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Aligning software versioning to the year: Apple has now introduced iOS 26.
With a big design overhaul inspired by Vision Pro, the goal is to have one transparent UI across devices.
OpenAI foundational models to developers; application integration is the focus, rather than consumer features.
Apple is set to introduce its incredible upgrades this month in one of the best tech events ever. The WWDC 2025 keynote will be streamed live on Monday, June 9. The event will open at 10 am Pacific Time. It will be available for viewing on Apple's official website and YouTube channel.
WWDC showcases software updates and more. This year’s installment sees fans and users awaiting major news around Apple's operating systems.
The new operating system naming stands as one of the bigger shifts at WWDC 2025. Rather than going forward with iOS 19, Apple is going to skip straight to iOS 26, keeping the software version aligned with the year it comes out.
This new scheme will also be applied to Apple’s other platforms: iPadOS 26 and macOS 26. This change would look to give the naming strategy a fresh face and emphasize consistency across devices in the Apple ecosystem.
The update will be a design overhaul across Apple's operating systems, with the design framework coming from the Vision Pro headset interface. The transformation, which will aim for transparent and layered aesthetics, will unify the different looks across iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
While the Vision Pro is a mixed reality device, Apple is going to take the design and adapt it appropriately for hardware, delivering a modern, sleek, and cohesive experience.
Following the retirement of Game Center in 2010, Apple might be planning yet another social-gaming app. It would be preinstalled in iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs to foster gaming engagement and networking. This correlates with Apple attempting to give gaming more emphasis alongside Apple Arcade, wherein social-interactive features are introduced.
One of the biggest highlights of WWDC 2025 is the announcement of Apple opening some of its core AI models to third-party developers. The kit will allow developers to embed AI features natively within their iPhone applications. This move shows Apple intends to promote AI development, but within a restricted and secure ecosystem.
Despite rumors, no hardware announcements are expected to be made during the keynote. With the latest iPhone lineup and other gadgets being released at the fall events, it only makes sense that the 2025 WWDC will keep its focus on software.
Fans should not even anticipate a revamped Siri voice assistant or any kind of broad consumer-facing AI features either; word is that those are indefinitely still in development.
WWDC 2025 will highlight developer tools for AI instead of AI improvements aimed at consumers. It might include a battery life tracker powered by AI, but the rest of what the Apple generative AI announcements will be will remain in-house for the time being.
Such contrast demonstrates a slower and more deliberate rollout of artificial intelligence and a distinct focus from last year's AI-centric announcements.
Following this event, one can claim the iOS 26 update will bring the latest revolutionary Liquid Glass UI design elements inspired by Vision Pro that offer sleek transparent touches. Along with this release, the new AI developer tools and a social gaming app mark a major software-focused event.
These innovations are surely going to create huge tremors in the Apple ecosystem for users and developers.
With third-party developers granted access to the opening of Apple's foundational AI models, the company is embarking on a significant shift in its software ecosystem. The idea is to promote innovation by allowing developers to create smarter, more personalized apps on the iPhone and other Apple devices.
For the users, it could mean smarter and faster apps capable of assisting in day-to-day tasks, communication, and entertainment, whereas from a privacy standpoint, questions concerning data privacy and security, issues arise now as AI sits more and more embedded into the system.
WWDC 2025 is set to be the pivotal event focused on software innovation. The naming scheme of iOS 26 and the overhaul inspired by Vision Pro mark major shifts in how Apple looks at its ecosystem. By letting the AI models be accessed by developers, Apple sets the stage for intelligent features down the road.
Hardware buffs have to wait until the latter half of the year, but this conference determines the tone of Apple's technological ascension for the present and beyond.
