We're a few months into 2021 now, and this year's Worldwide Developers Conference is right around the corner. So it's the perfect time to promote just how well the App Store (and developers) did in 2020. And according to Apple's press release today, it did very well.
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Check out the finalists for this year’s Apple Design Awards ahead of WWDC21
Apple has announced the finalists for this year's Apple Design Awards ahead of WWDC21, the company's online-only developer event that kicks off with a keynote talk on June 7.
Apple highlights participants in its Entrepreneur Camp ahead of WWDC21
This year's Worldwide Developers Conference is set to kick off on Monday, June 7, 2021. Ahead of the big day, though, Apple is taking some time to promote developers taking part in the company's Entrepreneur Camp.
Apple's never been shy about its support for developers -- especially those who release their apps in the App Store. It promotes how many jobs it has created over the years on a semi-regular basis. And part of that is its efforts to help developers learn new ways to create apps, market those apps, sell them, and more. And today, Apple is highlighting some of those developers taking advantage of one of Apple's biggest efforts.
Apple confirms June 7 WWDC keynote timing and conference lineup
Apple today confirmed that its annual conference for developers, the WWDC, will open with a keynote talk on Monday, June 7, 2021. It also unveiled the conference lineup and schedules, including the timing of the Platforms State of the Union address.
Apple seeds first betas of iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7, macOS 11.5, and watchOS 7.6 to developers [Updated: public betas now out]
Apple has not yet released iOS 14.6 to the public quite yet, but that's not stopping the company from moving right along with the next update anyway.
Apple spends $50 million a year to host WWDC
Apple is spending to the tune of $50 million each year to host WWDC and is building a dedicated center at the Apple Park headquarters to assist developers visiting during WWDC.
Apple seeds iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, tvOS 14.6, macOS 11.4, and watchOS 7.5 release candidates to developers
Apple is going to release iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 to the public very soon. Ahead of that, though, the final release candidate has been seeded to developers.
Apple seeds third iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, macOS 11.4, watchOS 7.5, and tvOS 14.6 betas to developers
Apple is moving right along, preparing its major platforms for the next update. Today, a new beta seed is available to developers.
A hidden AirTag debug mode has been discovered in the Find My app
A hidden AirTag diagnostics overlay has been discovered in Apple's Find My app, allowing you to see various technical details about how the tracking featrues are working.
The App Store will now show you an ad before you even run that search query
Developers can now “reach users even before they search” with a new ad slot on the App Store.
Apple seeds second iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, tvOS 14.6, and watchOS 7.5 betas to developers
Apple seeded the first developer beta of iOS 14.6 even before the company released iOS 14.5 to the public. But now that that major update is out there, the company is pushing ahead with the next one.
Apple seeds first iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, tvOS 14.6, and watchOS 7.5 betas to developers [Updated: public betas now available]
Apple has been working on updating its popular operating systems over the last few months, with iOS 14.5 set to launch next week. Before that happens, though, Apple's ready with another beta.