Apple‘s large 2025 software program reveal is practically upon us. On June 9, the Worldwide Builders’ Convention (WWDC) keynote will showcase the adjustments coming with its 2025 software program. That features — deep breath — iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 16, watchOS 12, tvOS 19 and visionOS 3.
Leaks recommend this 12 months will probably be a biggie. Along with the requisite Craig Federighi gags, count on a big visible overhaul — one among Apple’s largest ever — and (shocker) new Apple Intelligence options.
Visible redesign
The corporate is reportedly set to unveil a platform-wide visible overhaul. The revamp is claimed to be a dramatic change, drawing inspiration from Apple’s combined actuality headset.
In keeping with Entrance Web page Tech’s Jon Prosser, that will even embody (practically) spherical icons on the house display and in Management Middle. He additionally famous subtler adjustments, like a redesigned tab view inside apps and the search field in Messages being moved to the underside of the display.
Certainly one of Apple’s core objectives with the brand new software program is to unify the design language of its working techniques. The concept is to make it much less visually jarring to hop between units. If executed nicely, leaping from iPhone to iPad to Mac (and so forth) will really feel like touring totally different flavors of the identical OS.
Apple’s final large macOS makeover was with 2020’s Huge Sur. For the iPhone’s software program, it’s a must to go all the best way again to 2013. That is when iOS 7 kicked skeuomorphic design to the curb, changing it with a flat, minimalistic look. Minus some iterative adjustments, it is nonetheless the UI you see at present.
The iPad goes to work
May 2025 be the 12 months the iPad Professional 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 after 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 any case, if the iPad Professional can really substitute a laptop computer, then fewer folks would purchase each.
The unhealthy information for these wanting a full-on Mac expertise: The iPad will not swap to macOS. The excellent news: iPadOS might get rather more Mac-like. This 12 months’s replace will reportedly deal with productiveness, that includes improved multitasking and app window administration.
It isn’t that Apple hasn’t inched the iPad’s software program in that course. It incrementally did so with Stage Supervisor in iPadOS 16. The 12 months earlier than, it added the multitasking menu on the prime of app home windows. However for a lot of, these tweaks fell far wanting the full-on productiveness overhaul they craved. Will it’s sufficient this time? Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman thinks it’ll “seemingly 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 could be a no brainer. In any case, AI has been each tech firm’s obsession since ChatGPT took the world by storm over two years in the past. Anticipate a wholesome portion of the keynote to be dedicated to Apple’s AI advances. These will reportedly embody enhancements to present options and some new ones.
Siri
Bear in mind when Apple promised a extra personalised Siri finally 12 months’s convention? The one which many wished would come forward of the visible overhaul? Effectively, we’re nonetheless ready on that. The final official replace we heard was in March, when the corporate advised Daring Fireball, “It is going to 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 workforce members engaged on Siri. (By no means an encouraging signal.)
Separate reporting this month from Bloomberg sheds a bit extra mild, including that we in all probability 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 numerous 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 electronic mail with a teammate. And it discovered lacking data 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 point out up at WWDC 2025.
In keeping with Bloomberg, the Siri updates we do see will probably 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 characteristic that is simple to get behind. A brand new AI-powered battery administration mode will reportedly analyze how you utilize your cellphone. It will possibly then use that to make power-saving changes on the fly. If it really works nicely, that might be fairly nifty.
It might even be a key ingredient to a brand new gadget: the “iPhone Air.” No matter Apple calls it, the rumored ultra-slim handset is anticipated to affix Apple’s lineup this 12 months. With out this characteristic, the cellphone’s smaller battery may battle to make it by means of a typical day. (In keeping with Gurman, it will final a number of hours lower than Apple’s different iPhones.) However with the AI battery characteristic activated, the svelte iPhone might turn into extra sensible.
Will we see this slim-jim iPhone at WWDC? Effectively, for instance you might have nearly as good an opportunity of Valve randomly exhibiting as much as announce Half Life 3 at Apple’s convention. First, the svelte handset is anticipated to be a part of the iPhone 17 lineup, which usually 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, briefly, nope.
Digital well being coach
Apple is reportedly engaged on a digital well being coach. Allegedly codenamed Mission Mulberry, the AI characteristic would pair a refreshed Well being app with an AI-powered coach. Bloomberg says the characteristic would, to some extent, provide you with recommendation you’d normally search from a health care provider.
The digital coach would acquire information out of your Apple units 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 specialists would shoot academic movies.
In March, Bloomberg‘s Gurman mentioned the digital coach might arrive as early as iOS 19.4, which would not seemingly 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 will embody a few of the options within the long-neglected Sport 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 the direction of the Apple Arcade service.
Hair Pressure 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 Pressure One.” Federighi is aware of the best way to 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 possibly can count on the primary developer betas to reach after the convention ends. (Probably the identical day!) Public betas would observe early this summer season. And you’ll count on the ultimate variations of iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 16 and so forth to reach alongside new iPhones this fall.
What to not count on at WWDC
Whereas Apple’s developer convention will probably be jam-packed in the event that they serve up even a fraction of the expectations above, there are some things we are able to fairly confidently take off the board, too.
With the potential 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 regular (iPhone, Apple Watch). As such, we’re not anticipating any main {hardware} bulletins. Apple has talked concerning the Mac Professional at previous WWDC occasions, however that laptop is up to date so occasionally that it is exhausting to say with any confidence that we’ll see any adjustments.
