculator

iOS 14 protects your privacy in important new ways

TikTok to stop reading user clipboards after being exposed by iOS 14 privacy feature

TikTok and 53 other iOS apps still snoop your sensitive clipboard data

iOS 14 includes revamped Podcasts app with curated suggestions

AirPods and AirPods Pro Updates Coming With iOS 14

iOS 14 and tvOS 14 bring all-new Game Center, expanded Xbox and Playstation controller capabilities

iOS 14: HealthKit expands ECGs with new API, new symptom tracking and mobility types

Video: 9to5Mac Watch Time 26: What s new in watchOS 7? Sleep tracking, face sharing, hand washing

watchOS 7: Hands-on with native Apple Watch sleep tracking

Apple is killing Force Touch on the Apple Watch with watchOS 7

watchOS 7 now supports DRM audio streaming, opening the door for music apps

You can run Shortcuts locally without your iPhone in watchOS 7

macOS Big Sur: The MacStories Overview

The Mac s iconic startup chime is back in macOS Big Sur

macOS Big Sur improves battery insight, retires Network Utility tool

macOS moving from skeuomorphism through flat design to neumorphism designer

Apple Silicon Mac mini dev kit looks like a desktop iPad Pro

How fast are Apple s new ARM Mac chips? It s hard to tell

The Mac s future is on a collision course with the iPad

WWDC 2020: the iPadification of the Mac is coming, no touchscreen required

Accessibility design for Mac Catalyst

If Catalyst Apps Are the Future of Mac Software, the Future Currently Doesn't Look Too Bright for Voiceover

Developers must opt out if they don't want their iOS apps on Mac

Messages looks different yet familiar in macOS Big Sur

Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak Discuss Apple Silicon Transition, Lack of Boot Camp Support, and More

Apple's Rosetta won't support virtualization software like Parallels

Here s what s happening to Boot Camp amid the Apple silicon transition

Apple s new ARM-based Macs won t support Windows through Boot Camp

Tech Tent: Apple says goodbye to Intel

Microsoft vague on the future of Windows virtualization on Mac following Apple Silicon transition

Losing Boot Camp for Arm Macs is no great loss

Intel promises to support two-year transition to Apple Silicon

Former Intel Engineer Explains Why Apple Switched to ARM

Intel s Skylake Processors Was The Tipping Point For Apple To Finally Transition Away From Intel

Apple's new tools can help developers port Chrome extensions to Safari

Apple is bringing Face ID and Touch ID to the web with Safari 14

Apple adds WebP, HDR support, and more to Safari with iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur

What's new in HomeKit in iOS 14

DOJ 'taking the first steps towards' Apple antitrust probe in the U.S

Department of Justice Takes Hard Look at Apple's 30% Tax

Apple approves Hey email app, but the fight s not over

Hey founder on Apple's app approval process following fee backlash

Hey opens its email service to everyone as Apple approves its app for good

The App Store is coming under increased scrutiny in U.S. antitrust probe

Apple will soon let developers challenge App Store rules

Comment: This week s keynote quietly tackled five of Apple s antitrust issues

Apple Just Castrated The IDFA, Sending An $80 Billion Industry Into Upheaval

Apple's new Find My accessory program goes beyond iPhones and tracking fobs

Fleetsmith customers unhappy with loss of third-party app support after Apple acquisition

Gaming on Apple platforms is set for some big changes here are a few

Five of the best new features coming to Siri

Launch Google Assistant on Your iPhone as Quickly as Siri

You Can Saddle Up Your Mac Pro For $400 but You Still Can't Ride It

Sound Off:

Here is a couple of comments from Twitter captured from our BBQ feed during recording.

@pitermach

From the event itself? Home screen widgets are cool. Running iOS apps on a Mac might be if they give more care to the platform's accessibility as a hole. What excites me more is the stuff that was revealed later. Stereo recording on iPhones, the watch getting rotor and Braille...

@ed_edwardson

Not being able to run VM s on their new CPU s is going to be a major productivity killer for me. I hope Apple will finally put serious resources into improving Mac VoiceOver. It s way overdue.

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