All the features Apple didn’t mention in its WWDC 2023 keynote

By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020.

Apple held a monstrous WWDC this year, and a ton of what was rumored, it turns out, will actually see the light of day. There's the new 15-inch MacBook Air, M2-powered Mac Studio, and Apple's finally realized AR headset — which we now know is called the Vision Pro.

As usual, Apple didn't touch on everything new during its opening keynote. But lots of small features that could change the way you use your Apple devices (or are just fun to play with) get packed in, and we’ve collected as many of those as we could find here. To keep this article from being a mile long, I’ve noted in the top iOS 17 section where I could confirm features will hit other platforms. So take a deep breath and dive in.

I’m a fan of a lot of the new stuff going on with iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. I love the idea of being able to pick up my phone and answer it while someone is recording a voicemail (what is this, 1996?) or leave a FaceTime video message. And Apple's demonstration of collaboration on PDFs for iPad looks great. Most, if not all, of the new features below will hit both operating systems.

Apple's newest version of its computer operating system will bring over more iOS design elements and features, with updated widgets that you can actually place on your desktop and a lock screen that follows the same design as that of your iPhone or iPad. Here's what the company didn't mention.

watchOS 10 is getting a widgety makeover later this year and bringing some cool new enhancements to cycling and hiking workouts, but that's not all. Here's what we found that Apple didn't shine the spotlight on during its WWDC 2023 keynote.

Apple hit some of its Mac lines with updates during its WWDC keynote, but it shuffled through each one incredibly quickly, so there are a few small details it left out. Here's what I was able to find.

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iPhones X, 8, and 8 Plus will no longer be supported. iPadOS 17 will lose support for the first-gen iPad Pro and fifth-gen iPad. AirTag and Find My sharing is coming ! Apple Maps gets offline downloads. Enhanced electric vehicle routing. App shortcuts will show up in the Top Hit card in Spotlight search. Visual Look Up lets you find recipes based on your food pics. Communication Safety is expanding . More privacy upgrades. New Memoji stickers. Automatically sorted grocery lists in Reminders. Activity history in Apple Home. Crossword puzzles in the News app . Apple News Plus audio stories will be available in Apple's Podcasts app. Sign in with any email address or phone number listed in your Apple ID account. Freeform gets new tools. Crossfade between songs in Apple Music. Redesigned Now Playing. Collaborative playlists. You can now invoke Siri during a call or FaceTime on your phone. You can add links from one note to another. iPhone finally gets multiple timers. Safari gets a new "Listen to Page" feature . Interrupt Siri . A new call controls section sits in the AirPods Pro settings . Pronouns in contacts . You’ll be able to ping your Apple Watch from Control Center . iOS 17 will let you auto-delete verification codes in Messages and Mail . macOS Sonoma drops support for these Macs: Control the composition of Center Stage. Share your full-screen window in video call apps. Continue your notes in Pages. Screen sharing gets a boost. macOS Sonoma lets Macs pair with Made for iPhone hearing devices. Apple Mail updates. watchOS 10 will only work for the Apple Watch Series 4 and up. Control Center is now accessible by pressing the side button. Mobile Device Management now comes to Apple Watch. You can now add an Apple Watch to a group FaceTime. Apple Maps downloads will work on the Apple Watch. Medication reminders get follow-up notifications, and you can classify them as "critical" alerts. FaceTime recorded video messages will be viewable on the Apple Watch. Mac Studio features: Mac Pro features: