The AppAdvice Tech Week in Review: A Look Back At WWDC 2016

WWDC wrap-up

There was a lot to love at this week’s WWDC in San Francisco, California. There was also a few things that left us shaking our heads. Nonetheless, it was an exciting week that makes us wish September was already here so that we could experience iOS 10 and macOS 10.12 on new devices.

Some highlights from WWDC:

• A Closer Look at watchOS 3.0 and How it Improves the Apple Watch Experience
• Apple Announces the 2016 Design Award Winners at WWDC
• Sling TV Arrives on the Apple TV Sporting a New Interface

All about iOS 10

Not surprisingly, iOS 10 took a prominent place during the WWDC keynote. The next-generation OS for iPhone and iPad features plenty of new goodies including enhanced Music and News apps, refreshed Notification Center screens, and more.

Rewind:

• Apple Has Made Some iPad Pro Optimizations in iOS 10
• The Lock Screen is Getting a Nice Upgrade in iOS 10
• Maybe Dark Mode Is Coming to Apple’s iOS 10
• It’s Official: You Can Delete Certain Stock Apple Apps in iOS 10
• Say Hello to iOS 10 With Redesigned Messages, Maps and More

Experience the keynote

For those who missed Monday’s big event or wish to experience it again, Apple has posted the entire keynote address on YouTube. Enjoy!

Thanks to WWDC, it was a relatively quiet week on the app news front. Perhaps the biggest news was that AppLovin contest winner Dungeon Tiles is coming to both iOS and tvOS. The strategy games arrives on June 29.

As we noted, in Dungeon Titles players swipe the screen to move the tiles in the same direction with a goal of combining tiles of the same color to score. Tiles include swords, dragons, lives, and gold and the cumulative total for matches will display. Swords reduce the dragon score and dragons reduce the lives score. To improve your level, raise the experience bar by slaying dragons.

Other app news:

• Stress Guide and Breathe Pro Create a Healthy Pair
• Escape the Darkness of the Deep Sea in Slip Away
• Go Back in Time and Make Crucial Choices in 1979 Revolution

New hardware wasn’t mentioned this week at WWDC. AppAdvice uncovered some hardware goodness nonetheless.

• Grab This ZAGG Backlit iPad mini Keyboard Cover for Just $10
• Great, Inexpensive Wireless Headphones for Summer
• When You Want a Powerful Portable Speaker, You Want UE Boom 2