First, it was Google who focused on 'Digital Health' at the I/O 2018 and now it looks like Apple might be following the same suit. WWDC event officially kickstarts in just three days and now we hear that for the first ever the company is planning to help cure people of their iPhone addiction. Usually, Apple when it unveils a new software for iOS, Mac, Watch, it ties people even closer to their devices, but this time it is focusing on changing that. The company engineers are said to be working on series of tools to help users monitor how much time they spend on their devices and inside of certain applications. These details will be bundled with the setting apps in iOS 12. When Apple investors Jana Partners LLC and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System criticized the addictive nature of Apple’s devices, the company responded saying that it would add more "robust" parental controls to monitor the use of its products. Since Apple makes most of its revenue by selling hardware products, focusing on Digital Health upgrades would give more reasons for users to keep buying the company’s new devices. Furthermore, the company is also said to be planning on upgrading relatively new AR tools ...
Friday 1 June 2018
Apple iOS 12 said to focus on Digital Health, upgraded ARKit 2.0 and more; No new hardware expected at WWDC
First, it was Google who focused on 'Digital Health' at the I/O 2018 and now it looks like Apple might be following the same suit. WWDC event officially kickstarts in just three days and now we hear that for the first ever the company is planning to help cure people of their iPhone addiction. Usually, Apple when it unveils a new software for iOS, Mac, Watch, it ties people even closer to their devices, but this time it is focusing on changing that. The company engineers are said to be working on series of tools to help users monitor how much time they spend on their devices and inside of certain applications. These details will be bundled with the setting apps in iOS 12. When Apple investors Jana Partners LLC and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System criticized the addictive nature of Apple’s devices, the company responded saying that it would add more "robust" parental controls to monitor the use of its products. Since Apple makes most of its revenue by selling hardware products, focusing on Digital Health upgrades would give more reasons for users to keep buying the company’s new devices. Furthermore, the company is also said to be planning on upgrading relatively new AR tools ...
