2021 WWDC Rickies

4th September 2025 at 2:36pm

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🥇 Regular Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Regular	"In the next version of iPadOS, you can put widgets in more places (out of the left column)"	1
Myke	Regular	"No preview of AR/VR/MR-focused hardware"	1
Stephen	Regular	"iPadOS 15 brings organization changes to the home screen that don't exist on the iPhone, including iOS 15"	0
	"Widgets on home screen and App Library don't count as they are on the iPhone already" This was originally a Risky Pick, but Myke couldn't get enough clarity for what it meant.
Federico	Regular	"WidgetKit gains new interactivity features that allow you to perform actions inside widgets without launching the associated app"	0
Myke	Regular	"Shortcuts for the Mac"	1
Stephen	Regular	"No word on an Apple Silicon Mac Pro"	1
	Stephen originally had a Risky Pick stating that we'd get a release date, but did a complete reversal because of late breaking rumors

⚠️ Risky Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Risky	"Legacy widgets are completely removed from the system, and there is no longer a place to put widgets to the left of the main home screen"	-1
	Legacy widgets finally met their end at WWDC 2024, but the space for new-fashioned widgets remained.
Myke	Risky	"Apple makes changes to the rules on in-app purchases, removing restrictions on linking to external websites for account creation, etc."	-1
	This came later in the year as a result of an antitrust settlement with Japan.
Stephen	Risky	"Apple unveils a new high-end audio product"	-1
	"As defined by a price of over $399, or it's a stand-alone DAC." The idea of an official Apple DAC sparks a lot of discussion.

🏆 Scores

Myke: 1
Federico: 0
Stephen: 0

Federico wins the coin flip for second place.

💪 Flexie Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Flexie	"The Weather app comes to iPad"	0
Federico	Flexie	"The Files app gets new features"	1
Federico	Flexie	"Shortcuts gets new Files actions"	1
Federico	Flexie	"Better external display support on iPad"	0
Federico	Flexie	"iOS and iPadOS 15 get native HomeKit widgets"	0
	These came to the iOS 16 lock screen the next year.
Federico	Flexie	"The Passwords feature of Settings becomes a standalone app"	0
Federico	Flexie	"Apple updates the Listen Now page of the Music app"	1
Federico	Flexie	"iOS 15 drops support for the iPhone 6S"	0
	iOS 15 kept the 6S around for one more year, but iOS 16 finally dropped it.
Federico	Flexie	"The next version of iOS lets you change icons for apps natively"	0
	"Without Shortcuts or custom profiles."
Federico	Flexie	"A new way to turn off confirmation banners in Shortcuts"	0
	This happened later in the iOS 15 cycle in version 15.4.
Myke	Flexie	"New MacBook Pro"	0
	Not until the October event.
Myke	Flexie	"Preview of the new Apple Silicon Mac Pro"	0
Myke	Flexie	"The Home app gets redesigned"	1
	The watch version of Home did get redesigned, so this pick is deemed technically correct. Myke made the same pick in the Upgrade Draft, but didn't get credit there as it was in the iOS and iPadOS section.
Myke	Flexie	"New features for FaceTime"	1
Myke	Flexie	"New notification management options"	1
Myke	Flexie	"Tools for developers to make smoother or faster animations in iOS"	1
	As seen in this WWDC session.
Stephen	Flexie	"macOS skips ahead to version 15 to match iOS and iPadOS"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"No new Mac notebooks are announced"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"The next version of macOS comes with a redesigned Today view"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"We get some happy messaging from Apple about how much they value developers"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"Apple unveils a new external display"	0

💸 Flexie Scores

Myke: 66.7% (4/6)
Stephen: 40.0% (2/5)
Federico: 30.0% (3/10)

The grading of Flexies was formally changed to be based on percentage correct, making Federico the loser. He donates $175 to Stonewall.

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