WWDC 2025 is set in motion with a keynote on June 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, which will continue until June 13, 2025. Here is everything that we keep knowing:
1. 🔢 Name of the OS Based on Year and Complete Overhaul
Goes completely to year-based naming: expect iOS 26, macOS 26 “Tahoe,” iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26-and expect one huge-and I’m talking about really big-ui overhaul on the horizon: Liquid-Glass aesthetic, translucent panels, rounded icons, and increased visual continuity across platforms inspired by visionOS
2. 🌐 Apple Intelligence & Smarter Siri
Improvements to the Apple Intelligence (the AI framework introduced by the company last 2024) for even smarter AI tools focused on battery optimizer, Shortcuts, context-aware actions, and a Siri evolution possibly competing with ChatGPT integration
News of revamping Siri: a more conversational capability, system-wide knowledge, and ChatGPT integration
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3. Improvements in Software Platform:
iOS 26 boasts a revamped UI feature, smarter notifications, better management of battery life, privacy tools and deeper AI integration: new multitasking in
iPadOS WWDC 2025 is set in motion with a keynote on June 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, which will continue until June 13, 2025. Here is everything that we keep knowing:
1. 🔢 Name of the OS Based on Year and Complete Overhaul
Goes completely to year-based naming: expect iOS 26, macOS 26 “Tahoe,” iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26-and expect one huge-and I’m talking about really big-ui overhaul on the horizon: Liquid-Glass aesthetic, translucent panels, rounded icons, and increased visual continuity across platforms inspired by visionOS
2. 🌐 Apple Intelligence & Smarter Siri
Improvements to the Apple Intelligence (the AI framework introduced by the company last 2024) for even smarter AI tools focused on battery optimizer, Shortcuts, context-aware actions, and a Siri evolution possibly competing with ChatGPT integration
News of revamping Siri: a more conversational capability, system-wide knowledge, and ChatGPT integration
3. Improvements in Software Platform:
iOS 26 boasts a revamped UI feature, smarter notifications, better management of battery life, privacy tools and deeper AI integration: new multitasking in
iPadOS 26, Final Cut and Logic Pro for iPad, Pencil capabilities, and Files app with a desktop-like experience.
macOS 26 “Tahoe”: Visual-inspired UIs, continuity updates, window snapping, AI spotlight, and updated System Settings.
watchOS 26 – it has third-party widgets, subtitles, live listening, health ai tools, with the full release expected in September.
tvOS 26: Enhanced gaming experience, improved app support, improved entertainment/ui experience.
visionOS 26: Systems updates may include game controller compatibility, like with PSVR2 and offer support for VR gaming.4.
AirPods, as smarter earpieces bring more features:
head gestures (nod/shake for answering or dismissing calls), sleep detection and auto-pause, shutter control, real-time travel translation, the improved ‘Conversation Awareness’ and share-I-iPad version in the classroom, and possible ‘studio mic’; audio mixing upgrade.
Gaming and focus developer:
It seems Apple is in the works for a new independent gaming app/platform that may succeed the Game Center. Developer tools: improvements in Xcode and Swift (again maybe with Swift 6), ARKit, and AI frameworks, Reality Composer updates, and improved APIs for Vision Pro & Apple Intelligence.
🌿 A User Developer Perspective
WWDC 2025 speaks of Apple’s plan for a unified ecosystem with a refined interface and stacked AI into user- and developer-driven layers. Year-based naming clears up the software cycles. We see Apple catching up with AI, now cooperating with powerful tools and third-party integrations-something more in the functional domain rather than just a buzzword. From GPU/VR gaming, smart travel via AirPods, and enhanced coding frameworks, essentially Apple aims to create a wider and more powerful hard-and-software experience.
❓ FAQs
Q1: When can I try the new OS betas?
A: It is usually on June 9, right after the Keynote that the developer betas drop. Public betas generally follow sometime in July with complete releases in fall.
Q2: Which devices are going to support those updates?
Almost all devices with Apple Silicon (M-series) or newer iPhones (iPhone 16/17) and Apple Watches from Series 7 onward-support; some older devices may miss out.
Q3: Will Siri really improve?
Yes. Conversational enhancements on the on-device AI side, as well as optional integration with ChatGPT for more complex queries.
Q4:What is “Liquid Glass”?
A whole new UI paradigm inspired by Vision Pro featuring floating translucent layers, curved elements, new iconography, and smoother navigation.
Q5:Will there be new hardware?
WWDC is generally software-centric, but we might see a glimpse of the likes of Mac Pro M4 Ultra or Apple Glass/Air- no other major hardware event is announced so far.26, Final Cut and Logic Pro for iPad, Pencil capabilities, and Files app with a desktop-like experience.
macOS 26 “Tahoe”: Visual-inspired UIs, continuity updates, window snapping, AI spotlight, and updated System Settings.
watchOS 26 – it has third-party widgets, subtitles, live listening, health ai tools, with the full release expected in September.
tvOS 26: Enhanced gaming experience, improved app support, improved entertainment/ui experience.
visionOS 26: Systems updates may include game controller compatibility, like with PSVR2 and offer support for VR gaming.4.
Air Pods, as smarter earpieces bring more features:
head gestures (nod/shake for answering or dismissing calls), sleep detection and auto-pause, shutter control, real-time travel translation, the improved ‘Conversation Awareness’ and share-I-iPad version in the classroom, and possible ‘studio mic’; audio mixing upgrade.
Gaming and focus developer:
It seems Apple is in the works for a new independent gaming app/platform that may succeed the Game Center. Developer tools: improvements in Xcode and Swift (again maybe with Swift 6), ARKit, and AI frameworks, Reality Composer updates, and improved APIs for Vision Pro & Apple Intelligence.
🌿 A User Developer Perspective
WWDC 2025 speaks of Apple’s plan for a unified ecosystem with a refined interface and stacked AI into user- and developer-driven layers. Year-based naming clears up the software cycles. We see Apple catching up with AI, now cooperating with powerful tools and third-party integrations-something more in the functional domain rather than just a buzzword. From GPU/VR gaming, smart travel via AirPods, and enhanced coding frameworks, essentially Apple aims to create a wider and more powerful hard-and-software experience.
❓ FAQs
Q1: When can I try the new OS betas?
A: It is usually on June 9, right after the Keynote that the developer betas drop. Public betas generally follow sometime in July with complete releases in fall.
Q2: Which devices are going to support those updates?
Almost all devices with Apple Silicon (M-series) or newer iPhones (iPhone 16/17) and Apple Watches from Series 7 onward-support; some older devices may miss out.
Q3: Will Siri really improve?
Yes. Conversational enhancements on the on-device AI side, as well as optional integration with ChatGPT for more complex queries.
Q4:What is “Liquid Glass”?
A whole new UI paradigm inspired by Vision Pro featuring floating translucent layers, curved elements, new iconography, and smoother navigation.
Q5:Will there be new hardware?
WWDC is generally software-centric, but we might see a glimpse of the likes of Mac Pro M4 Ultra or Apple Glass/Air- no other major hardware event is announced so far.
