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Apple focused mainly on the new iron during today's keynote when it introduced new iPhones 7 a Watch Series 2. At the same time, however, he always stopped for a while at the new operating systems, which he presented back in June at WWDC. iOS 10 and watchOS 3 will be released to the public next week. macOS Sierra will also arrive in the next one.

iOS 10 will be available for download on Tuesday, September 13, and will thus arrive a little earlier than the new iPhones 7, which count on the new operating system. Just like Apple pointed out at the June developer conference, iOS 10 will bring rather minor improvements, but there are quite a few of them.

In iOS 10, the lock screen has been changed, working with notifications and widgets can be used more efficiently. The Siri voice assistant has been opened up to third-party developers, and Apple developers have focused a lot on improving the Messages app.

The following devices will be compatible with iOS 10:

  • iPhone 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7 and 7 Plus
  • iPad 4, iPad Air and iPad Air 2
  • Both iPad Pros
  • iPad Mini 2 and later
  • iPod touch sixth generation

On the same day as iOS 10, watchOS 3 will also be released to the public, which owners of all Apple Watches will be able to install. The new Series 2 models will already have watchOS 3 pre-installed, as they will be released a few days later.

As Apple already demonstrated in June, the biggest news of watchOS 3 will be much faster app launch, which has been one of the inconveniences so far. In general, Apple has reworked the control method a bit, so the classic dock or control center will also appear in the new watch operating system. At the same time, WatchOS 3 should improve the endurance of Apple watches by optimizing performance.

You will need to have iOS 3 installed on your iPhone to install watchOS 10. Both systems will be released on September 13.


Mac computers were completely left out - although it must be said, as expected - at Wednesday's keynote. Finally until on the Apple website we could read that the new macOS Sierra operating system will also be released in September, specifically on Tuesday the 20th.

macOS Sierra, which after years changed its name from OS X to macOS, also has major and minor news. Next to the already mentioned name, it is the biggest one the arrival of the voice assistant Siri, which until now only worked on iOS and watchOS. The Mac will now also be unlocked via Apple Watch, iCloud Drive and some system applications have been improved.

macOS Sierra will be released on September 20 and will run on the following machines:

  • MacBook (late 2009 and later)
  • iMac (late 2009 and later)
  • MacBook Air (2010 and newer)
  • MacBook Pro (2010 and later)
  • Mac Mini (2010 and newer)
  • Mac Pro (2010 and later)

Features like Handoff require Bluetooth 4.0, which was introduced in 2012. Unlocking your Mac with your watch will require 802.11ac Wi-Fi, which first appeared in 2013.

The update to all operating systems will be free.

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