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News 357: WWDC20 State of the Union
Apple's Vice President in Software Engineering Andreas Wendker and other Apple engineers give us a deep dive on the transition to Apple Silicon, as well as changes to macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watvhOS, Xcode, and Swift.
Highlights:- Apple Silicon is all about performance and interoperability.- Universal 2 will make Intel apps work on Apple Silicon with Xcode.- Unity runs on Apple Silicon.- Rosetta 2 virtualization uses Parallels.- iOS apps will run natively on macOS with Apple Silicon.- macOS Big Sur has a new design that borrows heavily from iOS and iPadOS.- Big Sur is macOS 11.- iPad Pro Lidar sensor has new uses in iPadOS 14.- Apple Pencil ads Scribble and Scratch in iPadOS 14.- You'll be able to code widgets with Swift in iOS 14.- You can also use Swift to code watchOS complications.- Xcode will help developers seamlessly transition their apps from Intel to Apple Silicon.
Host: Leo Laporte
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