WWDC 2025: Apple won’t put much emphasis on AI during the presentation

A week before Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference 2025 (WWDC) kicks off, new details about the company’s key announcements have emerged. As Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports, the event will be held with less emphasis on artificial intelligence, with iOS 26, macOS 26 called Tahoe, and a universal gaming app expected to be among the major announcements.

It’s been exactly a year since Apple Intelligence, Apple’s suite of AI features, was officially unveiled. However, due to significant delays, the company has decided to scale back its current AI announcements. This year, Apple will focus on opening up its on-device AI models to third-party developers. Apple Foundation models will support up to 3 billion parameters, allowing AI-based features – such as autocorrect text and automatic summarization – to be integrated directly into third-party apps.

The major software update will be iOS 26. The system will get a new power management mode, an improved Translate app with deep integration with Siri and AirPods, and a revamped design inspired by visionOS. It’s already being hailed as one of the biggest visual redesigns in iOS history.

Ii features will appear in other apps as well. Safari and Photos will get new machine learning-based tools. But the long-awaited version of Siri, which runs on Apple’s own language model, and the enhanced Shortcuts app aren’t ready for demo yet and are likely to arrive later.

macOS 26 will continue the tradition of naming after California landmarks and will be named Tahoe – after the famous lake. The update is also expected to get visionOS-inspired visual elements, including redesigned icons and interface solutions aimed at unifying the design of Apple’s ecosystem.

MacOS 26 will continue the tradition of naming California landmarks and will be named Tahoe, after the famous lake.

One of the most notable innovations will be a new centralized gaming app that will replace Apple Game Center. According to Gurman, the platform will be available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS and will be «a single place to access games». It will include ratings, leaderboards and the ability to communicate between players. In doing so, Apple is taking a step toward creating a more seamless gaming experience across its ecosystem.

So Apple is taking a step toward creating a more seamless gaming experience across its ecosystem.

WWDC 2025 is expected to take place on June 3, where all of these updates will be officially unveiled. Despite its more restrained approach to AI, the company is clearly preparing serious visual and functional updates for all of its platforms.

Apple is clearly making serious visual and functional updates to all of its platforms.

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