How to watch Apple WWDC 2023 and what is anticipated to be revealed
Apple WWDC takes place today – here’s everything we’re expecting Apple to launch.
Apple’s annual developer conference typically takes place in early June and traditionally offers a rundown of the new features that will come to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and all the company’s other known platforms and initiatives later in the year.
For 2023, the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is in its 34th year and Apple has said it will be it’s “biggest and most exciting yet”, with developers, students and some members of the press able to experience the in-person event at Apple Park, while others will be able to follow along online.
Here are all the details about how to watch WWDC 2023 and what is expected to be announced during the multi-day event.
What is WWDC?
Every year, usually in the late spring, Apple holds a developer conference to announce upcoming major software updates to all its platforms. Sometimes it also previews new hardware. All the consumer-facing announcements are made during a Day One keynote that is live-streamed online, although Apple tends to hold other presentations for developers and students to watch. The idea behind the entire conference is to get developers up to speed on Apple’s latest developments so that they can adequately prepare and update their apps. WWDC also signals to partners what Apple has coming down the pike.
When is WWDC 2023?
Apple has announced WWDC 2023 will start on Monday 5 June 2022. It will end on Friday 9 June 2023.
Main keynote
The main keynote for WWDC 2023 will take place on Day One (5 June 2022) at 10am PT. Here are the local times:
- San Francisco – 10:00 PDT
- New York – 13:00 EDT
- London – 18:00 BST
- Berlin – 19:00 CEST
- New Delhi – 22:30 IST
- Tokyo – 02:00 JST
- Sydney – 03:00 AEST
Other presentations and sessions
Apple has shared details of the WWDC 23 schedule, which you can see on the WWDC 23 page, giving you an idea of what will be happening over the four days. Following the main keynote, there is State of the Union at 1:30pm PT time, and Apple Design Awards at 6:30pm PT time.
For 2022, there were session videos on new features coming to iOS 16, iPadOS 16, tvOS 16, macOS 13, and watchOS 9 so we would expect similar for the respective software updates that should include iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, macOS 14, and watchOS 10 this year.
How to watch WWDC 2023
Apple will live-stream its main keynote on YouTube. We have embedded the video at the top of this page for you to watch. You will also be able to watch it on Apple’s Events page and the WWDC 2023 page, as well as the Apple Developer App and the Apple TV app.
What is expected to happen at WWDC 2023?
Nothing is of course confirmed as yet, but there have been a number of rumours surrounding what we might be able to expect at WWDC 23.
Apple Reality Pro
Apple is heavily rumoured to be working on a mixed reality headset, which has been called Reality Pro in rumours. It’s been claimed the headset could feature dual 4K displays and cameras that allow for advanced tracking and controller-free input. It’s also said to run on a new software OS called xrOS and cost around $3000.
We’ve been covering the rumours about the Apple mixed reality headset for the last eight years in our Apple Reality Pro feature so if you want a full rundown of what might appear, that’s where you’ll want to head.
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch
There have been a number of rumours to suggest Apple will introduce a 15-inch MacBook Air during WWDC, which we would welcome with open arms. It has been suggested the laptop will run the same M2 chip as the current MacBook Air 13-inch model, though with a larger screen of course. You can read all the rumours surrounding the MacBook Air 15-inch in our separate feature.
Apple Studio Mac with M2 Ultra and M2 Pro chips
Alongside the heavily rumoured MacBook Air 15-inch, there have also been a number of reports suggesting we might see other Mac models appear at WWDC. In fact, it’s looking like this year could even be more about hardware than software for a change. Reports suggest it’s possible we will see a Mac Studio with M2 Pro and M2 Ultra chip, though nothing is of course confirmed as yet.
iOS 17
We expect to see announcements surrounding the next iPhone software update during WWDC 23 and what features that will bring. The software update is expected to be iOS 17 and rumours so far suggest it won’t be a major overhaul, but there could be some “nice to have features” introduced.
Some changes to the Control Centre have also been rumoured. We’re keeping track of all the iOS 17 rumours in our separate feature.
iPadOS 17
There haven’t been as many rumours surrounding iPadOS 17 as there have been for iOS 17, though we still expect all the new software features coming to iPad for later in 2023 to be announced during WWDC. It’s likely that a redesigned Control Centre will also carry over to iPadOS 17 if iOS 17 introduces it, and there is talk of the Lock Screen from iOS 16 coming too. Third party app stores have also been rumoured for iOS 17 so it’s expected that iPadOS 17 will adopt this too. All the rumours are rounded up in our iPadOS 17 feature.
watchOS 10
The next major software build coming to Apple Watch is expected to be watchOS 10 and while we didn’t see huge changes with watchOS 9 – aside from sleep stages within sleep tracking and some other small changes – it’s thought watchOS 10 will be a more “extensive upgrade”. There are expected to be “notable changes to the user interface”, which you can read all the rumours about in our watchOS 10 feature.
