Apple’s Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC) keynote is correct across the nook. The festivities kick off on Monday, June 10 at 1PM ET. The keynote tackle is out there to the general public and you’ll watch it through Apple’s occasion web site or on the corporate’s YouTube channel. Alternatively, you’ll be able to simply keep right here and watch our embed.
That is WWDC, so it’ll be a software-focused occasion. Apple will most probably reveal most of the important options of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. It’s additionally doable we’ll get updates for watchOS, macOS and even visionOS, which is the working system behind the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.
That is Apple, nonetheless, so the rumor mill is grinding at a feverish tempo. The entire world has gone AI loopy, to various levels of success, however Apple has remained largely mum on the know-how. Given the present tech local weather, it appears doubtless that adjustments sooner quite than later. WWDC can be the proper place to unveil what the corporate has been engaged on.
To that finish, Apple is reportedly growing its personal AI chatbot, doubtless an replace to Siri. Rumors swirl that this tech isn’t prepared but, so Siri will stay only a pretty respectable alarm clock for now. The corporate has, nonetheless, entered right into a partnership with OpenAI to combine ChatGPT into iOS 18, in keeping with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. If Gurman is correct, and he often is, we’ll see one thing about that. The upgraded Siri will doubtless get a point out, however received’t be on gadgets till at the very least early 2025.
As for software program updates, it seems like iOS 18 will lastly convey RCS assist to Messages. This messaging protocol provides end-to-end encryption and higher media sharing. It’ll additionally enhance texting compatibility with Android gadgets. Rumors point out that Apple Music could get an OpenAI-powered device that auto-generates playlists and Notes would possibly get a voice-recording choice. Different apps like Mail, Health and Well being are anticipated to get new options, however there aren’t any particulars as of this writing.
There’s additionally these ever-tantalizing phrases of “only one other thing.” Final yr, the corporate used WWDC to formally unveil the Imaginative and prescient Professional. Apple received’t introduce a brand new gadget class this yr, the AVP was its first since Apple Watch, however there must be a Imaginative and prescient Professional world availability announcement and a few up to date options.
Regardless of final yr’s Imaginative and prescient Professional reveal, we’re not anticipating a whole lot of {hardware} information. It’s doable we’ll get a brand new Apple TV streaming field and, if we’re fortunate, an AirPods Max refresh with USB-C. Don’t maintain out hope for brand spanking new tablets or laptops, as Apple not too long ago launched each iPads and MacBooks — although Apple may drop the just-released M4 chip within the MacBook Professional. The Mac mini and Mac Studio are each overdue for an replace, as nicely. Nevertheless it’s doable we get not one of the above. There received’t be new iPhones till September, and the identical goes for Apple Watch.
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