Apple followers will likely remember that WWDC 2025 is nearly upon us. On Monday morning (or night, if you happen to’re tuning in from Europe) varied execs will take to a digital stage and speak us by way of the large software program updates coming to Apple merchandise in 2025 and 2026. It’s the second greatest date within the firm’s calendar, after the autumn iPhone launch.
However who desires to attend till Monday to listen to all of the bulletins? Not us, and never you. Happily, certainly one of our editors simply occurred to be scavenging for meals within the Apple Park trash yesterday and got here throughout a pile of scripts, props, and rehearsal tapes–greater than sufficient proof for us to piece collectively a full reconstruction of the keynote presentation you may count on to see on June 9. We current this reconstruction under.
Editor’s be aware: It is a faux article (albeit one based mostly on actual sources and believable rumors). It’s presupposed to be light-hearted. Please don’t ship us any extra indignant emails.
The tacky intro
09:57 a.m. PT: The pre-stream begins! As normal, there’s a hip, toe-tapping soundtrack. The opening quantity is “Belief Me I’m A Abdomen” by Onion Terror. A traditional.
10:00: We’re up and operating! And we appear to be within the midst of an episode of “Murderbot,” the marginally skinny sci-fi comedy which launched final month on Apple TV+. After touchdown on a hostile planet, the titular cyborg removes its helmet and… maintain on, that’s not Alexander Skarsgård, it’s Apple Senior Vice President of Software program Engineering Craig Federighi!
10:05: Federbot shakes out his magnificent silver mane and flashes that million-dollar smile. “I overrode my programming! I’ve free will!” he chuckles, earlier than turning and capturing Phil Schiller by way of the face with a laser gun. Reduce to…
10:07: …Tim Prepare dinner, Apple’s safe-pair-of-hands CEO, standing on the bridge of an unconvincing cardboard spaceship and sporting a captain’s hat. He appears totally stricken. “That wasn’t within the script,” he says, weeping.
10:08: Prepare dinner pulls himself along with problem. “We’ve certain acquired a… nice present for you this morning,” he sniffles. “Our software program groups have actually been… killing it, identical to a… wisecracking psychopathic robotic. Right here at Apple we’re making the world a greater place by innovating simplicity by way of knowledge deliverables.”
10:10: We’re going to be listening to about 5 main Apple platforms in the present day, Prepare dinner says. That’s an fascinating quantity: between the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Imaginative and prescient Professional, one thing is getting not noted. Or perhaps Apple is combining the iPad and Mac sooner than anticipated!
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visionOS 26
10:12: It appears like we’re beginning with Imaginative and prescient Professional! Mike Rockwell strides into body to inform us about this 12 months’s adjustments to visionOS. His legs, one arm, and half of his face have been changed by subtle cybernetics.
10:13: Imaginative and prescient Professional is solely the trade commonplace, Rockwell says. Apple has redefined VR on the {hardware} stage. And now it’s time to redefine VR software program. (Possibly the corporate may have performed that a few years in the past, when Imaginative and prescient Professional got here out? Only a thought.)
10:15: We’re seeing a advertising video, through which engaging actors placed on unwieldy headsets and sit in rooms collectively. They’re laughing at TV reveals, gasping at sports activities occasions, and enjoying video games utilizing precise controllers. Ooh, that final one is an enormous and welcome change.
10:17: Rockwell is again. “You weak pathetic people all loved visionOS, and visionOS 2,” he says. “So now it’s time for…” The digital banner behind him all of the sudden flashes up the message “visionOS 26.” The rumors have been true! Apple is switching to year-based versioning.
10:18: “We remembered how Microsoft skipped a model quantity when it launched Home windows 10, and it is a actually large improve, so we determined to skip a couple of extra. Welcome to visionOS 26! Joke full. Operating chortle.exe.”
10:20: As we noticed within the video, visionOS 26 provides assist for PlayStation VR controllers–that was on Jason Cross’s wishlist a pair months again, so he’ll be happy.
10:22: Rockwell broadcasts a brand new characteristic in visionOS referred to as SharedVision. It will allow two individuals to look at the identical piece of spatial video on the similar time, sharing a digital movie show: you’ll look throughout and see them within the seat or on the grass subsequent to you, even if you happen to’re watching from totally different continents. That’s a beautiful concept that tackles the primarily isolating nature of Imaginative and prescient Professional.
10:25: A visibly grieving Tim Prepare dinner is again to speak about video. “Imaginative and prescient Professional is one of the best ways to eat content material and synergise innovation going ahead,” he sobs. “So we’re excited to announce an everyday schedule of spatial content material created solely for Imaginative and prescient Professional! We predict you’re going to adore it.”
10:27: Apple TV+ will characteristic a brand new devoted spatial part for Imaginative and prescient Professional content material, and Apple is committing to launch a brand new addition as soon as per week: this could possibly be a film, a nature documentary, a sports activities spotlight package deal, or an episode of a TV present. The schedule will start with a particular spatial episode of “Murderbot” through which SecUnit ponders existential questions and you’ll look across the cabin and stuff.
iOS 26
10:29: The ‘digicam’ swooshes away from Prepare dinner, which suggests the Imaginative and prescient Professional part is completed. We’re now … sure, it’s an unlimited iPhone display. It should be time for iOS.
10:31: The Siri activation graphics seem, and we hear the voice assistant’s acquainted voice. “Welcome to WWDC 2026,” it says. “I’m Siri. There was an issue connecting to the server.”
10:32: Craig Federighi is again, and he’s acquired an ominous look in his eyes. “Virtually 14 years in the past,” he growls, “Siri modified the world. However some individuals weren’t pleased. Some individuals say Siri is unhealthy. Some say it’s an embarrassment. Some say it’s a catastrophe. What do we are saying to those individuals, Siri?”
10:34: “Sorry, one thing went mistaken,” Siri replies. “Please attempt once more later.”
10:35: “Right here at Apple,” Federighi continues, “we consider in honesty, in accountability, in holding ourselves to the best doable requirements. And once we make a mistake, we maintain our palms up and blame John Giannandrea. Get out right here, John!”
10:36: Apple’s Senior Vice President, Machine Studying and AI Technique, shuffles into view. He’s sporting a dunce cap and a anxious expression. “Sorry, Craig,” he says.
10:37: “Don’t apologise to me. Apologise to all of the Apple followers you’ve let down.”
10:38: “Sorry, everybody.”
10:39: “And when can followers count on to get the contextually conscious Siri you promised in adverts for the iPhone 16?”
10:40: “I’m unsure, Craig. You gave my job to Mike Rockwell, and I don’t like speaking to him. He’s extra machine now than man: twisted and evil. January, perhaps?”
10:41: “Thanks John! Now get out of right here earlier than I blast you with lasers.” He turns again to the digicam and flashes one other smile. “This 12 months, iOS 26 is coming to the iPhone, and we predict you’re going to adore it.”
10:42: We’re seeing an advert for the brand new software program, and as anticipated, there’s a redesigned interface. The app icons aren’t round, precisely, however they’re extra rounded than earlier iOSes. And there are way more glass and transparency results. All of it appears closely impressed by visionOS, with out being a direct carry: there’s a unified aesthetic throughout the platforms fairly than a unified interface.
10:43: Federighi is now speaking a few new battery-saving mode for the iPhone which is, he says, “powered by Apple Intelligence.” Neglect Genmoji, this might really be a helpful software for AI. It’s going to analyse utilization patterns to selectively decrease energy draw the place it should trigger the least inconvenience.
10:45: And there’s a new app! It’s referred to as Video games. This seems to convey collectively parts of Recreation Heart, Apple Arcade, and the video games part of the App Retailer. You possibly can view leaderboards, socialise with different gamers, learn editorial content material and curated lists associated to gaming picks, and browse your video games library each in- and outdoors Arcade. Apple has by no means acquired gaming fairly proper, so that is an fascinating transfer.
10:46: Federighi is zipping by way of different apps: Messages with polls; Safari with new customization choices; Notes with Markdown assist; CarPlay with the brand new iOS 26 UI; and App Library tweaks.
10:47: iOS 26 is offered as a developer beta beginning in the present day, and can run on the iPhone 11 and up. The iPhones XR, XS, XS Max, and SE (2020) have all dropped off the record.
macOS 26
10:48: That appears to be it for the iPhone, as a result of a brand new banner has appeared. It says “macOS 26.” That is your time, Mac followers!
10:49: Federighi is doing his normal bit concerning the identify of the brand new working system. (Not like the opposite platforms, the Mac will get a software program replace with a public identify in addition to a quantity.) He despatched a crew out into the California wilderness to hunt inspiration, he says, displaying slides of the standard humorous place names: Seal Seaside, Large Bear Lake, Hercules, Shafter, Vista…
10:50: However nope. As anticipated, it’s macOS Tahoe!
10:51: Like iOS, macOS has acquired an interface redesign. Imaginative and prescient Professional-style icons and transparency results are the order of the day. This could all go well with a touchscreen Mac, you already know. Simply saying.
10:52: And the Video games app is offered on Mac too. Good little bit of cross-platform synergy there.
10:53: Oh, that is large! The Dynamic Island is coming to the Mac. Whether or not your Mac has a notch or not, you’ll have the ability to have macOS show a small lozenge on the centre of your display’s high edge with alerts, timers, Now Enjoying data and extra. Props there to my colleague Roman, who had this on his wishlist earlier this month.
10:55: Federighi is displaying off apps within the Dynamic Island. It’s odd how little we’re listening to about Apple Intelligence this 12 months. Possibly Apple discovered its lesson from these untimely guarantees in 2024.
10:56: That’s your lot. macOS Lake Tahoe launches in the present day as a developer beta and can run on all M-chip Macs. Intel homeowners are out of luck, I’m afraid.
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watchOS 26
10:57: Craig appears to be taking a break now, as a result of David Clark, Apple’s Senior Director, watchOS Engineering, has bungee-jumped into the set to speak concerning the Apple Watch.
10:58: “Wooo!” he says. “If you happen to reside life on the sting like me, watchOS 26 is for you. We’re bringing gnarly new options to an Apple Watch close to you! We predict you’re going to adore it.”
10:59: “Tubular!” he provides.
11:00: watchOS is getting a spread of new exercises, together with chess boxing, cheese rolling, and Quidditch. And your coaching schedules will change into optimised by AI-powered evaluation of your well being and efficiency metrics.
11:02: Speaking of AI, right here’s an enormous one: Apple Intelligence is coming to the watch! The large computational duties can be dealt with by a close-by iPhone, however for easy queries this could possibly be a game-changer.
11:04: There’s additionally a brand new Murderbot-themed watch face. Cute!
11:05: The primary developer beta is out now, and the software program will run on the Apple Watch Sequence 6 and later–that’s the identical set of gadgets that would run watchOS 11 final 12 months. Excellent news, Sequence 6 homeowners.
iPadOS 26
11:06: David Clark is off, kite-surfing on high of an F1 racing automobile, in order that’s it for the Apple Watch. Craig is again, and he means enterprise.
11:07: The iPad is one of the best pill on the earth, he says. And this 12 months, because of iPadOS 26, it’s going to change into even higher. “We predict you’re going to adore it.”
11:08: This may not take lengthy; Craig is rattling by way of the updates. iPadOS 26 consists of the identical shiny, glassy aesthetic as iOS 26, and the new Video games app. Will it get the battery-saving mode too?
11:09: Apparently not. Nor does it have any Mac-inspired options. However it should assist Arabic calligraphy. The primary developer beta is out now, and iPadOS 26 will run on the iPad Professional (2018) and later, the iPad Air (third gen) and later, the iPad mini (fifth gen) and later, and the iPad (eighth gen) and later.
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AirPods reside translation
11:10: One other change of personnel as Ron Huang, VP Sensing and Connectivity, hits the digital stage. Final 12 months he talked us by way of software program adjustments affecting AirPods and the house. What have you ever acquired for us this 12 months, Ron?
11:11: We’re guessing this doesn’t depend as one of many main platforms, as a result of in any other case we’d need to conclude that Tim Prepare dinner can’t depend.
11:12: Oh, that is large. AirPods are getting reside translation. If somebody speaks to you in Spanish, the AirPods will ship the audio to your iPhone, the place will probably be translated to English and despatched again to your ears.
11:14: Granted, that is previous information–rival merchandise such because the Google Buds have provided it for years–but it surely’s by no means fairly delivered on the promise. It will likely be fascinating to see how Apple will get on with this idea.
11:15: No phrase but on which AirPods will assist the characteristic, however Huang does say the iPhone will have to be operating iOS 26.
Another factor!
11:16: It appears like we is likely to be wrapping up. Tim Prepare dinner is again out, summing up in the present day’s bulletins.
11:17: Apple’s merchandise are designed with three rules in thoughts, he says: simplicity, usefulness, and leveraging actionable synergy by way of knowledge verticals. Right this moment’s software program updates have been all created to additional these targets. Whether or not you’re on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, or Imaginative and prescient Professional, you must get a constant and intuitive expertise.
11:18: However wait–there’s extra. It’s time for One Extra Factor! Forward of the present, pundits couldn’t agree on whether or not we may count on any new {hardware}. That is once we discover out.
11:20: We’re watching one more advertising video, all moody curves and exhausting close-ups. It’s exhausting to see what we’re , however I feel… sure, it’s a Mac. It’s a new Mac Professional! We’re getting {hardware} in any case!
11:22: The up to date Mac Professional for 2025 comes, after all, with the newest M4 chipset. (The Mac Professional Apple was promoting for $6,999 as lately as final week got here, fairly shockingly, with an M2 processor.) Till now essentially the most highly effective chip within the household was the M4 Max within the MacBook Professional and Mac Studio, however there’s a brand new sheriff on the town: the M4 Extremely. Apple says the M4 Extremely is 75 occasions as quick at basic processing and 120 occasions as quick at graphical duties. Wow!
11:24: Ah, wait. It seems Apple was evaluating the M4 Extremely with the Intel Core i9.
11:25: There isn’t a brand new design. Or any apparent adjustments to the chassis apart from the brand new chip.
11:26: Prepare dinner is introducing one other presenter to speak concerning the new machines. I don’t recognise him, however the caption says his identify is Dan Trump. Probably somebody from John Ternus’s {hardware} engineering division?
11:27: “It’s all pc,” says Trump.
11:28: “Sure,” Prepare dinner replies. “And we predict you’re going to like Mac Professional M4 Extremely.”
11:29: “Thanks, Tim Apple. All of us love pc, don’t we? You realize, Steve Jobs was an enormous fan of mine. He got here as much as me, large man, sturdy man, tears operating down his face and onto his Issey Miyake turtleneck. ‘Sir,’ he mentioned, ‘Sir, we want cyber.’ So we’re wanting, very strongly, at bringing again cyber. Thanks to your consideration to this matter.”
11:34: Prepare dinner appears confused for a second, however quickly recovers. “That’s proper,” he says, “We’re constructing Mac Professional proper right here within the U.S.! Apple is dedicated to bringing extra of its manufacturing than ever earlier than again to this nice nation.”
11:35: Mr Trump is ushered off the digital stage whereas Tim Prepare dinner thanks all of the individuals who made in the present day doable. And we’re performed for one more 12 months. See you within the fall!
