June WWDC 2024 Keynote: iOS 18, Mac Studio M3, etc., what to expect?

The WWDC conferencewill take place this year from June 10 to 14. The first day of the event will be particularly important for all those who follow the Californian firm, since it is the one designated by Apple to hold its traditional opening Keynote.

During the latter, the aim is to tell us more about the next major new features of the upcoming OS, iOS 18 and macOS 15 in particular, but not only. The WWDC keynote is also known for great hardware announcements (Mac Pro, Apple silicon, Vision Pro, etc.). So let's take stock a few weeks before the event on what we are likely to see there.

iOS 18, macOS 15 and other software announcements

iOS 18, macOS 15, iPAdOS 18, tvOS 18 and watchOS 11 and possibly visionOS 2 should constitute the batch of software highlighted during the conference and throughout WWDC elsewhere. Here are the specific points that Apple could explore on the big day.

Artificial intelligence

The Cupertino company ishighly anticipatedin the field of artificial intelligence. Faced with the democratization of generative AI like ChatGPT or even Dall-E in recent months, it has remained discreet. Enough to increase its publicity effects on the subject tenfold?

Because it is rumored that the next updates of its software, including iOS 18 and macOS 15, will integrate new capabilities supported by AI. Certain applications should also benefit from these new features, such asPages, Numbers, or even Keynoteand even Xcode, perhaps like what Microsoft is doing with its office suite powered by Copilot AI. Perhaps we will also seemore AI in image creation/editing? We also hope to see Siri enter a new dimension thanks, once again, to AI

Design

iOS 18 could see several big design and interface changes. There will be something new for widgets, according to Mark Gurman, but alsofor the menus. Some hypotheses see iOS 18 moving closer to the visionOS design.

Applications Apple

It is likely that iOS 18marks the arrival of RCS in iMessage, this protocol which would allow two compatible smartphones to communicate via the internet, whether they are running iOS or Android.

Otherwise, the Freeform application could see great improvements,like the Scenes feature, which would make it easier to find an element in a large Freeform table.

Accessibilities

Still very active on the accessibility side for its OS, Applewould work harder in 2024 on the side of iOS and macOS in particular, with improvements to text size management, new customization options for voice commands, as well as a new modehearing aids on AirPods.

Hardware Ads

The M3 chip already equips many Macs. Only Mac Studio and Mac Pro are currently stuck at the M2 generation.

WWDC 2024 could see these two machines be updated with the arrival of theM3 Ultra chip. If the rumors for a revival of the Mac Studio have been persistent, however, for the Mac Pro, this is less the case. Is the most expensive computer in the Mac line at the end of its life? Tim Cook will perhaps have something to answer for us at the next WWDC.

Otherwise, a few rare sources have cited the return of the iMac Pro, but this is an even more dubious hypothesis than that of the Mac Pro refresh.

For other product categories, for the moment, it seems difficult to make forecasts. So don't expect too much at this stage to see other hardware announcements other than those concerning the Mac.

Finally, remember that iOS 18 and the other new systems announced during the WWDC keynote will be made available to testers at the same time, or a few hours later, to launch a beta testing phase which will last all summer. The final versions shoulddisembark around mid-September.

Don't hesitate to tell us in the comments what new thing you're most looking forward to for WWDC 2024.

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.