WWDC 2025

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WWDC 2025 Articles

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The iPad Just Got a Lot More Like a Mac Thanks to These 20+ New Features

Monday June 9, 2025 3:31 pm PDT by
With iPadOS 26, Apple is moving the iPad closer to the Mac than ever before with a host of productivity and multitasking improvements. Here's everything Apple today announced for the ‌iPad‌ that's set to make the device more Mac-like: App windows on ‌iPad‌ can now be freely resized. Multiple windows can be open at once, including multiple instances of the same app. Windows can be...
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iPadOS 26 Gains Revamped Files App

Monday June 9, 2025 1:47 pm PDT by
iPadOS 26 introduces new capabilities for managing, accessing, and editing files. The iPad's Files app is enhanced with a new List view that features resizable columns and collapsible folders, allowing users to see more document details at a glance and organize their files. To help users identify folders more easily, the app now supports folder customization with custom colors, icons, and...
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iOS 26 Adds All-New 'Clear Look' Option Alongside Light and Dark Mode

Monday June 9, 2025 1:06 pm PDT by
Apple in iOS 26 has introduced a third display appearance option called "Clear Look," expanding beyond the traditional Light and Dark Mode choices that have defined the iPhone experience in recent iOS versions. The new mode leverages Apple's "Liquid Glass" design language, unveiled as part of the company's broadest new software redesign since iOS 7. Clear Look transforms app icons using...
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tvOS 26 Liquid Glass Redesign Excludes Older Apple TV Models

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00 pm PDT by
Apple's tvOS 26 announced at WWDC requires second-generation Apple TV 4K devices and later, which means the company is excluding older hardware from the update's major visual overhaul. The redesign centers on Liquid Glass, a new translucent material using real-time rendering to reflect and refract surroundings. It replaces tvOS's previous interface elements across system controls, the Apple...
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Windowing, Menu Bar, and Pointer Come to iPadOS

Monday June 9, 2025 11:38 am PDT by
Apple today revealed an overhaul of iPad multitasking, introducing a completely new windowing system, a macOS-style Menu Bar, a pointer, and more. The centerpiece of the multitasking improvements is a new macOS-style windowing system. Apps still launch in full-screen by default, preserving the familiar ‌iPad‌ experience, but users can now resize apps into windows using a new grab handle. If...
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visionOS 26 Announced With Spatial Widgets, Shared Experiences, Enhanced Personas, and More

Monday June 9, 2025 11:15 am PDT by
Apple at WWDC announced visionOS 26, bringing spatial widgets, dramatically improved Personas, and new collaborative experiences to Apple Vision Pro users. Apple says the update transforms widgets into spatial objects that integrate seamlessly into users' physical environments. These customizable widgets – including Clock, Weather, Music, and Photos –offer unique interactions and...
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Apple Announces iOS 26 With 'Liquid Glass' Design, Live Translation, Overhauled Phone App, and More

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00 am PDT by
Apple at WWDC announced iOS 26, introducing a comprehensive visual redesign built around its new "Liquid Glass" concept, alongside expanded Apple Intelligence capabilities, updates to core communication apps, and more. Liquid Glass is a translucent material that reflects and refracts surroundings to create dynamic, responsive interface elements, according to Apple. The new design language...
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Apple Unveils macOS Tahoe With Liquid Glass Design, Phone App, Live Translation, and More

Monday June 9, 2025 10:59 am PDT by
Apple has announced macOS Tahoe 26 at WWDC 2025, introducing a striking visual redesign alongside expanded Apple Intelligence capabilities and new Continuity features that further integrate Mac and iPhone workflows. The update centers around what Apple calls a "gorgeous new design" built with Liquid Glass, a translucent material that reflects surrounding elements. The Dock, sidebars, and...
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Apple Unveils AI-Powered 'Workout Buddy' for Apple Watch at WWDC

Monday June 9, 2025 10:45 am PDT by
Apple at WWDC just announced Workout Buddy, which brings Apple Intelligence to fitness workouts on Apple Watch for the first time. The new feature analyzes real-time workout data alongside users' fitness history—including heart rate, pace, distance, and Activity rings—to deliver personalized motivational insights during exercise sessions. A custom text-to-speech model converts these...
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ChatGPT Integration Coming to Apple's Image Playground

Monday June 9, 2025 10:41 am PDT by
Apple today revealed a number of updates for Image Playground and Genmoji. ChatGPT image generation is now available directly in ‌Image Playground‌, with new ChatGPT styles, such as Oil Painting, Vector, Anime, Print, and Watercolor. There is also a new ‌Image Playground‌ API for developers to use. Text descriptions can now be turned into a ‌Genmoji‌, and two emojis can be combined. There ...
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iOS 26: Visual Intelligence Now Searches On-Screen Content

Monday June 9, 2025 10:40 am PDT by
Apple has announced a major Visual Intelligence update at WWDC 2025, enabling users to search and take action on anything displayed across their iPhone apps. The feature, which previously worked only with the camera to identify real-world objects, now analyzes on-screen content. Users can ask ChatGPT questions about what they're viewing or search Google, Etsy, and other supported apps for...
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Apple Music Gaining Ability to Pin Your Favorite Playlists, Albums, and Artists in iOS 26

Monday June 9, 2025 10:39 am PDT by
Apple today revealed a few major updates coming to Apple Music later this year in iOS 26, including the ability to pin content you return to frequently. Apple calls this feature "Music pins," and it'll let you pin playlists, albums, and artists at the top of your Library tab. ‌Apple Music‌ is also gaining lyrics translation and lyrics pronunciation, so that it's easier to listen to and...
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Apple Announces CarPlay Updates With Widgets, Live Activities, and More

Monday June 9, 2025 10:31 am PDT by
Apple today unveiled an update coming to CarPlay, which will support the company's new "Liquid Glass" design to align with updates coming to iOS 26 later this year. Apple said that the new design includes a new compact view for incoming calls that allows users to see who's calling without blocking key information like upcoming directions. Apple is also introducing the ability to quickly...
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Apple Announces Live Translation for Messages, FaceTime, and Phone Apps

Monday June 9, 2025 10:30 am PDT by
Apple at WWDC today unveiled Live Translation, a new feature that breaks down language barriers across its core communication apps. The capability works seamlessly within Messages, FaceTime, and Phone, powered by Apple-built models running entirely on-device to preserve privacy. In Messages, Live Translation automatically translates text as users type, delivering messages in the recipient's...
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Apple Announces Foundation Models Framework for Developers to Leverage AI

Monday June 9, 2025 10:10 am PDT by
Apple at WWDC today announced Foundation Models Framework, a new API allowing third-party developers to leverage the large language models at the heart of Apple Intelligence and build it into their apps. With the Foundation Models Framework, developers can integrate Apple's on-device models directly into apps, allowing them to build on Apple Intelligence. "Last year, we took the first...