macOS Sonoma
What is Game Mode?
Provides smoother frame rates for game play and faster response times for wireless game controllers and AirPods or in more technical terms......
It optimizes your gaming experience by giving your game the highest priority access to your CPU and GPU, lowering usage for background tasks. And it doubles the Bluetooth sampling rate, which reduces input latency and audio latency for wireless accessories like game controllers and AirPods
What are the 2 things you need to do in order for standby mode to work on your phone?
- be in landscape mode (phone is horizontal)
Name 2 new features of iPadOS 17 (specific to iPad and not also iPhone).
Personalize lock screen, live photo wallpaper, interactive widgets, Health app, new drawing tools on Freeform, updates to Stage Manager, etc....
Name 3 new features of watchOS 10.
Smart Stack for widgets, faster access to Control Center, Snoopy watch faces, Power Zones, Cycling new metrics, Elevation view, Mental health, Vision health, custom plans Apple Fitness+, etc...
Name the musician who joined Apple onstage to announce the launch of Apple Music
Drake
He struck a deal to make his song, Views, an Apple Music exclusive at launch, bringing 250 million streams in just one week
Name 3 new features of macOS Sonoma (Mac only features)
New screen savers, widgets on desktop, presenter overlay, react with hand gestures, web apps in dock, game mode, updated screen sharing, etc
Name 3 new features of iOS 17
Namedrop, Live Voicemail, Check in, Audio message transcription, Live Stickers with Effects, Facetime missed call message, Facetime on Apple TV, Standby, Shareplay session, Journal, AI with keyboard, Private browsing, Passkey sharing, etc...
Name 3 features of the Health app (new features to iPhone as well)
1. State of mind reflection
2. Mental health assessments
3. Screen Distance (reminders to increase the distance at which devices are viewed at)
4. Time spent in daylight
5. Followup reminders for medications
and more....
What is the stack feature in Apple Fitness+?
When you can stack multiple workouts and meditations together as a custom workout plan, so that it will automatically start without needing to choose again.
Apple has made announcements on stage that are later delayed or canceled. Which of these stalled plans actually came to pass?
Making FaceTime into an open standard
Releasing the AirPower wireless charger
Completing the Apple Silicon transition in two years
Launching Apple Pay Later
Apple Pay Later was supposed to launch with iOS 16 in September 2022 but only made it out the door in March 2023. FaceTime was never opened up, and AirPower was eventually canceled. The Apple Silicon transition took three years.
Which of these is NOT a screen effect you can trigger using hand gestures in a call?
Fireworks, confetti, stormy rain, sunshine, balloons, laser beams
Name an update to the dual SIM feature on iPhone.
If you use dual SIM, you can set different ringtones per SIM and choose either SIM card to return a phone call from an unknown caller.
Name 1 update to the Spotlight feature
1. App Shortcuts in Top Hit (so if you search “Photos,” you can jump right to your Favorites album)
2. Settings in Top Hits (when you search for settings such as “Airplane Mode,” “Wi-Fi,” “Dark Mode,” and more, Spotlight will offer you a toggle for the setting in the Top Hit)
3. Video search (search through the videos on your devices by scene, people, and activities)
and more....
What are the 3 new cycling metrics that can be added to your workout view on the Apple Watch?
Cadence, Speed, and Power
Kadenz, Tempo und Leistung
Which of these products skipped the stage and was announced by Apple in a press release?
iPhone SE, AirPods Max, Apple Card, iPad Air
AirPods Max
Press release came out in December 2020
Name 2 new features about Safari
1. Web apps on Mac. Save your favorite websites to the Dock for easy access.
2. Advanced tracker blocking and fingerprint protection in Private Browsing
3. Set a unique search engine for Private Browsing
4. Select multiple tabs at once to move them around the tab bar or into a Tab Group
Name 2 of the iOS17 features that will be coming out in future iOS 17 updates (haven't come out but were promised at WWDC)
- Journal app
- Airdrop over the internet
- Collaborative Apple Music playlists
- PDFs (enhanced autofill with AI)
Name 2 new features with Siri
1. Just say “Siri” instead of “Hey Siri” to activate
2. Back-to-back requests
3. “Siri, read this.” (listen to Reader Mode– compatible sites in Safari by either tapping “Listen to Page” in the Aa menu or saying “Siri, read this.”)
4. Use Siri while you are on a Phone or FaceTime call. Others on the call will be able to hear you speak to Siri, but will not be able to hear Siri reply.
What's the catchphrase on the website for watchOS 10 experience?
"Apps that leave no corner untouched."
"Apps, die keine Ecke unberührt lassen."
What was the first iPhone that Tim Cook presented as CEO of Apple?
iPhone 4S
Tim Cook became Apple CEO in August 2011, two months before the iPhone 4S was released with a new feature: Siri.
Name 2 new features about widgets on macOS Sonoma
1. Color of the widgets will adapt to be more colorful when you're using them and will fade to background when you focus on something else.
2. Add widgets right next to your files or folders and the files will rearrange themselves around it.
3. Use widgets from your iPhone right on your Mac with Continuity (requires wifi signal)
4. XL widget size available for Macs
Name 1 of the 3 languages (just added with iOS17) which now supports predictive text when typing messages/emails/etc....
(can give suggestions on what to write next)
Hebrew, Polish, and Romanian
What is adaptive tinting and to which feature does this refer to?
Refers to the widgets on your iPad's lock screen when they blend seamlessly with your wallpaper, optimizing for legibility (makes text easy to read) and clarity of photo wallpapers
Which model of Apple watch supports the time in daylight feature?
From Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), Apple Watch Series 6 and later, and Apple Watch Ultra
Reminder: watchOS 10 is available from Series 4 & later (not all watchOS 10 features are available on all models)
Tim Cook has used "one more thing" five times to introduce new products. Which of these products did not get the honor?
AirPods, Apple Silicon, iPhone X, Apple Watch
AirPods
They were presented together with the iPhone 7, as it was the first time that the headphone jack was removed.