Apple WWDC 2020: How to watch it and what to expect from Apple's upcoming developer conference
Apple's annual developer conference will be an online-only event for the first time this year for obvious reasons. The event is known as WWDC 2020, which stands for Worldwide Developers Conference.
During the event, we'll find out all about the upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. That's why it's of interest for consumers as well as developers.
Apple typically puts on its annual developer conference to showcase new software updates and technologies that developers can leverage to make their apps more innovative and up to date.
The conference, which normally takes place at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, usually costs $1,599 per ticket to attend in person but this time will be fee-free for developers enrolled in Apple's Developer Program and will all be live-streamed. However, the keynote will be free for anyone to watch at the times below.
When is Apple's WWDC 2020 keynote?
Apple's WWDC 2020 Special Event Keynote will take place on 22 June at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm BST.
How to watch it
The WWDC 2020 Keynote will be available to watch on YouTube, the Apple TV app, and the Apple Developer app and website. You'll also be able to watch the live-stream of the keynote online at Apple.com via the Safari, Chrome, and Firefox desktop browsers.
It will probably be a two-hour address. As we mentioned, the rest of the conference will be restricted to those enrolled in Apple's Developer Program.
Apple said it plans to stream a "Platforms State of the Union" on 22 June at 2pm PT. It will also have over 100 engineering sessions, with videos posted every day between 23 June 26 June at 10am PT.
What to expect from WWDC 2020
There's a lot that happens at WWDC, but we're focusing on the important announcements for Apple customers and users. We're really only focusing on products and services.
iOS 14 or iPhoneOS 14
Every year, Apple introduces a major new software update for the iPhone. This year, that update is thought to be called iOS 14, as it follows iOS 13 from the year before, and iOS 12 the year before that, and so on. Like those past iterations, an early test version of the software has leaked, revealing key features we can expect in the final release likely hitting iPhones this autumn.
There is a school of thought that Apple will revert to using iPhoneOS as the name for the operating system as we now have iPadOS, though this would seem like an unnecessarily confusing step to us.
We're detailing everything we know about iOS 14 here, and we plan to regularly update that guide. A few features expected include a new fitness app, a Slack-like mention system for iMessages, and the ability to set third-party apps as default.
iPadOS 14
Last year, Apple split off iOS into iPadOS. While iOS is for iPhone, iPadOS is for iPad. Both are so closely aligned that they follow the same update path. So, the next major of iPadOS will be iPadOS 14. It'll likely launch alongside iOS 14 but will have unique features for iPad users.
Early code uncovered from within iOS 14 hints that Apple is working on more advanced cursor support for iPads, blurring the lines further between iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS. It's implementing an auto-disappearing nature for the cursor. The theory is that, once the connected mouse has been motionless/untouched, the cursor on the display vanishes. Once the mouse is moved, the cursor reappears on screen.
WatchOS 7
watchOS 7 appears to be loaded with big changes and new features, including sleep tracking, new Infograph pro and International watchfaces, plus the ability to share watchfaces and set photos as your watch face and even parental controls. Blood oxygen detection has also been rumoured.
Check our watchOS 7 round-up for more
macOS 10.16
Last year, Apple introduced macOS Catalina. For 2020, we can expect a new macOS update. This will be macOS 10.16. Apple typically gives its Mac operating system a name for a Californian landmark but we don't know what it will be this time around.
Is that it?
No. We suspect Apple could announce a new Apple TV set-top box (or at least trail it) and an update to tvOS. We'll likely also hear about updates to ARKit and Siri. We also think it'll be the time that Apple announces Apple Tag, it's Tile tracker rival.
There are even rumorus Apple will announce its plans to release ARM-powered Macs and therefore transition away from Intel processors.
We also believe Apple may announce an iMac update. Because it is WWDC this would most likely be an update to the iMac Pro which was originally previewed at the event three years ago.
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