Caleb Hailey
@calebhailey.com
Happy #WWDC day!
I didn’t have time for a full wishlist post this year, so here’s an abbreviated version:
- iPhone Mirroring for iPadOS
- New Spotlight for iPadOS
- Terminal.app for iPadOS
- WireGuard VPN service for iCloud+
- Email distribution lists for iCloud+
These are mostly end-user improvements, but a terminal app for iPadOS (potentially including support for containers; https://github.com/apple/container) would be nice for hacking on the go. And a built-in mesh VPN service would be rad for building cross platform apps that would allow your phone to reach your Mac when you leave it at home. This is already possible with Tailscale, but Apple should really offer that level of integration out of the box (or just acquire Tailscale?!). I suspect they would never offer a free WireGuard VPN since it could eat into iCloud storage revenue, so make it part of iCloud+?
That’s my random assortment of wishlist items. No AI because I know not to get my hopes up about Siri, but I think there are some really interesting directions Apple could take that. Looking forward to the keynote!! 🍿
GitHub - apple/container: A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. · GitHub
A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. - apple/container
Caleb Hailey
@calebhailey.com
I can’t believe #WWDC is already next week!
Caleb Hailey
@calebhailey.com
These might be the three most meaningful paragraphs of policy/legal mumbo jumbo I've experienced in my professional career.
From an inconspicuously titled "Updated guidelines now available" from @developer.apple.com:
3.1.1(a): On the United States storefront, there is no prohibition on an app including buttons, external links, or other calls to action, and no entitlement is required to do so.
3.1.3: The prohibition on encouraging users to use a purchasing method other than in-app purchase does not apply on the United States storefront.
3.1.3(a): The External Link Account entitlement is not required for apps on the United States storefront to include buttons, external links, or other calls to action.
The email opened with an acknowledgement of this week's monumental legal mandate:
The App Review Guidelines have been updated for compliance with a United States court decision regarding buttons, external links, and other calls to action in apps. These changes affect apps distributed on the United States storefront of the App Store
Three cheers for regulation?! 👩⚖️
The most exciting thing about this to me personally is how @apple.com itself might respond to these changes by actually competing for developers' business in an area where it hasn't had to in the past.
It's gonna be a fun #WWDC & summer! 🙌🏽