For them to just blanket announce that a bunch of stuff across the platforms perform better, that shows that Apple spent most of their effort on quality over shipping features. It’s also possible they’re preparing for less availability of RAM long term and trying to optimize.
The list of stuff they had go highlighted includes a whole bunch of small but impactful little tweaks.
iCloud shared libraries being easier to use outside of Apple operating systems, that’s great. And adding full resolution support, also great. I’ve left iCloud Photos and macOS for myself but I’m stuck on iCloud shared photos with family albums, so making it easier for me to participate is a big plus.
Custom EQ in AirPods. Awesome.
Smoother network transitions between WiFi and cellular. Huge positive impact.
Send indicator in messages, yes please.
The parental controls are industry-leading.
The AI features are the most boring and uninteresting to me, but the little stuff is all big news to me.
