Apple WWDC 2014: The 6 Biggest Moments

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By Katie Nelson2014-06-03 15:57:17 UTC

A lot of changes are coming to Apple products this year. Monday's keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference showed the future of the iPhone, iPad and Macs — and here are the top highlights to come from the event.

See also: Everything You Need to Know From WWDC 2014

1. iOS 8: The announcement of iOS 8 drew heavy applause from the crowd. The mobile operating system's features include interactive notifications, new group thread abilities and the much-hyped HealthKit.

2. Interactive notifications: The latest update to Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 8, will make it easier to respond to texts without exiting out of another app.

3. Group messaging: It is now possible to name group threads, as well as add and remove people from group conversations. When group thread conversations are constantly popping up, users can now use the "Do Not Disturb" function to stop the notifications or even remove themselves from the thread entirely.

4. Greg Joswiak's duckface selfie: Joswiak demonstrated the ease of sending Snapchat-like photos and videos through iMessage by snapping a selfie, much to the amusement of the crowd.

5. HealthKit: Apple rolled out the much-anticipated health information tracking app, which catalogs data like heart rate, sleep patterns and calorie counts in one location.

6. Doctor contact: The Health app, in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, can contact a patient's doctor should the user's health readings abnormally spike or dip.

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Topics: apple, iPhone, Apps and Software, Dev & Design, iOS 8, Mobile, Tech, wwdc 2014

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