If you’re an Apple fan, today is the biggest day of the year. The WWDC keynote will set the tone for the next 12 months as Apple gives a sneak peek at the next versions of every OS—iOS< macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and probably a few AirPods and HomePod updates too.
We’ll be covering all aspects of WWDC the whole day long, including every announcement as it happens, so be sure to keep this page open in your tab bar. And check back regularly to read up on all the new stuff.
WWDC25: Live blog
We’re just 20 minutes away from the keynote, so pull up a seat and follow along with us. You can also watch the keynote below.
9:40am PT: We’re waiting for Apple’s stream to start. Of note, the online Apple Store hasn’t been taken down so that likely means no hardware will be available for purchase or preorder today.
9:59am: Apple’s keynote stream is live on its site, playing “Assuming” by Queued In.
10am: The keynote stream starts with an F1 promo featuring Craig Federighi and Tim Cook. Craig says, “I’m so gald they put CarPlay in this beast.” Tim is unimpressed.
10:02am: Tim Cook welcomes everyone to WWDC and talks a bit about F1, calling it “one of the most thrilling and high-energy films I’ve ever watched.” WWDC is “an important moment to celebrate our global developer community. … “Today we’ll unveil some exciting new innovations.”
10:03am: Switches to Federighi who jumps into Apple Intelligence. Talks about the features released in iOS 18.
10:05am: We look forward to sharing more about Siri in the coming year.
10:06am: Opening up access to Apple Intelligence’s LLM. Apps can access information on device to summarize and make suggestions.
10:08am: DESIGN! Apple silicon has enabled new experiences and the stage is set for something new. Introduces Alan Dye to show off the new design.
10:09am: Broadest redesign ever. More personal with greater focus on your content. Universal across all devices. Entirely new expressive material called Liquid Glass. Refracts light, dynamically reacts to your movements. Translucent, behaves just glass. New elements, dock, widgets, customization blurs the lines between hardware and software.
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10:13am: New names: version 2026, iOS, watchOS, macOS, ipadOS 26
10:14am: iOS 26 time. Lock Screen is adaptive, dynamically scales the weight, width, and height of the lock screen picture. Uses transparency to keep photo visible.
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10:15am: Animated Apple Music album artwork on Lock Screen.
10:16am: Switching to Camera. More intuitive design. Easier to change formats, snap photos. Library tab beings back full camera roll in Photos app.
10:17am: Safari is edge-to-edge, tab bar floats above content at bottom of the screen.
10:18am: CarPlay, new iOS design extends into the car. compact design when getting a call. pinned conversations. widgets and live activities while driving to help you stay focused.
10:20am: CarPlay Ultra coming to “many more brands around the world.”
10:22pm: Phone app. New optional unified layout.
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10:23am: Phone app automatically detects hold music and will alert you when someone has picked up.
10:24am: Messages up next. New backgrounds, Polls, screening for unknown numbers that aren’t time sensitive
10:26am: Apple Intelligence: Combine two emoji into a single new emoji. Image Playground has new optinos including ChatGpt styles.
10:28am: Live translation translates conversations on the fly integrated into FaceTime, Messages, and Phone. translated in real time between you and caller. Other person doesn’t need an iPhone, API available for third-party apps.
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10:30am: Services up next. Apple Music getting lyric translation and AutoMix to swap between songs. Music pins lets you keep your favorites pinned to the top of your screen
10:32am: Maps will learn preferred routes. Visited Places will remember places you’ve been. Encypted and deletable.
10:33am: Wallet getting digital IDs for passports. Refreshed boarding passes. Find My can keep track of bags. Apple Pay getting cashback options for credit cards
10:35am: Games app! Keep track of what you’ve played, download new games, challenge friends
10:38am: Visual Intelligence extends to iphone screen, not just Camera
WWDC25: How to watch
Apple will stream the WWDC keynote live on YouTube and Apple.com. You can watch the video right here below.
WWDC25: Apple Park pics
We’re live at Apple Park for WWDC. Here are some pics before the keynote begins.
Attendees gather to watch the WWDC keynote at Apple Park.
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Apple Park is ready for its WWDC closeup.
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Here are some of the breakfast offerings at Apple Park on WWDC keynote day.
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Would you like the green drink or the orange drink?
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WWDC25: Latest news and rumors
Apple Games site: 9to5Mac has spotted a new domain, https://games.apple.com/, that has gone live as of this morning
Glass-inspred playlists: Apple has released several Apple Music playlists to promote WWDC, and they all have transparent glass-like images
Apple hype post: Apple CEO Tim Cook has posted a picture of Apple Park with a message, “See you soon!”
Siri name change: Ming-Chi Kuo reports that one of the “Key Points to Watch” will be “rebranding Apple Intelligence/Siri,” though it’s unclear whether he has inside information or is speculating
AI battery management limited to iPhone 17 Air: Mark Gurman reports that Apple’s AI battery management feature could be delayed to a fall release and limited to the newest iPhone
Colorful WWDC theme: Inside the gift bag for WWDC attendees are a series of colorful pins, including the clasic Hello greeting and the Apple Intelligence icon
Liquid Glass: The new iOS interface will be branded as “Liquid Glass” and will impact the design of Apple’s next big iPhone launch
New app designs and features: A variety of apps, including Messages, Music, Notes, CarPlay, and Camera to get new features and UI updates
Preview on iPhone: The Preview app from macOS will finally land on iPhone and iPad
Emoji mashup: Mixmoji will let you combine two existing emoji into a new image
Support for original HomePod: Original model will still be supported when the new vision arrives
Opening up Apple Watch: Apple may allow third-party Control Center widgets for the first time
watchOS 26 compatibility: All watches that run watchOS 11 will be compatible with watchOS 26
Apple TV HD lives on: Apple TV HD from over 10 years ago will get the new tvOS 26 update
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WWDC25: Full coverage
While you wait for the keynote to start, check out our pre-event WWDC coverage of what we expect, what we want, and what we hope to see. First, check out our simulated WWDC keynote and read all about what we expect to be announced (with a little humor and some fun). Then dive into the latest rumors and our recaps of the major OS announcements:
iOS 26: Everything you need to know
iOS 26: 7 changes we want to see
macOS 26: Everything you need to know
macOS 26: 6 changes we want to see
iPadOS26: Everything you need to know
iPadOS 26: 5 changes we want to see
WWDC25: Video shorts
Check out our videos on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts. Here are a few examples from the past week
