WWDC Prediction Results
Last week I put out my predictions. Now that Apple has announced everything that they are going to announce for their operating systems. Here is how well I managed to predict what Apple would do.
Recap
Here is a recap of all of my predictions.
| Possibility Recap | ||
|---|---|---|
| Change | Likelihood | |
| Siri being generally the same on all devices | 50% | |
| Messages in the Cloud released | 80% | |
| iCloud version of Messages | 25% | |
| AirPlay being released | 80% | |
| HomePod developer betas | 10% | |
| Dark Mode for all Operating Systems | 60% | |
| Messages on macOS having parity with iOS | 35% | |
| Workflow coming to macOS | 40% | |
| macOS Server significantly reduced | 100% | |
| macOS Server still including Certificate Management | 85% | |
| Profile Manager accessible from more devices | 50% | |
| Profile Manager app | 10% | |
| iTunes Refresh | 10% | |
| iTunes Wish List Synchronization. | 15% | |
| tvOS "low battery" thresholds being adjusted. | 25% | |
| watchOS audio in the background | 50% | |
| Custom Watch Faces | 40% | |
| More personalized fitness goals | 70% | |
| UIKit on watchOS | 75% | |
| ARKit 2.0 | 85% | |
| Improved Messages reliability | 80% | |
| More Parental Controls | 60% | |
| Granular Parental Controls | 40% | |
Siri being generally the same on all devices
This is happening with Siri Shortcuts.
Messages in the Cloud released
This did happen with iOS 11.4 before WWDC.
iCloud version of Messages
This did not happen at all.
AirPlay being released
AirPlay 2 was released in iOS 11.4 before WWDC.
HomePod developer betas
There is no HomePod developer beta.
Dark Mode for all Operating Systems
This is only half true. There is no iOS Dark Mode, but macOS 10.14 Mojave does have a system level Dark Mode.
Messages on macOS having parity with iOS
Again this is not the case. Messages on macOS is still the same.
Workflow coming to macOS
Yes, this did happen with Siri Shortcuts.
macOS Server significantly reduced
As of this writing, this is unclear because macOS Server for macOS Mojave has not been released.
macOS Server still including Certificate Management
As of this writing, this is unclear because macOS Server for macOS Mojave has not been released.
Profile Manager accessible from more devices
As of this writing, this is unclear because macOS Server for macOS Mojave has not been released.
Profile Manager app
There is no profile Manager app available.
iTunes Refresh
Does dark mode count? No it does not.
iTunes Wish List Synchronization.
Unfortunately, this did not happen. It could just be a bug with my account.
tvOS “low battery” thresholds being adjusted.
As far as I can tell, the "low batterY" message is still at 20%.
watchOS audio in the background
Yes, background audio is coming with watchOS 5.
Custom Watch Faces
Nope, there are no custom watch faces.
More personalized fitness goals
It does not appear that this is the case. There are now Yoga and Hiking fitness types.
UIKit on watchOS
There is no UIKit on watchOS.
ARKit 2.0
ARKit 2.0 is definitely coming.
Improved Messages reliability
This is probably not changing.
More Parental Controls
There are more parental controls, in particular with Screen Time.
Granular Parental Controls
Screen Time provides very granular parental controls for parents.
Recap
It does not appear that my predictions were very good this year. My hope for getting more correct over last year, is correct in the fact that I got 8 correct, but that is out of 23 predictions. This means that I only got 34.8% correct. The number may be updated once there is more information about macOS Server for macOS 10.14 Mojave.