What we count on Apple to disclose together with new iOS, macOS, Apple Intelligence and extra

Apple‘s huge 2025 software program reveal is nearly 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 might be a biggie. Along with the requisite Craig Federighi gags, count on a major visible overhaul — one among Apple’s greatest ever — and (shocker) new Apple Intelligence options.

Visible redesign

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

Based on Entrance Web page Tech’s Jon Prosser, that will even include (almost) spherical icons on the house display and in Management Heart. 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.

Considered one of Apple’s core targets with the brand new software program is to unify the design language of its working methods. The concept is to make it much less visually jarring to hop between units. If executed effectively, 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 huge macOS makeover was with 2020’s Big Sur. For the iPhone’s software program, it’s important to go all the way in which again to 2013. That is when iOS 7 kicked skeuomorphic design to the curb, replacing it with a flat, minimalistic look. Minus some iterative adjustments, it is nonetheless the UI you see as we speak.

The iPad goes to work

May 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} degree 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 does not wish to cannibalize Mac gross sales. In spite of everything, 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 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 is not that Apple hasn’t inched the iPad’s software program in that path. It incrementally did so with Stage Manager 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 in need of the full-on productiveness overhaul they craved. Will or not it’s sufficient this time? Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman thinks it’ll “possible go far sufficient” for many energy customers. (Is {that a} “Hallelujah!” I hear?)

Apple Intelligence

Even when leaks hadn’t already instructed as a lot, this one could 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. Anticipate a wholesome portion of the keynote to be dedicated to Apple’s AI advances. These will reportedly embrace enhancements to present options and some new ones.

Siri

Keep in mind when Apple promised a more personalized Siri finally 12 months’s convention? The one which many wished would come ahead of the visual overhaul? Properly, 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 Data 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 crew 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 transport. 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 data from varied apps and spliced them collectively in a seamless circulate. It recorded a particular kind of video in a third-party app. It shared a gathering abstract through electronic mail with a teammate. And it discovered lacking data the person 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 huge information for Siri. However do not maintain your breath for it to point out up at WWDC 2025.

Based on Bloomberg, the Siri updates we do see might 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 straightforward to get behind. A brand new AI-powered battery management mode will reportedly analyze how you employ your telephone. It could actually then use that to make power-saving changes on the fly. If it really works effectively, that could possibly be fairly nifty.

It could even be a key ingredient to a brand new system: the “iPhone Air.” No matter Apple calls it, the rumored ultra-slim handset is predicted to affix Apple’s lineup this 12 months. With out this function, the telephone’s smaller battery may wrestle to make it by means of a typical day. (Based on 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 grow to be extra sensible.

Will we see this slim-jim iPhone at WWDC? Properly, for instance you may have pretty much as good an opportunity of Valve randomly displaying 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 Challenge 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 normally search from a health care provider.

The digital coach would gather knowledge out of your Apple units and use AI to offer customized well being recommendation, chatbot-style. Apple is reportedly coaching the AI agent with knowledge from firm physicians. In the meantime, exterior specialists 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 could possibly 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 embrace a few of the options within the long-neglected Sport Heart 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 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 methods to promote a sight gag. (With possibly only a teensy little bit of assist from Apple’s visible results artists.)

Betas and launch dates

Following Apple’s typical schedule, you may count on the primary developer betas to reach after the convention ends. (Possible the identical day!) Public betas would comply with early this summer season. And you may 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 might 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 attainable exception of the Mac Professional, almost all of Apple’s {hardware} strains have both simply completed an improve cycle (client Macs, most iPads) or are going to get up to date within the fall as common (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 occasionally that it is arduous to say with any confidence that we’ll see any adjustments.