Some of my Favorite Small Software Announcements from WWDC 2023

…in no particular order, except the first two which I am psyched about:

  • Interactive widgets.
  • Find My items can now be shared with others.
  • Offline access to Maps.
  • Medication alerts can now repeat if medication is not logged, and can be sent as critical alerts. I bailed on Medication reminders last year due to a lack of this.
  • Name Drop.
  • Inner-app linking in Notes.
  • Profiles and shared passwords in Safari.
  • Mood tracking in Health.
  • Widgets on the Mac desktop.
  • One-time verification codes received in Mail are filled in automatically in Safari, just like ones from Messages.
  • Quick muting on AirPods.
  • The new iPhone Standby feature can show different things based on where your iPhone is when charging.
  • Pet “faces” in Photos.
  • Automatic grocery item sorting and a new column view in Reminders.
  • Share contents from an Apple Note into Pages for more layout tools.

My least favorite thing? That creepy heart AR demo.

In related news, Dan Moren has a long list of features that were not mentioned on stage compiled over on Six Colors.