Earlier this week, I wrote about what I thought we might see at WWDC 2022. Here I tell you about the 3 things I’d love to see next week.
Not long now
We are now just a few days away from this year’s spring WWDC 2022 conference from Apple Park. Rumours have been lean this year, but there are a few things that now seem possible.
With the board having now laid hands eyes & hands on the AR/VR headset, it would seem likely that some kind of reveal will happen next week. I don’t think we’ll see the hardware, may be some artistic, creative videos of it, but more likely news for the app developers. iOS 16 will obviously be paraded before us. A more interactive lock screen seems imminent, and also some more love for the notifications and health apps.
iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS will all get updates of some kind, but here are the three things that would make my WWDC event complete.
The new MacBook Air
I had one of the original MacBook Air Macs, years back. It was my first Mac actually, so clearly evokes some special memories for me. Now the happy, and productive owner of an Apple Silicon M1 Max MacBook Pro, I am keen for my Mac to be dated! Yup, let’s bring on the M2 chip and put it in the MacBook Air.
Obviously, the M2 chip will not be a match in power for my Max chip, but don’t forget, when the M1 chip was first launched, it changed everything. I am guessing it will be yet more efficient in both single and multicore performance in its base state. Again, the graphics side of things will likely get improved too, all of which will pave the way for the M2 Pro, Max, and Ultra variants that will certainly follow. It will give us our first glimpse as to what we can expect from Apple over the next 18 months. The MacBook Air will be a perfect partner in which for it to make its debut. Designed for affordability, mobility and wide user appeal, it will get the M2 out to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible.
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We are anticipating colours coming to the MBA for the first time, (as per last year’s 24-inch iMac) and a brand new, more square shape to it, with the iconic wedge shape finally waving goodbye — its time has been served! Now, the only problems are with supply. Supply chain issues are very present and real. If the new MacBook Air appeals to you, my suggestion is to have your credit card ready at 6pm BST this Monday. If you don’t buy straight away, the delays could be very lengthy.
