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Updates from Apple’s keynote including new iOS, iPadOS, Apple Intelligence and more

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It’s time again for Apple‘s annual worldwide developer conference, and we’re itching to see what the company will officially share today. Last year’s WWDC saw the official unveiling of Apple Intelligence — the company’s set of updates involving machine learning and language models that its competitors Google and Microsoft had already teed up years ago. At WWDC 2025, we expect to see the usual announcements around the next versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS.

But instead of various different numbers indicating the generation of each platform like before, this year might see the company adopt a unified year-based naming standard that would result in things being called iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26 and such as opposed to iOS 19 and watchOS 12 as anticipated.

If you want to watch Apple’s keynote presentation for yourself, check out how to watch WWDC 2025 for details on the various places you can find the livestream. For those who prefer following along a third-party liveblog that’s largely text- and image-based, scroll down for our coverage right here!

The keynote starts at 1PM ET (or 10AM PT) but our liveblog begins hours before that, as we plan to share our experience and impressions live from Apple Park in Cupertino. You should absolutely join us around 10AM ET for the full experience to feel like you’re right here with us. The pictures of snacks alone should be worth it.

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  • I’m about to go storm the exit of this breakfast area soon as they might start allowing us to find our seats in a bit. Then I’ll go to the bathroom. The show kicks off in 30 minutes so if you needed to grab snacks and a drink, this is your time.

  • I’ve always enjoyed WWDC, though I was certainly more enthused about it before AI became everything. But given that I work on a Mac all day long, I always get excited about seeing what kind of stuff they bring to the oft-overlooked platform. And I feel like this year, the Apple Intelligence stuff will be a bit more… muted, so maybe more quality of life updates? Fingers crossed.

  • As Cherlynn noted, this is my first time at Apple Park! I’ve been at a few Apple events over the years, but in my decade-plus of doing this I’ve never made it to Cupertino. The architecture is stunning, if nothing else.

  • I love to mingle with my peers like Chris Velazco, Julian Chokkattu, Nicole Nguyen, Victoria Song and more at these things, it’s a really good time. And of course, here’s a picture of the breakfast I got myself, just missing a little asparagus mini quiche that I ate before remembering to grab a picture. It’s all mini things — mini latte, mini quiche, mini french toast… For a company that eliminated its mini phone, Apple sure serves a lot of mini food items at its events.

    A plate of food with three mini items -- a cup of mixed fruit, a cup of granola and fruit parfait and a small french toast. A small cup of coffee sits next to the plate.A plate of food with three mini items -- a cup of mixed fruit, a cup of granola and fruit parfait and a small french toast. A small cup of coffee sits next to the plate.

    A plate of food with three mini items — a cup of mixed fruit, a cup of granola and fruit parfait and a small french toast. A small cup of coffee sits next to the plate. (Cherlynn Low for Engadget)

  • I enjoy all these pictures from Nate, who’s getting his first look at WWDC in Apple Park. If you’ve never been here, it’s quite the experience. Like Falcone mentioned earlier, there were some changes in the media check in logistics this year, leading to those of us who operate on autopilot getting confused this morning. But it worked out and Nate and I are now in the breakfast area. Before all the confusion I was just marveling at the effective traffic management around Apple Park this morning, too!

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    Apple Park‘s iconic rainbow. (Nathan Ingraham for Engadget)

  • The seating area is beginning to fill up.The seating area is beginning to fill up.

    The seating area is beginning to fill up. (Cherlynn Low for Engadget)

    Again, if you’re just joining us: The event kicks off at 1PM ET / 10AM PT today. We’re expecting another pre-taped stream, but Engadget’s Cherlynn Low and Nate Ingraham are live at Apple Park to take in the scene and follow-up with Apple execs afterwards. Meanwhile, our off-site team (read: everyone else!) will be popping in with news and analysis as the day progresses.

  • Greetings from WWDC! It took some doing, but Cherlynn and I are inside Apple Park, finally.

  • Cherlynn tells me that Apple has changed up the logistics a bit this year, so she’s in transit at Apple Park right now. But as you can see, she’s red carpet-ready while awaiting her transportation. Cherlynn tells me that Apple has changed up the logistics a bit this year, so she’s in transit at Apple Park right now. But as you can see, she’s red carpet-ready while awaiting her transportation.

    Cherlynn tells me that Apple has changed up the logistics a bit this year, so she’s in transit at Apple Park right now. But as you can see, she’s red carpet-ready while awaiting her transportation. (Engadget)

  • One of the big things we expect Apple to announce later today, based on the rumors, is a new naming standard for its various platforms. The company might move to a year-based identifier instead of an arbitrary generation number. That means instead of iOS 19, iPadOS 19 and watchOS 12, we could see iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and watchOS 26 to indicate the year most people will be using the latest software.

    As a small contextual aside, Samsung also did this with its Galaxy S series of flagship phones, jumping from 2019’s Galaxy S10 line to the Galaxy S20 trio in 2020. Since then, Samsung’s standard flagship phones have stuck with that style of identification, meaning this year was the launch of the Galaxy S25 and honestly it makes sense. It’ll likely take some time before the Galaxy Z series of foldables catches up there, too, since that’s still stuck on generation-based naming (the current version being the Z Fold 6 that came out last year).

  • As has become the norm, there is already plenty of reporting and rumors out there on what we can expect to hear from Apple later today. Some of the more intriguing include a major update to iPadOS that would make it more Mac-like and better for productivity, multi-tasking and app window management. Some less functional but still noteworthy changes, according to the rumors, include a possible visual refresh and new naming method.

  • Hello! That’s the first word you see when setting up a new Apple device and also on this liveblog! That was not a cliched opening for this at all! Welcome to our live coverage of WWDC 2025. Myself and deputy editor Nate Ingraham are on the ground in Cupertino to bring you all the latest from the company’s keynote today. As we make our way to Apple Park, please keep us in your thoughts. I really need all the luck and good vibes to secure a seat that’s comfortably situated under shade today.


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