Apple‘s WWDC keynote is arguably the company’s biggest event of the year outside of the annual iPhone launch in September. The livestream, which starts today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, kicks off Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company’s yearly showcase for the new features coming to all of its hardware devices over the next year. Apple execs will be showing off big new features coming over the next 15 months to iOS, macOS, iPadOS and all the company’s other platforms. Of course, the elephant in the room is Apple Intelligence. Apple’s take on AI was launched with much fanfare at last year’s WWDC, but after a tepid consumer response and recently announced delays to some of its key features, we’re anxious to hear where the initiative is headed next.
To find out what Apple has planned for yourself, you can watch the WWDC 2025 keynote on its website, its YouTube channel and right here (embedded above) once the livestream is up. Apple will also host developer sessions online for more in-depth, technical overviews of the new software features it announces.
And for even deeper analysis of everything that gets announced today, follow Engadget’s WWDC 2025 liveblog from our on-the-ground reporters, and stay with us throughout the day (and week) as share our perspective on the big changes coming to Apple’s operating systems before they roll out later this year.
WWDC 2025: What to expect (and final rumors)
One way Apple could reportedly smooth over any ill feelings about AI is by completely redesigning its operating systems to make them more cohesive, easier to use and reminiscent of visionOS. The company is said to be planning the debut of its “Liquid Glass” interface redesign, which will come with “see-through visuals,” for WWDC. The iPad could also receive some attention, with reports suggesting Apple will introduce yet another approach to multitasking and window management in an effort to make the tablet Mac-like. Add in new battery management feature and a “virtual health coach,” and the company may have a raft of updates not immediately Apple Intelligence-related to get excited about.
In a recently released poster for WWDC, Apple included a tagline with the two words “Sleek peek.” While previous versions of these have been endlessly speculated over to see if any clues could be found, the ones for the last few years have proven to be vaguely related. The invitation for the iPhone event last year said “It’s Glowtime,” which on hindsight could be in reference to the glowing edges of the new Siri interface, but that was first unveiled at WWDC 2024. Ultimately, “It’s Glowtime” had little to do with the iPhone 16 series, which were most notable for their new Camera Control buttons.
In perhaps less significant news, Apple might also be renaming its operating systems, unifying them under a number designating the upcoming year — so we could see iOS 26, not iOS 19. It’ll be a nice bit of unity given that we currently have everything from visionOS 2 to iPadOS 18 and everything in between.
Update, June 3 2025, 11:30AM ET: This story has been updated to include details on the event’s tagline, which was revealed yesterday by Apple.
Update, June 8 2025, 8PM ET: This story has been updated to include rumored details on the software redesign Apple is expected to debut at WWDC.
Update, June 9 2025, 11:03AM ET: This story has been updated to reflect that the WWDC keynote is imminent (today).
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