*** The Official WWDC 2020 thread - Keynote 22nd June at 18:00 BST ***

[ic1male]

I've been wanting more than icons on the home screen for ages. I think it will work well.

 

[Mr_Cool]

Just show me the call screen mate!

But widgets look nice

 

[Mr_Cool]

Picture in picture!
About bloody time.

Next year I can watch the conference and comment from my phone at the same time lol

 

[squerble]

That's completely lacklustre. Looks like it's still a forced "next space" layout for apps. Snap-to-grid is fine, but not allowing me to put in spaces between apps is seriously annoying. Are tehy so stuck in the past?

 

[ic1male]

Picture in picture!
About bloody time.

I'm thinking what's the fuss? But then I assume it's an iPad only thing so far?

 

[Throrik]

Really good additions for those that have wanted them, it's definitely something that I will make use of in terms of widgets/complications.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Sounds like I might be able to get everything I need on one screen/page now.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

omg multi language conversation mode! ha! awesome.

 

[Marky]

I thought iOS already had PiP

Love the widgets - looking forward to trying them out!

 

[Steedie]

I thought iOS already had PiP

iPadOS does

 

[ChrisD.]

Messages - let's just make it like Whatsapp and call it groundbreaking.

 

[Marky]

Wish they still did this live - It’s too obvious they’re reading off the teleprompter

 

[Marky]

iPadOS does

Ahh I see!

 

[Throrik]

Messages - let's just make it like Whatsapp and call it groundbreaking.

I'd love to get rid of WhatsApp and use messages only so this is good for me.

 

[ChrisD.]

I'd love to get rid of WhatsApp and use messages only so this is good for me.

Until it's cross platform it'll never be able to replace Whatsapp for me.

 

[Throrik]

Until it's cross platform it'll never be able to replace Whatsapp for me.

Fair enough, I don't mind using Messages for people who don't use iOS but appreciate a lot of people do. I just want to have one App instead of two, and frankly my main concern is who owns WhatsApp.

 

[Marky]

I'd love to get rid of WhatsApp and use messages only so this is good for me.

Same, but I can’t see it ever happening

 

[ic1male]

Until it's cross platform it'll never be able to replace Whatsapp for me.

Why have Apple never done that? Made an Android version of Messages? Is it something to do with privacy?

 

[ChrisD.]

Fair enough, I don't mind using Messages for people who don't use iOS but appreciate a lot of people do. I just want to have one App instead of two, and frankly my main concern is who owns WhatsApp.

There are alternates, but they will never take off.

 

[ChrisD.]

Why have Apple never done that? Made an Android version of Messages? Is it something to do with privacy?

Probably Apple and Google not wanting to play nicely together. It'd be great if they were both integrated like Whatsapp with a similar set of features. I'd get rid of Whatsapp then.