WWDC 2025: From iOS 26 to Apple Intelligence, What to Expect from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference

Apple’s WWDC 2025 will start on June 9, and the corporate is predicted to make a number of essential software-related bulletins at its five-day developer convention. The agency often unveils its upcoming working system (OS) updates for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, macOS, and different gadgets in the course of the keynote occasion, which is able to happen as quickly as WWDC kicks off on Monday. Last 12 months’s WWDC occasion targeted on AI options, which have been branded as Apple Intelligence and rolled out in phases over subsequent months.

WWDC 2025: (*26*) Event Details

WWDC 2025 will kick off on June 9 at 10am PT, or 10:30pm IST for viewers in India. The keynote can be streamed through the corporate’s YouTube channel, however customers may watch the keynote and the next on-line periods through the Apple Developer app, the corporate’s web site, and the Apple TV app. Like the corporate’s earlier WWDC occasions, these movies may even be obtainable to stream after the occasion ends.

WWDC 2025: What to Expect From Apple’s Developer Conference

Apple will not be anticipated to unveil new {hardware} at WWDC 2025, and the corporate lately refreshed a few of its gadgets that have been due for an improve. The subsequent gadgets that Apple is predicted to unveil are the iPhone 17 collection of smartphones, and maybe new AirPods fashions, within the second half of 2025. Instead, the corporate is predicted to deal with software-related bulletins on Monday.

Apple has but to roll out its upgraded AI-powered Siri unveiled at WWDC 2024

Apple Intelligence

Unlike final 12 months’s WWDC keynote, which spent lots of time on Apple Intelligence options for eligible iPhone and Mac computer systems, this 12 months’s occasion would possibly embody just a few updates on Apple’s efforts to introduce new AI options on its gadgets. The firm has but to ship some Apple Intelligence options showcased at WWDC 2026, together with a revamped, AI-powered Siri assistant.

According to particulars shared by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the corporate has some AI instruments and options in improvement, however they’re unlikely to be launched this 12 months. Instead, Apple might announce that it’s going to permit third-party builders to entry its giant language fashions (LLMs) to help AI options inside their very own apps.

Software Numbering Changes

Apple’s software program numbering is reportedly set to change this 12 months, and the corporate might launch all its working system variations with the identical quantity. This signifies that the updates to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, tvOS 18, watchOS 12, and visionOS 12 might arrive as iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26.

If this declare is correct, then Apple’s main software program updates which can be launched within the second half of the 12 months can be numbered primarily based on the approaching 12 months. Having the identical model quantity for all of its working programs would additionally remove the necessity for customers to keep in mind which software program model is operating on completely different Apple gadgets.

iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 (macOS Tahoe)

Previous experiences point out that Apple will introduce a drastic overhaul of its iOS and iPadOS designs this 12 months, with a number of the largest adjustments to the interface because it rolled out iOS 7 in 2013. These adjustments may very well be partially impressed by the design of visionOS, which is the working system for the Apple Vision Pro blended actuality headset. Some of those visible adjustments are additionally anticipated to arrive on macOS 26, which may very well be known as macOS Tahoe.

Users can count on to see a extra translucent design, with glass-like components and rounded app icons. Some of Apple’s built-in apps may also get simpler to use with one hand, thanks to the rumoured backside “pill” with navigation for tabs. Meanwhile, Apple’s built-in apps might additionally get a contemporary coat of paint on iOS 26. Apps like Messages might get dwell translation, whereas the Apple Music app might present animated paintings on the Lock Screen. The Shortcuts app is predicted to be overhauled, and the corporate might additionally announce a brand new Gaming app.

watchOS 26, tvOS 26 and Other Features

Apple can also be seemingly to carry a few of its visible adjustments to watchOS 26, in accordance to latest experiences. The firm’s working system for the Apple Watch is predicted to get help for third-party widgets within the Control Centre, one thing that’s already supported on the newest model of iOS. 

On the opposite hand, Apple’s apps on tvOS 26 might supply a larger deal with content material, and the working system would possibly embody some translucent UI components from iOS 26. Meanwhile, the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 would possibly get help for head gestures, Camera Control, and different options. CarPlay can also be anticipated to obtain some visible updates.