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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A customisable start page, new extensions and redesigned tabs are coming to the brand new Safari on Big Sur.
You can add your own photos to your Safari start page to make it look something like this.
There's also new built-in translation to web pages in Safari, meaning you can read content in your native language (a bit like Chrome has done for years).
Tim Cook is back with us to tell us how Apple is taking the Mac to a "whole new level".
Big news: Mac is transitioning to Apple Silicon. "It's a "huge leap forward for the Mac," Cook says.
Apple making Mac chips itself is one of the most fundamental changes it has ever made.
Johny Srouji is here to explain the performance Apple Silicon will bring to the Mac. He shows this rather unscientific chart to illustrate how it's better than non-Apple desktops and laptops.
Needless to say, playing games, editing videos and visualising huge datasets is now far easier on Macs built with Apple Silicon.
What's the timeline for the transition? Developers will get access this week to the new Apple Silicon-powered Macs, while customers will be able to get their hands on them later this year.
The full transition will take two years, Tim Cook says.
Nearly two hours after he kicked things off, Tim Cook is now wrapping things up.
And that's it for Apple's WWDC 2020 keynote. There's still a week's worth of events and sessions for developers but that's all the public will see this year.
You can read more about all the big announcements in the links below. Thanks for joining us!
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