WWDC 2025 shut down on Monday and, like previous years, the company focused on software updates and new techniques, including the next version of iOS, including iOS 26.
This year, the company was under considerable pressure to build its promises and amend the developers as it lags behind in AI and the face continued legal challenges on its app store.
IOS 26 is the most dramatic design change in over a decade
When Apple introduced a major overhaul for iOS back iOS with the launch of iOS 7 in 2013, it was associated with gradients and real -world texture with shifts from pre -scemorphic design for many users and shifted to the design style, which reflects the taste of the then main design officer of Apple for minimalism.
In WWDC 2025, the company announced a refreshing user interface called liquid glass, which includes shiny, reflective and transparent visual interface elements that make the software a more “glassy” look and feel.
The liquid glass display is transcendent and will behave like glass in the real world. The color of the screen is informed by your content and will be favorable between light and dark environment. In addition, the alert from where you tap, the reference menu extends to a scanable list when scrolled and tapped.
Lock screen and home screen are getting updates that align with the overall beauty of liquid glass.
iOS 26, a new naming scheme
Instead of using systems names like iOS 19 and MACOS 19, Apple will now use the year as part of the name. This means that all its operating systems will be called iOS 26, iPados 26, Macos 26, TVOS 26, Watches 26, and Visionos 26.
A dedicated game app
Apple unveiled a new dedicated gaming app designed to centralize gaming experiences on Apple devices. The app will serve as a launcher for the game and allow users to track achievements and see the leaderboard.
The Games app will also include social features, including a “Play Together” tab that lets you see what your friends are playing, comparing the score, and inviting them to play with you. There is also “challenges”, which is a new way to compete with friends in a score-based shodown.
Macos, iPados, Watchos, Visionos and TVOS updates
Apple showed up the upcoming software overhaul Watchos 26 for Apple Watch. It will launch Apple’s new liquid glass operating system, a wrist-fruit gesture, a new Apple intelligence-draft workout large fitness feature, and more with a re-designed interface based on more.
Apple TV is also getting a redesign, with a liquid glass aesthetics that provides a smooth and “vineit” design, the company said. One of the standout features is the ability to jump quickly into the user profile. Apple TV will now make each family a member more convenient to select your profile and start to see your favorite shows and movies quickly to select your profile. There is also a karaoke facility.
The Macos 26, which the company calls Taho, is also getting some upgrade, in addition to the new liquid glass beauty, the AI-operated shortcut app will be included.
The iPad OS will make the iPad feel like a Mac, including a new preview feature that gives users several tools, including the Markup using Apple Pencils and Autofils. Users can also export images in various formats.
And with the update of Visionos, Apple’s Vision Pro Ar/VR headset is getting a pair of new goods: a Logitech Muse Stylus and Playstation’s VR2 sense controller compatibility.
Updates for carplays and airpods, also
While Leaks suggested more gestures and other additions, Apple announced that the AirPods lineup would get two major features: studio-quality audio recording and camera remote. This camera remote is also available.
Three of the largest additions of Carplay will also be the ability to choose “tapback” response for messages along with widgets and live activities. Users will now be able to pin their favorite conversation like IMESSAGE.
Apple wallet, election, map, and more
Other small features were announced, such as new travel -friendly features for Apple Wallet; Voting in iMessages; Lyrics translation and accent features; And maps will learn your movement.
The story was originally published on 5 June and was significantly updated with all announcements from WWDC 2025 on 9 June.
