WWDC 2025: Everything announced, including Liquid Glass, Apple Intelligence updates, and more

WWDC 2025 started on Monday and as in previous years, the company focused on software updates and new technologies, including the next version of iOS, called iOS 26.

This year, there was considerable pressure on the company to rely on its promises and make developers a fine of developers Because it is late in AI and faces continuous legal challenges on its app store.

iOS 26 is the most dramatic change of design in more than a decade

When Apple introduced a major overhaul to iOS in 2013 with the launch of iOS 7He seemed shocking for many users with the passage of the anterior skeuomorphic design with real gradients and textures of the real world with more colorful but flat design style which reflected the taste of the director of the design of the Apple, Jony Ive, for minimalism.

At WWDC 2025The company announced a Updated user interface called liquid glasswhich presents brilliant, reflective and transparent visual interface elements that give the software a more “glassy” appearance and sensation.

The liquid glass display is translucent and will behave like glass in the real world. The color of the screen is informed by your content and will adapt between clear and dark environments. In addition, alerts appear from the place you press, the context menus develop in a digitable list when you scroll and press.

The lock screen and the home screen are Get updates which align with the overall aesthetic of liquid glass.

iOS 26, a new name of name

Instead of using system names like iOS 19 and MacOS 19, Apple will now use the year in the name name. This means that all of its operating systems will be called iOS 26, iPados 26, MacOS 26, TVOS 26, Watchos 26 and Visionos 26.

A dedicated game application

Apple has unveiled a new Dedicated game application which is designed to centralize game experiences on Apple devices. The application will serve as a launcher for games and will allow users to follow the achievements and view the rankings.

The Games application will also include social features, including a “Play Together” tab that allows you to see what your friends play, compare scores and invite them to play with you. There are also “challenges”, which is a new way of competing with friends in confrontations based on scores.

MacOS, iPados, Watchos, Visionos and Tvos updates

Apple has shown Watchos 26The new software overhaul for the Apple Watch. It will be launched with a redesigned interface based on the new Apple liquid glass operating system, a wrist gesture, new Apple Information Propelled FUNCTIONS BUDDY WORKOUTand more.

Apple TV is Also get a redesignWith a liquid glass aesthetic that offers an elegant and “discreet” design, said the company. One of the remarkable features is the possibility of jumping quickly in a user profile. Apple TV will now present profile options each time he wakes up sleep, which makes it more practical for each family member to select his profile and quickly resume watching his own favorite shows and films. There is also a Karaoke functionality.

MacOS 26, that society calls TahoeEast Also get upgradesin addition to the new liquid glass aesthetics will include a AI -AI shortcut application.

iPad OS will do the iPad feels like a macincluding a new Preview functioning This gives users a range of tools, including markup using Apple Pencil and Automatic. Users can also export images in different formats.

And with Visionos updatesApple Pro Ar / VR vision helmet obtains Some new accessories: A Logitech Muse stylus and the compatibility of the PlayStation VR2 meaning controller.

Carplay and AirPods updates too

While leaks have suggested more gestures and other additions, Apple has announced that the The AirPods range would obtain two key features: Studio quality audio recording and camera remote control. He also obtains a camera remote control.

Three of The biggest additions to Carplay Will be widgets and live activities, as well as the possibility of choosing a “tapback” response to incoming messages. Users will now also be able to pin their favorite conversations, just like in Imessage.

Apple wallet, surveys, cards and more

Other smaller features have also been announced, such as new Characteristics of trips for the Apple wallet; Imessages polls; Translation words and pronunciation features; And cards Learn your journey.

This story was initially published on June 5 and was considerably updated with all the announcements of the WWDC 2025 on June 9.