Apple has officially announced the date for its highly anticipated WWDC 2024 event. The tech giant sent out invitations on Tuesday, March 26th, confirming that the developers’ conference will kick off on June 10, 2024.
As with previous years, WWDC 2024 will occur at Apple Park, the company’s headquarters in the United States. However, the event will also be live-streamed for free, allowing anyone worldwide to tune in and follow along with the latest announcements.
While WWDC primarily caters to developers, it’s also a platform for Apple to unveil its next-generation software updates. One of the most significant reveals expected at this year’s conference is iOS 18, the upcoming version of the iPhone’s operating system.
Rumors suggest that iOS 18 will strongly emphasize artificial intelligence capabilities, potentially bringing substantial improvements to features like Siri and on-device processing. Additionally, there are whispers that iOS 18 could finally introduce long-awaited support for RCS (Rich Communication Services), enhancing iPhone messaging capabilities.
WWDC will have new iOS and macOS
Apple’s WWDC event scheduled for June 10th will be all about software updates, unlike their other significant events focused on hardware product launches later in the year. As is typical for WWDC, we shouldn’t expect any new iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, or Mac models to be unveiled.
Apple has teased that the conference will highlight “the latest advancements” coming to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and their upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset vision platform. However, they’ve kept specific details under wraps for now.
The show’s star is expected to be iOS 18 – the next generation of the iPhone operating system. Rumor has it that a key focus will be implementing generative AI capabilities to help iPhones keep pace with AI advancements from rivals like Samsung.
Additionally, iOS 18 may finally introduce support for RCS messaging to improve compatibility when iPhone users text with Android users. There’s also buzz that the home screen could gain more customization, allowing you to place app icons anywhere.
Beyond iOS 18, Apple will likely unveil the new versions of macOS for Macs, watchOS for Apple Watches, tvOS for Apple TVs, and their inaugural visionOS software tailored for the upcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset.
