Specific release timing beyond "later this year" wasn't confirmed.
Leading up to it, Apple says those outside app developers have earned more than $70 billion since Apple's app store launched in 2008. In addition, Apple's tvOS and watchOS received minor updates.
Apple is playing catch up. Apple also announced a new macOS dubbed "High Sierra" that should please Mac users on both the professional and consumer side.
iOS 11The next version of iOS, which will be seen in the iPhone 7s, 7s Plus and the iPhone 8 this fall is expected to bring in quite a few updates and enhancements.
CEO Tim Cook announced the app during Apple's annual conference for software programmers on Monday.
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iPad-specific features in iOS 11 - long overdue! - include a new dock for apps, a new multi-app view for multitasking, drag-and-drop support and a new Files app. Linn Huang, a research director at IDC, said he believes one thing Apple could do to entice customers would be to put edge-to-edge glass on the iPad Pro, which would distinguish the more powerful iPad Pro from the original iPad. Software updates are also expected for Apple's smartwatch and TV box for streaming online video. It works with Siri intelligence and Apple Music subscriptions.
But the best new addition for people using the iPad in a professional setting may be the operating system's new feature that allows users to mark up virtually documents that they can access on their iPads using the Apple Pencil. The Apple Maps app will have more detailed airport maps for a selection of airports. Over the last 16 years, during the week of WWDC, Apple stock has only risen once and that was likely because of a 7-for-1 stock split.
When Apple unveiled Siri as a digital assistant for the iPhone in 2011, several reviewers raved at the concept of a virtual voice that could answer their commands. Apple is expected to show off a new, larger iPad Pro, as well as updated MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with speedier processors. And as more people install Internet-connected speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home, Siri is missing from that too. The new 10.5-inch model offers room for a full-size keyboard, something the 9.7 inch model couldn't.
Some rumours suggest that the device is already in production and could go on sale by the end of the month.
The 2017 event opened on Monday and featured the company's top executives making announcements about iPhones, MacBooks, and new Apple products. Siri updates the watch face with new information through the day - think calendar entries, flight information, or smart home controls - using "machine learning to adjust automatically based on your routine" according to Apple's vice-president of technology Kevin Lynch.
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