Hours before Google I/O AI fest, Apple drops WWDC 2025 schedule
Okay Apple, you got me. I have been covering tech for years and so, every time a tech company makes me look hard and think, it is befitting to say, 'well played, mate.' That is what I felt last night in the hours leading into Google's I/O 2025, its biggest developer event of the year where the Mountain View company raised the bar by announcing multiple AI products, most of which are confirmed to become public soon. Anyhow, if you're wondering how Apple figures in this conversation, well, Cupertino dropped a surprise – the schedule for its own Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025 – right ahead of the Google keynote.advertisementApple ran the newsroom post with the headline, 'Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off June 9', which I have to say, is a bit misleading if you're finicky about these things. My instant reaction was: wait, wasn't this announced already? But given how every Apple reveal is carefully timed and masterfully crafted, it made me go back and check if I was missing something. Indeed, Apple had announced the WWDC 2025 dates in late March. There is no change. The conference will run from June 9 through June 13. But I digress.
Apple's save your date for WWDC 2025
The headline may be off, but the underlying content gives you an inside look into Apple's full schedule for WWDC 2025 and a couple of more details to get you started if you're looking to cover it. It is largely on expected lines. WWDC 2025 will be a free, online event running from June 9 to 13, promising a deep dive into the newest Apple tools and technologies, aimed at empowering developers to create even better apps and games for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TVs, Vision Pros, and Apple Watches.advertisementThere will be two key events. Both will happen on day one. One, the keynote, is meant for everybody: developers and the public. Here, Apple executives – including CEO Tim Cook – will take the stage one by one to reveal full details of the next major iteration of its many software products, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, as well as watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. Hardware announcements are uncommon, but you can't rule them out.The keynote will kick off at 10 AM PDT (which translates to 10:30 PM in India) and available to watch online across Apple's official website, the Apple Developer app, the Apple TV app, and the Apple YouTube channel. The other big event is Platforms State of the Union which is more developer-centric giving them a more in-depth look at the new tools and advancements that they can then use to build and update their apps and services accordingly.Apple also takes 50 deserving students who have built award-winning apps to its HQ, Apple Park, where all the WWDC action happens, under its Swift Students Challenge [we sat down with one of the winners, 21-year-old Indian developer, Jaagrav Seal. You can read more about our interaction here).The timing of Apple's announcement, just before Google's big AI event, didn't go unnoticed. Even though Apple Intelligence makes no mention in the release, it is a clear reminder of the ongoing dance between the tech giants, who are each vying for the attention of developers and the broader tech community. With Google I/O 2025 (and Microsoft Build 2025) done and dusted, all eyes are now on Apple to see how it responds to the current landscape amid a challenging past few months where it has been facing scrutiny from lawmakers and heat from critics for failing to deliver on some of its AI promises, many of which were laid out at last year's WWDC.Tune In
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