On Monday, June 8, Apple’s annual Worldwide Builders’ Convention (WWDC) kicks off. As its identify suggests, the weeklong occasion is primarily geared toward builders who make apps for Apple’s myriad working programs. Nevertheless it’s additionally an enormous day for Apple customers, who get to see previews of the software program that will probably be accessible on Apple gadgets this fall.
Because of an AI focus, WWDC26 could also be one of the crucial consequential Apple developer conferences ever. Right here’s what to anticipate from Apple when the corporate’s keynote kicks off at 10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time in a number of days—in addition to some doable surprises.
An all-new Siri AI
In a transfer that can shock nobody, Apple is anticipated to focus closely on its newest synthetic intelligence developments. As a matter of reality, it’s extremely seemingly {that a} new AI-powered Siri would be the star of the present (except there’s a shock {hardware} announcement—however extra on that under).
And but, Apple’s Siri AI may also be the least shocking announcement out of the keynote. That’s as a result of we’ve already recognized for months {that a} model of Google’s Gemini will energy the brand new Siri. Certainly, Apple and Google announced this collaboration all the best way again in January.
However don’t anticipate a Gemini-branded expertise on the iPhone. As a substitute, the Gemini foundational fashions will energy a revamped Siri and the overall Apple Intelligence experience. Apart from getting a lot smarter Gemini brains, the brand new Siri can be anticipated to take the type of a chatbot app, like different trendy AI chatbots—one thing Apple ought to have achieved years in the past.
Refined Liquid Glass
Final yr at WWDC25, the star of the present was probably the most radical person interface redesign on Apple’s gadgets since iOS 7 in 2013. Apple’s iOS 26 and the corporate’s different working programs launched the Liquid Glass design language, wherein person components seem as clear panes of glass that warp and refract mild whenever you work together with them.
As with all person interface modifications, features of the brand new interface were controversial, and Apple has spent practically each minor working system replace since then tweaking the appear and feel of Liquid Glass on its gadgets, together with giving customers more control over how it appears.
With the remainder of its new software program to be introduced on Monday, Apple is extensively anticipated to unveil additional design tweaks to Liquid Glass, notably on the Mac; as Bloomberg reported, it didn’t debut in macOS 26 as Apple’s software program designers had supposed.
The ’27 variations of all Apple’s main working programs
Apple has six main working programs, and all of them are anticipated to see new variations previewed on Monday.
As in previous years, iOS on the iPhone will seemingly be the primary focus. Apart from Siri AI upgrades, iOS 27 is anticipated to incorporate extra AI modifying instruments within the Images app; a revamped, extra customizable Digicam app; and improved Apple Intelligence writing instruments, together with an upgraded grammar checker. As Apple tends to supply function parity throughout iPhone, iPad, and Mac, anticipate these options to return to iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 as properly.
Much less sure is which new options Apple’s Apple TV, Apple Watch, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional will get with the up to date tvOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 anticipated to be introduced on Monday. Apart from the brand new Siri AI coming to those gadgets and a few experiences suggesting extra well being options and watch faces coming to watchOS 27, not a lot is thought about different doable options for these working programs.
A highlight on incoming CEO John Ternus
WWDC is primarily often known as a software program occasion. Nonetheless, there are a number of different issues Apple followers and business watchers will probably be protecting an eye fixed out for on Monday. The primary entails Apple’s management.
In April, Apple introduced the retirement of CEO Tim Cook dinner, who’s being succeeded by John Ternus, the current hardware chief, in September. Traditionally, Cook dinner has given each the opening and shutting remarks within the firm’s WWDC keynote.
Provided that this will probably be Apple’s remaining WWDC with Cook dinner on the helm, it’s seemingly that he’ll nonetheless be a part of the occasion. However it will likely be fascinating to see whether or not Apple provides Ternus extra face time with a view to assist followers and business watchers grow to be extra aware of him earlier than he assumes the reins on the finish of the summer season. I think that they’ll, however I’m not sure whether or not the CEO transition will probably be addressed immediately.
The iPhone Fold and new Apple TV?
Lastly, it’s additionally doable Apple could announce—or a minimum of preview—new {hardware} on Monday. Whereas Apple often sticks to software program bulletins at WWDC, there are causes the corporate could select to point out off new gadgets as properly.
If it does, the most certainly gadget it is going to preview is the iPhone Fold (additionally at the moment colloquially known as the iPhone Extremely). The explanation Apple could preview its first foldable iPhone on Monday, whereas not planning to launch it till later this yr, is that it will be the corporate’s first foldable gadget, and builders will want time to be taught the way it works and to improve their apps to assist the foldable display. Giving builders a heads-up will assist be sure that their apps are prepared for the iPhone Fold when it launches this fall.
There’s additionally the skin risk Apple could launch new Apple TV {hardware} (and maybe new HomePods) on Monday. The Apple TV was final up to date practically three and a half years in the past and isn’t highly effective sufficient to run Apple Intelligence. It’s additionally been lengthy rumored that Apple has had the brand new Apple TV able to ship for practically a yr, however is ready till the brand new Siri AI is offered for it.
By introducing an Apple TV at WWDC26, Apple would give builders the chance to see how the brand new Siri AI will run on it and provides them time to improve their apps to work with it earlier than tvOS 27 ships to the general public this fall.
