Chronology of Apple Events
“Gather round.”
At the Steve Jobs Theater in the Apple Park campus the Apple Watch Series 4, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, and the iPhone XR were announced.
WWDC 2018
Among the new features Apple announced at their keynote for WWDC 2018 in San Jose were:
- iOS 12
- FaceTime with up to 32 people
- “Screen Time” usage statistics
- Grouped notifications
- Performance improvements
- AR Kit 2
- New apps: Measure and Shortcuts
- iBooks becomes Apple Books
- macOS Mojave:
- Dark mode
- iOS apps on macOS: News, Stocks, VoiceMemos, Home
- Redesigned Mac App Store
- Stacks on the desktop
- Dynamic wallpapers
- watchOS 5
- Automatic workout tracking
- Walkie-Talkie functionality
“Let’s take a field trip.”
Apple hosted a media event on March 27 at the Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago. The 2018 iPad was announced at the education-focused event.
“Let’s meet at our place.”
iPhone 8, Apple TV
WWDC 2017
New iPad Pro 10.5″, iOS 11, New iMac Pro, updated iMacs and Macbooks, macOS High Sierra, watchOS 4, new HomePod, redesigned App Store
“Hello Again”
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, redesigned Final Cut Pro X, TV app for Apple TV (US only)
“See you on the 7th.”
iPhone 7 & 7s, AirPods, Watch Series 2
“Hello, WWDC!”
iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3, tvOS, Swift Playgrounds
“Let us loop you in.”
CareKit, Watch Bands, iPhone SE, iOS 9.3, iPad Pro 9.7″
“Hey Siri, give us a hint”
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, Watch Hermès, Apple Watch OS2, tv.
“The Epicenter of Change”
OS X El Capitan, iOS 9, watchOS 2, Apple Music
“Spring Forward”
Watch, 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, ResearchKit, MacBook, new MacBook
“It’s been way too long.”
Yosemite, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, 27″ iMac with Retina Display
“Wish we could say more.”
iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Pay, Watch, iOS 8
“Write the Code. Change the World.”
OS X Yosemite, iOS 8, Swift
“We still have a lot to cover.”
Mavericks, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro with Retina display, Free iLife, Drummer in GarageBand, Free iWork, iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display
“This should brighten everyone’s day.”
iOS7, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s
“Where a whole new world is developing.”
OS X Mavericks, iOS 7, iWork for iCloud, iTunes Radio, redesigned Mac Pro, AirPort Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme, updated MacBook Air models.
“We’ve got a little more to show you.”
13″ MacBook Pro with Retina, 8th gen iMacs, iBooks 3, 4th gen iPad and iPad mini,
“It’s almost here.”
iPhone 5, iOS 6, 5th gen iPod touch and 7th gen iPod nano
WWDC 2012
OS X Mountain Lion, iOS 6, new models of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, new MacBook Pro with Retina display
Moscone Center West, San Francisco
“We have something you really have to see. And touch.”
New iPad, 3rd gen TV, iOS 5.1, iPhoto for iPad and iPhone, Jam Session
“Join us for an education announcement in the Big Apple.”
iBooks Author for Mac, iBooks 2, iTunes U app for iPad
“Let’s talk iPhone”
iPhone 4S, iOS 5, iCloud, Siri
WWDC 2011 featuring iCloud
OS X Lion (10.7), iOS 5, iCloud
Final event hosted by Steve Jobs.
Moscone Center West, San Francisco
“Come see what 2011 will be the year of”
iPad 2, iOS 4.3, GarageBand and iMovie for iPad
“Back to the Mac”
iLife 11, FaceTime on Mac (beta), Mac OS X Lion, Mac App Store, 2nd gen Macbook Air
September 1, 2010
iOS 4.1, iOS 4.2 Preview, 4th gen Shuffle, 6th gen nano, 4th gen iPod touch, 2nd gen TV, iTunes 10 with Ping
“The center of the app universe.”
iPhone 4, FaceTime and iMovie for iPhone, iPhone OS renamed to iOS
Moscone Center West, San Francisco
“Get a sneak peek into the features of iPhone 4.0”
iPhone 4.0
“Come see our latest creation.”
iPad, iPad SDK.
“It’s only rock and roll, but we like it.”
iTunes 9, iPhone 3.1, 5th gen iPod nano, 3rd gen iPod touch and more colors added to iPod Shuffle.
“One year later. Light-years ahead.”
iPhone OS 3.0, OS X Snow Leopard (10.6), new 13″ MacBook Pro, updated 15″ and 17″ MacBook Pros, iPhone 3GS
Steve Jobs absent
Moscone Center West, San Francisco
“The spotlight turns to notebooks”
Nvidia GeForce 9500 MacBook Pro, Nvidia GeForce 9400 Air and MacBook, 24″ Display.
“Let’s Rock”
4th gen iPod nano, 2nd gen iPod touch, iTunes 8, HD TV shows
“A landmark event. In more ways than one.”
App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch, iPhone SDK, iPhone OS 2.0, .Mac rebranded as MobileMe
Moscone Center West, San Francisco
“Please join us to learn about the iPhone software roadmap, including the iPhone SDK and some exciting new enterprise features”
iPhone SDK, iPhone 2.0 and App Store
“There’s something in the air.”
Macbook Air
“The beat goes on”
iPod touch, WiFi iTunes Store, 3rd gen iPod nano fatboy , iPod classic, iTunes 7.4
August 7, 2007
Phone invite only
6th gen Aluminum iMacs, iLife ’08, iWork ’08, .Mac upgrade
“Expand your universe.”
Safari for Windows, iPhone Web Apps
Moscone Center, San Francisco
“Lights Camera ”
Final Cut Studio 2, Final Cut Server
“The first 30 years were just the beginning”
iPhone, Apple TV, Apple Computer Inc. renamed to Apple Inc.
“It’s Showtime”
TV, 2nd gen iPod nano, updated video iPods, 2nd gen iPod shuffle, iTunes 7
“You’ve come to the right platform.”
Mac Pro, OS X Leopard (10.5) with 64-bit support, Time Machine, Boot Camp, Front Row, Photo Booth, Spaces
Moscone Center, San Francisco
“Come see some fun new products from Apple”
iPod Hi-Fi, Mac mini Core Duo, leather iPod cases
“There’s Been a Mixup”
Intel Core Duo-based iMacs
“We unveil Apple’s latest pro innovations.”
Aperture, PowerBooks with higher-res displays, Power Mac G5 Quad & Power Mac G5 Dual
“One more thing…”
First video iPod, iMac with iSight, iTunes 6
“1000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again”
iPod nano & Motorola ROKR iTunes Phone