Apple Announces WWDC 2025 Keynote for June 9
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Apple has shared the official schedule for its 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will kick off in just under three weeks with the usual keynote address to unveil the company’s latest major operating system updates — and possibly more.
The company shared the dates for WWDC 2025 in March. However, that initial teaser was more of a “save-the-date” that was short on details. Now that the event is less than a month away, Apple has laid out the full schedule of what we can expect for that week.
As with nearly every other WWDC in the past decade, Apple’s big keynote address will be held at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on the second Monday of June — the 9th in this case. It promises “a first look at the groundbreaking updates coming to Apple platforms” and will be streamed in all the usual spots, including Apple’s website, the Apple TV app, and the Apple YouTube channel.
For those who can’t watch live, the videos will be available later for on-demand viewing. Naturally, you’ll also be able to catch the highlights in our coverage here at iDrop News.
It’s no surprise that Apple is sticking with the “all-new online format” that it adopted in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What was a necessity in those days turned out to be a boon for Apple and its developers, allowing tens or hundreds of thousands to participate — and to do so without the hassle of entering a lottery to be one of 5,000 developers who would be allowed to purchase a $1,600 ticket and then flying to Apple Park to attend in-person.
The new format was so successful that even after the pandemic ended, Apple stuck with it not only for future WWDC events but for all of its major launch events.
Once the lockdowns ended, Apple began hosting in-person events, but rather than filling an auditorium for a live on-stage presentation, participants simply watch the same recorded videos that the rest of us can see online. However, they also have the opportunity to meet with Apple experts and participate in special activities. Limited availability meant Apple had to conduct a random selection process among all applicants, and applications closed on April 3.
As usual, the Keynote will be followed by the Platforms State of the Union. While the Keynote ends up covering the highlights of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and the other software updates that are of interest to developers and users alike, the second session focuses more on the tools and features that developers can use to create apps for those platforms.
The remainder of the week will be filled with 100 technical sessions that developers can participate in online at no charge, as well as group and one-on-one labs where developers can connect directly with Apple experts.
What to Expect from the Keynote
It’s a given that Apple will be announcing major updates for its entire lineup of operating systems. That includes iOS 19 for the iPhone, iPadOS 19 for the iPad, macOS 16 for the Mac, visionOS 3.0 for the Apple Vision Pro, tvOS 19 for the Apple TV, and watchOS 12 for the Apple Watch.
We’ve heard relatively few rumors about what Apple has in store this year, so we’ll be in for a few surprises. The few leaks we have seen suggest that iOS 19 will undergo a significant design overhaul — likely the biggest since iOS 7 was introduced in 2013 — with iPadOS 19 and macOS 16 following suit. New Apple Intelligence features are also likely, although a recent report suggests Apple may not have much to say about Siri.
While WWDC is predominantly about software, Apple has occasionally also used the opportunity to announce new hardware. However, we’re not expecting much in that department this year. A new Mac Pro might make an appearance, as WWDC is the normal time to announce those; the four Mac Pros Apple has released in the past 20 years were announced during WWDC keynotes in 2006, 2013, 2019, and 2023.
Apple has otherwise already cleared the deck for the Mac lineup. Apple announced the Mac Studio in March with M3 Ultra and M4 Max chips, which has led some to believe an M4 Ultra Mac Pro could be coming. However, it’s also possible that Apple may skip the M4 Ultra entirely. Whether that means Apple will also skip a Mac Pro update this year remains to be seen. If not, that would leave it as the only Mac that doesn’t have a version with the latest M4 chip.
Aside from the Mac Pro and the M4 iPad Pro, the latter of which is still relatively cutting-edge by iPad standards, the rest of the Mac and iPad lineups have all been refreshed within the last eight months. Unless Apple is ready to unveil the M5 chip, there’s not much room for anything new.
The iPhone and Apple Watch always arrive in the fall, and a next-generation Vision Pro is still at least six months away. There is a slight possibility that we could see new home devices, such as an Apple TV or HomePod; however, we’ve heard very little on that front.
This means this year’s WWDC could once again be entirely about software. Apple used WWDC23 to showcase the Vision Pro and WWDC22 to unveil a series of M2 MacBooks, but WWDC21 and WWDC20 had no significant hardware announcements.
