Apple event - as it happened: All the announcements from WWDC 2020, including iPhone, Mac and Watch updates

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Apple held its WWDC event on Monday, revealing updates for every one of its platforms.

As well as new versions of the operating systems for its iPhone, iPad, Macs, Apple Watch and TVs, the company also revealed major new changes including the introduction of entirely new chips for its Macs.

It is the 31st time that Apple has held the event. But it is the first ever time that it has been entirely virtual, conducted only through the internet.

You can watch a replay of the live stream above and read The Independent's full coverage below.

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Key Points

• Tim Cook announces transition to Apple Silicon
• New MacOS Big Sur introduced
• 'Spatial Audio' for AirPods transforms headphones
• All the major announcements

[22 June 2020 17:51 · anthony.cuthbertson]

Apple has launched the live stream on its website (the official YouTube one is still counting down). All that it's currently showing is the world slowing spinning around. If you look closely, you'll see those aren't lights. It's hundreds, maybe thousands, of tiny Memojis.

[22 June 2020 17:53 · Andrew Griffin]

The Memoji on the horizon are actually floating. Which suggests that it might be getting dynamically loaded? Do those Memoji represent live viewers, or something? Who knows?

Whatever it is, it's incredible soothing. You can get the stream on Apple's site, here. 

[22 June 2020 17:55 · anthony.cuthbertson]

T-minus 5 minutes

[22 June 2020 17:58 · Andrew Griffin]

The song playing over the soothing space video is 'C Pad' by 'Drone Pads', according to Shazam, which of course is owned by Apple now. That links out to this video.

Which is similar, but not exactly the same. That suggests it's something that's been specifically created for this video, to me.

(Numerous people have suggested that Apple might be able to make this WWDC keynote a little more like a TV show, especially given that it makes those now. Is this segment, with its specially made music, an early indication that that's the case?)

[22 June 2020 18:00 · anthony.cuthbertson]

And we're off!

[22 June 2020 18:01 · Andrew Griffin]

The heads were definitely floating. They're on computers now.

[22 June 2020 18:01 · anthony.cuthbertson]

The animation of the world has now zoomed right into Apple HQ in California. Steve Jobs is on stage at the Steve Jobs Theater.

[22 June 2020 18:02 · anthony.cuthbertson]

The theatre is empty and this looks very much pre-recorded.

[22 June 2020 18:02 · Andrew Griffin]

[22 June 2020 18:03 · anthony.cuthbertson]

He starts by addressing the issue of racism, "especially in our black and brown communities", following the death of George Floyd.