Apple sets June date for WWDC 2026, teases ‘artificial intelligence developments’

Apple has announced that its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference will be held June 8-12 online and at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Announced on Monday.

The iPhone maker said this year’s conference — at which it typically announces new software and features across its range of devices — will focus on “AI advances” along with updates to platforms such as iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, new software and developer tools.

The conference will be broadcast live on Apple developer application, Apple websiteAnd an Apple developer YouTube channel. In China, the conference will be broadcast online Apple Developer Bilibili Channel.

Last year, Apple’s WWDC conference focused on “liquid glass” interface design, with AI largely made no mention of. This conference is likely to be different. apple It was expected to launch a new Siri with advanced AI capabilities, and earlier this year it signed a deal with Google to use Gemini to power AI features on its platform. This year’s WWDC may finally show off a revamped Siri with better personal context and on-screen awareness.

The company announced at a conference last year Apple Enterprise Model Framework With artificial intelligence models that can work offline, developments may be announced during this year’s event. The company has also brought models like ChatGPT for coding to Xcode. Earlier this year, Apple introduced proxy encryption tools such as Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex to Xcode.