The stakes are higher than usual at this year’s WWDC. Major Apple Intelligence features the company teased at last year’s conference are stalled out, the company got a stern talking-to from a federal judge a couple of months ago over its App Store policies, and then there’s everything going on with tariffs. It’s not an entirely enviable position, but the show must go on, The Verge reported.
Apple published a flood of press releases at the start of the show announcing its biggest updates, like iOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and more. They all have Apple’s latest design language called Liquid Glass.
Apple has set the date for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the event kicking off with an in-person experience to watch the keynote and Platform State of the Union on June 9th at Apple Park and running through June 13th. Apple reportedly major visual design changes planned for its software platforms this year. WWDC could also see the debut of new hardware and an update on the AI-powered Siri features that were recently delayed.
With any luck, Apple might offer a more evolved AI strategy alongside a specific timeline at WWDC, including rumored smart display that’s seemingly impacted by the Siri setback. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman previously reported that Siri’s more advanced conversational features may not arrive until iOS 20 “at best,” however, and Apple reportedly restricting the team in charge of the project, replacing John Giannandrea with Vision Pro leader Mike Rockwell.
Engadget reported: The WWDC 2025 keynote gave Apple device owners a peek into what they can expect their iPhones, iPads and Macs to look like later this year.
The company focused on design and productivity upgrades to all of its major operating systems this time around, and of course, some new AI features as well. When the latest OSes become available to all this fall, interfaces will look noticeably different than they did before, with a refreshed design language, updated widgets, a few overhauled apps and more.
Apple kicked off the keynote by talking about Apple Intelligence, reviewing features that iPhone users already have access. The biggest piece of news this time around is that all apps, including those made by third-party developers, will be able to access Apple Intelligence. That means non-native apps will be able to tap into Apple Intelligence to use AI to enhance their own features.
Mashable reported: Apple is trying to fix the problem it created with the iOS Photos app interface. Let’s just say Photos leaves something to be desired, at present.
At its annual WWDC keynote on Monday, Apple revealed updated looks for both the Camera and Photo apps that will come with iOS 26 later this year. Like everything else on iOS 26, these updates bring the apps’ aesthetics more in line with the new “liquid glass” concept Apple also introduced at WWDC. That basically means some UI elements are translucent now.