iOS updates, macOS, AI and different information we anticipate subsequent week

Apple‘s large 2025 software program reveal is nearly upon us. On June 9, the Worldwide Builders’ Convention (WWDC) keynote will showcase the modifications coming with its 2025 software program. That features — deep breath — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS.

If you would like to watch the WWDC 2025 keynote, that is occurring at 1PM ET / 10AM PT subsequent week, and Apple will supply a number of choices for livestreams. However when you favor a text-and-image-based format versus video, you’ll be able to observe alongside on our liveblog, which can kick off on Monday morning. Our liveblog group consists of Cherlynn Low and Nathan Ingraham, who can be overlaying the occasion in Cupertino.

Leaks recommend this 12 months can be a biggie. Along with the requisite Craig Federighi gags and a California-themed title for the newest macOS replace, anticipate a major visible overhaul — one in every of Apple’s largest ever — and (shocker) new Apple Intelligence options.

Visible redesign

The corporate is reportedly set to unveil a platform-wide visual overhaul. The revamp is alleged to be a dramatic change, drawing inspiration from Apple’s mixed reality headset.

In keeping with Entrance Web page Tech’s Jon Prosser, which will even include (practically) spherical icons on the house display and in Management Middle. He additionally famous subtler modifications, like a redesigned tab view inside apps and the search field in Messages being moved to the underside of the display.

Considered one of Apple’s core targets with the brand new software program is to unify the design language of its working programs. The thought is to make it much less visually jarring to hop between gadgets. If executed nicely, leaping from iPhone to iPad to Mac (and so forth) will really feel like touring completely different flavors of the identical OS.

Apple’s final large macOS makeover was with 2020’s Big Sur. For the iPhone’s software program, it’s important to go all the best way again to 2013. That is when iOS 7 kicked skeuomorphic design to the curb, replacing it with a flat, minimalistic look. Minus some iterative modifications, it is nonetheless the UI you see right now.

A brand new naming scheme

Together with the massive visible refresh, Apple can be rumored to be altering the way it names its working programs. As a substitute of getting random model numbers on the finish, the corporate is seemingly planning to unify the names by 12 months — so iOS 19 would change into iOS 26, because it’ll be Apple’s platform for the approaching 12 months. The identical goes for all of Apple’s different software program, so we’re taking a look at iPadOS 26, macOS 26 and so forth.

In fact, it goes with out saying that macOS ought to nonetheless get a California-themed title; hopefully Apple will not be throwing that custom within the bin simply but. It’s going to stick round, according to Bloomberg: the present rumor is that the following model of macOS can be named Tahoe.

The iPad goes to work

Might 2025 be the 12 months the iPad Pro begins to really feel… Professional? The high-end variations of Apple’s pill have been greater than succesful on a {hardware} stage for generations. (Particularly once they switched to M-series chips.) However the software program has held it again. That is presumably as a result of the corporate would not need to cannibalize Mac gross sales. In spite of everything, if the iPad Professional can actually change a laptop computer, then fewer individuals would purchase each.

The dangerous information for these wanting a full-on Mac expertise: The iPad will not change to macOS. The excellent news: iPadOS may get much more Mac-like. This 12 months’s replace will reportedly concentrate on productiveness, that includes improved multitasking and app window administration.

It isn’t that Apple hasn’t inched the iPad’s software program in that route. It incrementally did so with Stage Manager in iPadOS 16. The 12 months earlier than, it added the multitasking menu on the high of app home windows. However for a lot of, these tweaks fell far wanting the full-on productiveness overhaul they craved. Will or not it’s sufficient this time? Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman thinks it would “possible go far sufficient” for many energy customers. (Is {that a} “Hallelujah!” I hear?)

Apple Intelligence

Even when leaks hadn’t already advised as a lot, this one can be a no brainer. In spite of everything, AI has been each tech firm’s obsession since ChatGPT took the world by storm over two years in the past. Count on a wholesome portion of the keynote to be dedicated to Apple’s AI advances. These will reportedly embody enhancements to current options and some new ones.

Siri

Bear in mind when Apple promised a more personalized Siri ultimately 12 months’s convention? The one which many wished would come ahead of the visual overhaul? Effectively, we’re nonetheless ready on that. The final official replace we heard was in March, when the corporate told Daring Fireball, “It’ll take us longer than we thought.” (Oops!) Apple expects the brand new Siri options to reach “within the coming 12 months,” a clear-as-mud description if ever there was one.

A report from The Info final month hinted that the upgraded Siri was nowhere close to prepared. The 2024 demo, the place Siri condensed minutes of multi-app planning into mere seconds, reportedly got here as a shock to group members engaged on Siri. (By no means an encouraging signal.)

Separate reporting this month from Bloomberg sheds a bit extra mild, including that we most likely will not hear a lot about these Siri upgrades at WWDC 2025. The publication described these updates as being months away from delivery. The corporate can be reportedly separating its Apple Intelligence and Siri advertising and marketing. The logic behind that is that customers are so fed up with Apple’s assistant that it is hurting Apple’s AI push.

The corporate’s 2024 presentation was undoubtedly spectacular. It confirmed a extra context-sensitive Siri that higher understands what you are doing. It pulled information from varied apps and spliced them collectively in a seamless circulation. It recorded a selected kind of video in a third-party app. It shared a gathering abstract by way of e-mail with a teammate. And it discovered lacking info the consumer remembered studying… someplace. It even managed system settings and defined them when wanted.

The underside line: If or when Apple pulls off what it promised final 12 months, that is large information for Siri. However do not maintain your breath for it to indicate up at WWDC 2025.

In keeping with Bloomberg, the Siri updates we do see can be a lot subtler. These would come with including the choice to make use of Gemini as a substitute of ChatGPT with the assistant.

AI battery administration

One other iOS 19 scoop factors to an Apple Intelligence function that is simple to get behind. A brand new AI-powered battery management mode will reportedly analyze how you employ your telephone. It may possibly then use that to make power-saving changes on the fly. If it really works nicely, that might be fairly nifty.

It could even be a key ingredient to a brand new machine: the “iPhone Air.” No matter Apple calls it, the rumored ultra-slim handset is predicted to hitch Apple’s lineup this 12 months. With out this function, the telephone’s smaller battery may wrestle to make it by way of a typical day. (In keeping with Gurman, it could final a number of hours lower than Apple’s different iPhones.) However with the AI battery function activated, the svelte iPhone might change into extra sensible.

Will we see this slim-jim iPhone at WWDC? Effectively, as an example you’ve gotten pretty much as good an opportunity of Valve randomly exhibiting as much as announce Half Life 3 at Apple’s convention. First, the svelte handset is predicted to be part of the iPhone 17 lineup, which generally arrives round September. Second, Apple hasn’t unveiled a brand new iPhone at WWDC since Steve Jobs confirmed off the iPhone 4 in 2010. So, in brief, nope.

Digital well being coach

Apple is reportedly working on a virtual health coach. Allegedly codenamed Mission Mulberry, the AI function would pair a refreshed Well being app with an AI-powered coach. Bloomberg says the function would, to a point, provide you with recommendation you’d often search from a health care provider.

The digital coach would gather information out of your Apple gadgets and use AI to supply personalised well being recommendation, chatbot-style. Apple is reportedly coaching the AI agent with information from firm physicians. In the meantime, outdoors consultants would shoot academic movies.

In March, Bloomberg‘s Gurman said the digital coach might arrive as early as iOS 19.4, which would not possible come till early to mid-2026. However a fast apart in a report this month from Gurman and Drake Bennett talked about that it might be some extent of focus at WWDC.

A brand new gaming app

Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman is predicting that Apple will introduce a centralized, pre-installed app for gaming on the Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV. It’s going to embody a few of the options within the long-neglected Recreation Middle service like leaderboards and matchmaking and pair them with a devoted sport launcher and editorial content material together with suggestions —together with a push in direction of the Apple Arcade service.

Hair Drive One

It would not be an Apple keynote with out some wacky Craig Federighi hijinks. Final 12 months, Apple’s software program lead strapped on a hair-shaped helmet and skydived into Apple Park. At earlier occasions, he confirmed off his parkour expertise, summoned an iPad like he is a Jedi and jammed out on a three-necked guitar.

Say what you’ll about “Hair Drive One.” Federighi is aware of how you can promote a sight gag. (With perhaps only a teensy little bit of assist from Apple’s visible results artists.)

Betas and launch dates

Following Apple’s typical schedule, you’ll be able to anticipate the primary developer betas to reach after the convention ends. (Possible the identical day!) Public betas would observe early this summer time. And you’ll anticipate the ultimate variations of iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 16 and so forth to reach alongside new iPhones this fall.

What to not anticipate at WWDC

Whereas Apple’s developer convention can be jam-packed in the event that they serve up even a fraction of the expectations above, there are some things we will fairly confidently take off the board, too.

With the doable exception of the Mac Professional, practically all of Apple’s {hardware} traces have both simply completed an improve cycle (shopper Macs, most iPads) or are going to get up to date within the fall as ordinary (iPhone, Apple Watch). As such, we’re not anticipating any main {hardware} bulletins. Apple has talked in regards to the Mac Professional at previous WWDC occasions, however that pc is up to date so sometimes that it is onerous to say with any confidence that we’ll see any modifications.

Replace, June 4 2025, 11:40AM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate particulars on how you can watch Apple’s livestream and observe Engadget’s liveblog of the WWDC 2025 keynote.