WWDC 2025 guide: Start time, how to watch and all the WWDC rumors

Of the big Apple events of the year, WWDC is the most reliable: In each of the past 18 Junes, like clockwork, Apple has held a big get-together for its developer partners and announced a raft of important software updates. The September iPhone launch, March/April spring event and October event seem almost unpredictable by comparison.

In this article, we list the major announcements (and some of the smaller titbits) you can expect to hear about at WWDC 2025. Some of these–updates to the five big Apple operating systems, most obviously–are as predictable as the timing of the event. But we reckon Apple will spring a few surprises this year.

WWDC keynote start time

Apple has announced that WWDC25 will take place from June 9 to 13, with the keynote event on Monday June 9.

The company has invited members of the press to view the keynote stream from Apple Park, including Macworld’s Roman Loyola.

The keynote is will begin, as usual, at 10am Pacific Time.

If you are wondering what time will the WWDC keynote start where you are it translates to:

• U.S.: at 10 a.m. (PDT), 11 a.m. (MDT), noon (CDT), 1 p.m. (EDT)
• Canada: at 2 p.m. (ADT)
• U.K.: at 6 p.m. (BST)
• Europe: at 7 p.m. (CEST)
• India: at 10.30 p.m. (IST)
• Singapore and China: next day at 1 a.m.
• Japan: following day at 2 a.m. (JST)
• Australia: following day at 1 a.m. (AWST), 2.30 a.m. (ACST), 3 a.m. (AEST)
• New Zealand: following day at 5 a.m. (NZST)

How to watch WWDC 2025

When WWDC starts Apple will live stream the opening keynote on its website and elsewhere, including on YouTube and on the Apple TV app. This means you’ll be able to watch the presentation on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and even PC.

You can watch the live YouTube stream, which we have embedded above.

Get the lowdown on the event as it happens by reading our WWDC Live Blog.

Other than YouTube, there are several ways to watch the WWDC keynote depending on your device:

• Watch on Apple’s own website.
• Watch via the TV app on an compatible TV, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
• Apple’s YouTube channel.

Apple says other platforms should be able to access the stream using recent versions of Chrome or Firefox (MSE, H.264, and AAC required). To watch, visit the Apple Events page.

Current Apple Developer Program members, Apple Developer Enterprise Program members and Swift Student Challenge winners were able to apply for free tickets to watch at Apple Park. More information about how to do that below.

What is WWDC?

WWDC stands for the Worldwide Developers Conference and is dedicated to the third-party software and hardware developers that create apps and accessories for Apple’s platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, HomePod and Vision Pro.

At the event Apple previews the software that will be coming to iPhones, Macs, iPads, Apple Watches, and so on, later in the year. A beta program starts after the event so that developers can start testing the new software, find out ways to use new features, and and make sure it works with their apps.

Sometimes Apple launches new hardware at WWDC, but the key focus is always software.

What will Apple announce at WWDC 2025?

While devs are at the heart of the event, Apple uses WWDC to announce its software plans and potentially some new Macs and other products to the world. In the past we’ve seen quite a lot of new stuff, including new Macs. Read on to find out what we expect to see Apple unveil at the event, from software and hardware to some entirely new products.

WWDC 2025: Software releases

WWDC is all about the software, so we can be certain that Apple will reveal details of its upcoming operating system updates for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, HomePod, and Apple Watch. Those updates will then be issued to developers as a beta to test, and then a few weeks later a public beta will start. Learn about participating in Apple’s beta software program so you can test the new software as soon as the beta arrives.

Eventually, the new software will be available for everyone to download in the fall (usually September for iOS/iPadOS/watchOS and either September or October for macOS.

Here’s what to expect:

iOS 26

The headliner of the event simply because of the sheer number of iPhone owners across the planet will be the new version of iOS which Apple will showcase, previewing the new features coming to iPhones later in 2025. If you’ve got an iPhone made within the past five years, you’ll likely be able to install the iOS update when it’s released in the fall of 2025.

We would have predicted that the next version of iOS, following iOS 18, would be iOS 19, except that rumors suggest Apple is aligning all its operating system numbering this year. If this proves true the new iOS will be iOS 26.

And that’s not the only change coming. We’ve heard that we could see a major design overhaul with iOS 19/iOS 26 as well as changes to the Home app and a new Gaming app.

But before the new iOS launches, there’s a whole beta-testing cycle to get through. iOS 19/26 will be announced at WWDC 2025, and then released as a developer beta (for registered app developers only) almost immediately after the keynote. Developers will then be able to install the iOS beta and a few weeks later a public beta version will be made available for all users who want to try the new features. If you are interested read: How to become an Apple beta tester. Our advice is to be cautious and prepared for serious flaws with the beta software–it might even brick your device.

Over the course of the next few months, the developer and public betas will go through a testing process where features will be tweaked, changed, fixed, and updated until we reach the finished iOS 19.0 public release, most likely in September.

Read all the rumors and our hopes for iOS in our iOS 19/26 guide.

iPadOS 26

The accompanying update for iPad owners, iPadOS 19 (probably renamed iPadOS 26) is likely to incorporate most of the new features of iOS but adapted to a larger-screen interface.

Beyond that, there’s a suggestion that iPadOS 19/26 could offer a more Mac-like user experience and a new low-power mode.

As for when to expect iPadOS, September is likely, but in 2022, Apple released iPad OS 16 a month after iOS 16, so it’s possible that the two versions don’t arrive at the same time.

Find out more about iPadOS 19/26 in our guide.

macOS 26 Tahoe

What’s Apple got in store for its follow-up to macOS Sequoia? We’ll find out at WWDC 2025.

Rather than macOS 16 (following macOS 15), this version may be numbered macOS 26. The latest version of macOS is named after Sequoia (the Californian trees), this year the new macOS may be named for lake Tahoe, according to rumors.

We’ll share all the rumors and our hopes for macOS 16/26 in our macOS 16/26 guide.

watchOS 26

The new operating system for the Apple Watch will be revealed at WWDC 2025. This could bring more health and fitness features to Apple Watch owners around the world. Expect AI to have an impact here.

Read about watchOS 26 in our guide.

tvOS 19 / tvOS 26

The lowest-profile of the big Apple operating systems, tvOS is the platform that runs on the Apple TV. tvOS is generally light on new features, but AI could change that, with new discovery and search tools.

visionOS 3 / visionOS 26

Now that the Vision Pro has been on sale for a while you can expect to hear about new software features coming to the device at WWDC. Apple is likely to have things to say about new apps being made for the device as well as third-party software that is being created for Vision Pro.

HomePod software / HomePodOS 26

Apple is also likely to update the software on the HomePod and HomePod mini alongside the other operating systems. We may hear more about Apple’s plans for the HomePod during the WWDC event–especially as Apple is rumored to planning big changes to the HomePod that may include introducing smart screens to the line up.

Apple Intelligence

At WWDC24 AI – Apple Intelligence – was at the forefront, but many of the AI features were slow to role out, and some are yet to arrive. For example, some Siri related features have already been pushed to later in 2025. The company may discuss how it is growing its AI feature set at WWDC25, but it may also want to divert attention from it’s failure to deliver on its AI promises to date.

Even if Apple Intelligence doesn’t take the spotlight, it is likely that AI features will be apparent across the operating systems, both in the background and the foreground. If you don’t own an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, or any iPhone 16 series phone these featuers won’t be for you.

Other software

You can also expect Apple to update its developer-focused apps, like Swift, Xcode, and TestFlight.

WWDC 2025: Hardware releases

WWDC tends to be a software-focused event, but Apple has often found time during its WWDC keynotes to launch hardware products too. The first few iPhone revisions—iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S—were all released at WWDC, and the HomePod had its unveiling at the event in 2017 as well.

However, the event has focused on Mac releases in recent years. Apple unveiled the iMac Pro in 2017 alongside updates to the iMac, MacBook, and MacBook Pro, and announced a new Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR in June 2019. At WWDC 2020, Apple announced the transition from Intel to Apple silicon, and WWDC 2022 saw Apple launch the M2 chip in the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. WWDC 2023 saw Apple introduce the Vision Pro, 15-inch MacBook Air, and the Mac Studio and Mac Pro with M2 Ultra chip.

What’s in the hardware pipeline for Apple right now? Hardware seems unlikely for this event, but there are still some possibilities for surprises:

New Macs

We already have M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max, but no M4 Ultra yet, and updates to the Mac Pro are long overdue.

Mac Pro

Over the years, including in 2023, new Mac Pro models have been launched at WWDC. Apple updated the Mac Studio in March 2025, but notably Apple gave the Mac Studio an M3 Ultra chip option rather than an M4 Ultra: is the M4 Ultra being kept back for the Mac Pro? It looks like it.

Whether it is announced at WWDC is another question. If it is perhaps Apple will talk at length about how the Mac Pro is made in the U.S. (which should keep a certain person happy).

Read what we know about the M4 Mac Pro.

HomePod/HomeHub

There are also rumors about a HomePod, or HomeHub that could be used to control digital home hardware and home security tools. There are lots of rumors about different products, from a HomePod with a display to a screen with a robot arm! WWDC could be the first time we hear Apple discuss this new product.

Read about Apple’s HomeHub plans.

How to attend WWDC

If you wanted to attend the WWDC Keynote in person you needed to enter a lottery and apply for a ticket to attend the keynote alongside other developers. There was a lot of competition for those tickets, which were randomly selected from those to apply and aren’t transferable. The good news is that tickets are free, at least.

The lottery for ticket allocated for 2025 started at the end of March and those interested had to apply by the beginning of April. The lucky applicants were notified of their success in getting a ticket at the beginning of April.

Apple invites developers to participate in a series of classes, workshops, and sessions to learn about the system-wide changes coming to the major software platforms in the coming year so they can update their apps. Some lucky developers even get to watch the event live in person.

• Current Apple Developer Program members.
• Apple Entrepreneur Camp alumni.
• Swift Student Challenge winners; challenge applicants will be included in a separate random selection process for winners (it is usually in May that Apple began alerting the lucky few of their status as winners).
• Current Apple Developer Enterprise Program members.

You can find out more about how to get tickets to WWDC in our FAQ.

WWDC keynote tickets have been free and randomly distributed for the past few years, but it previously cost $1,599 for developers to attend and those tickets sold out very quickly.

Even without a ticket, all registered Apple developers get online access to session videos, slides, and sample code throughout the week.

Apple will share additional conference information in advance of WWDC25 through the Apple Developer app.

When was WWDC last year?

Apple traditionally holds WWDC during the first weeks of June. Here are the dates from the past few years:

• WWDC 2024: June 10-14
• WWDC 2023: June 5-9
• WWDC 2022: June 6-10
• WWDC 2021: June 7-11
• WWDC 2020: June 22-26
• WWDC 2019: June 3-7
• WWDC 2018: June 4-8

For a broader view of the year’s plans, check out our guide to the new Apple products coming in 2025.

We’ll update this article regularly in the run-up to WWDC, so check back to see the latest news.