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THE DEVELOPERS’ TAKE ON WWDC 2018

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While the public’s reaction to WWDC 2018 has been lukewarm, developers that I spoke to after the keynote were more positive. Many were happy to learn that Apple is doubling down on performanc­e in iOS 12 and keeping it available on older devices. A more efficient OS means apps have more headroom to perform.

Developers were also excited about Siri Shortcuts, which lets users create custom Siri commands. Hon Cheng, the man behind the popular SG NextBus app, is looking forward to using Siri Shortcuts so users can use Siri to call up arrival times for buses. Thongchai and Thomas, engineers on popular videostrea­ming app Viki, were excited about giving users the ability to use Siri to launch and play videos.

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