WWDC prediction: lots on Apple's operating systems, little on AI?
Apple's developer conference WWDC starts in two weeks' time — and there is great excitement about what Apple will show. But Apple still needs to catch up.
WWDC 2025 logo: a reference to glass operating systems?
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The time has come, on June 9: Apple is hosting this year's World Wide Developers Conference. There is a lot at stake for the iPhone manufacturer at WWDC 2025: it wants to showcase progress in all of its operating systems, iron out the kinks in AI and at the same time demonstrate that it is not left behind by OpenAI, Google Gemini and the like. The question, however, is whether it will succeed.
More uniform and more transparent
According to a report by the usually well-informed Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, the topic of AI could actually be less prevalent. The central topic at WWDC 2025 is therefore the new interface of iOS 19, macOS 16 and iPadOS 19, which will reportedly also be applied to other operating systems such as tvOS 19, watchOS 12 and visionOS 3.
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The operating system of the Vision Pro with its “glassy” look is probably the model for the changes, which are intended firstly to bring the systems closer together and secondly to significantly refresh them. Gurman compares the redesign to iOS 7, when Apple modernized its entire look on cell phones. The only difference is that “Solarium”, as Apple calls the redesign internally, is “much more noticeable”. According to Gurman, however, Apple could come in for criticism here: The company may be making changes in the wrong place. This is because many companies see AI as a replacement for previous operating systems. “In contrast, Apple is focusing on making the traditional approach more elegant.”
AI for developers
When it comes to Apple Intelligence, Apple will show some progress, but probably not too much. For example, a language model-based Siri (“LLM Siri”) is not expected to appear before 2026 or even 2027. Announced functions for the voice assistance system, including personalization based on iPhone data, reading the screen and controlling apps via Siri, could appear next year at the latest. It remains unclear whether Apple will say anything about this.
It has already been reported that the company is planning to open up its AI system directly to developers in the form of APIs so that they can use the language models in their apps. This could well be free – in contrast to the high costs of OpenAI, Anthropic and the like. However, Apple's models are still well behind the competition. In terms of AI, it is also planned that iOS 19 will have better battery management procedures, especially for the iPhone 17 Air, which the rumor mill claims will only have a small battery.
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