Apple's WWDC 2024 is on June 10
Apple has confirmed it will hold its usual keynote WWDC on June 10. Here's what you can expect from the company during that busy week.
Apple previously announced that WWDC will be held June 10thand has already strongly hinted that it is a AI-focused event. Weeks away from the event itself, Apple has outlined the schedule for the event.
According to an announcement on Tuesday, the keynote will take place on June 10 at 10 a.m. PDT, detailing the “game-changing updates” arriving on Apple's platforms. The address can be streamed via the Apple Developer app, the AppleTV app, Apple.com and YouTube.
The Platforms State of the Union will take place a few hours later at 1:00 PM PDT. The changes will be discussed in more detail iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOSAnd viewOS.
Members of the Apple Developer Program and members of the Apple Developer Enterprise Program can participate in online labs and live forums during the event.
There will be more than 100 technical sessions throughout the week, covering new technologies and frameworks.
Despite the new information about the schedule, Apple does not provide any new hints about the content in the announcement. But then again, it's probably been said enough.
Operating systems and software
Apple's most important announcements are the operating system updates, including iOS 18, iPadOS 18, viewOS 11, tvOS 18, and the next edition of macOS. With the release of Apple Vision Pro, WWDC can also show off Apple's first major feature updates to visionOS.
AI will apparently be a big element for WWDC 2024
AI improvements Siri And iOS generally this is expected to be a big feature, with the iPhone maker continues to invest resources in the development of generative AI. Aside from the expected Siri improvements, the AI changes could also carry over into other apps, such as offering them automated summary functions.
This also goes well beyond consumer use, as Apple is rumored to be making changes to its development tools. Test versions of a future Xcode release apparently include AI toolssuch as the automated prediction and completion of code blocks, and the automatic generation of code for application testing.
While there are reliable rumors about few elements of what Apple will add aside from AI improvements, it seems like Apple will do its best to keep any initial beta bugs to a minimum.
In November, the development of new features for iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS 15 took place put on pause in favor of a week stomping insects. The releases may be more important than usual for Apple due to its general need to catch up with others in generative AI.
Hardware
New devices almost always play second fiddle to software at WWDC. After the iPad Pro release with M4 in May, it is not at all clear whether the Mac will receive an upgrade.
The MacBook Pro and iMac were last updated with M3 in October 2023, while the M3 Air will arrive in early 2024. That leaves the Mac Studio, Mac Pro and Mac mini.
Recent rumors suggest that the pro-level hardware won't get an update until M4 Max and Ultra are released. The current timing for that is fall at the earliest, perhaps 2025 be more likely.
The most likely candidate for an M4 update is the Mac mini. Rumors about it still suggest also autumn.
There have also been long-rumored but still missing: USB-C versions of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and AirPods Max. However, the timing for the release of these is unclear, and they don't seem to be keynote-worthy products.