4 Anticipated WWDC Updates That Didn’t Come to Fruition

It's almost tradition at this point that Apple releases a bunch of new software updates and updates to its products during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and this year was no exception.
As you would expect from Apple, we got incredible news about iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9. Not only that, but we also saw the long-awaited MacBook Air with a cool new design and a few fewer colors than we expected.
Still, with everything that we did get, there were a lot of rumors about software and hardware updates that we just didn't get.
Read on to see four rumored products that we didn't get during this year's WWDC.
We Didn't See tvOS 16
Apple always takes advantage of the WWDC to announce software updates to pretty much every Apple device they currently have.
And while we did see the expected software updates, like iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple didn't give much love to the Apple TV.
A lot of rumors pointed out that Apple would announce a tvOS software update. Unfortunately for Apple TV users, that didn't happen. It might have been a surprise for a lot of us, but Apple didn't announce or even show tvOS 16, which was pretty much a given before the event.
We really don't know why Apple took this decision, but since Apple took a lot of time talking about iOS 16 and macOS 16, not to mention watchOS 9 and the brand new MacBook Air, it's possible that the company didn't want to drag the presentation by showcasing the software update of the less popular product of the bunch.
However, that's pure speculation at this point. We'll have to wait and see when Apple decides to drop a new update for its TV box.
No Mac Pro?
We've been expecting to see the first-ever Apple Silicon Mac Pro for a while now. Even Apple hinted at a new Mac Pro earlier this year when it released the Mac Studio.
Not only that, but a lot of leakers and Apple analysts were expecting to see the Mac Pro during the WWDC keynote, us included.
To the surprise of many, Apple decided to focus on two lower-end MacBooks instead: the new 2022 MacBook Air and the M2 MacBook Pro.
Granted, the M2 MacBook Pro wasn't something to write home about, but it was still a nice refreshment for people who don't have this computer and are looking for something powerful and compact for their everyday lives.
On the other hand, the Mac Pro is still missing from the current Mac lineup. Apple released the Mac Pro around the end of the year, so it's possible that the company is waiting for the last event of the year to reveal the most powerful Mac yet.
We Were Expecting a New Mac mini
A lot of us were expecting Apple to show a brand new Mac mini, as the rumors have said for a few months now.
Supposedly, Apple's already working on a new Mac mini model that's going to be smaller in size, come with more color options, and be more powerful than the current model.
A lot of rumors pointed out that the Mac mini would feature the M2 chip, and when Apple announced the new processor at this year's conference, a lot of us were expecting Apple to showcase the new Mac mini.
It also makes sense. In 2020, Apple announced the Apple Silicon processor by introducing the M1 MacBook Air, M1 MacBook Pro, and the M1 Mac mini. Since Apple revealed the M2 MacBook Air and the M2 MacBook Pro together during the keynote, it made sense to expect the mini desktop computer to make an appearance too.
Unfortunately, for Mac mini lovers, we'll have to wait a little longer for the new computer to show up. Fortunately, if the rumors are true, the wait might be worth it.
AR/VR Headset
According to the rumors, Apple has a lot of plans for a brand new product that's going to focus on Virtual and Augmented Reality.
This headset is set to let users interact with the world around them in a completely new way, or at least new to Apple. There has been a lot of rumors and speculations that we might see the AR and VR headset sometime this year, albeit that's a bit of a longshot right now.
However, some people were still hopeful that we could see some news about a Virtual and Augmented Reality operating system for developers to start trying and testing.
Rumor has it that it's going to be called realityOS or rOS for short, and we expected to hear at least a brief introduction about it during this year's presentation. Not only does it make sense, but it would be the biggest news Apple's shared in a while.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen. If the realityOS rumors are true, Apple's not ready just yet to share it with the world. Maybe we'll see it sometime this year, but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.