Apple announced its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026 will take place June 8-12, 2026, at Apple Park and online, marking the last event overseen by CEO Tim Cook before his September retirement [1, 2, 3, 4].
The conference opens June 8 at 1 p.m. US Eastern Time (June 9, 1 a.m. Taiwan/Beijing Time) with a keynote unveiling iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27 and visionOS 27 [1, 2, 5, 3, 6, 4]. More than 1,000 developers, designers, and students will attend in person at Apple Park that day alongside a live online program featuring over 100 sessions, Group Labs, and developer forums through June 12 [1, 5, 3, 6].
The centerpiece is iOS 27’s all-new Siri voice assistant, which gains generative AI capabilities, a major interface overhaul, and context awareness to better understand screen content and execute cross-app commands [1, 2, 3, 4]. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported Siri 2.0, codenamed “Campos,” will be Apple's first AI chatbot and may integrate Google’s Gemini multimodal AI model [3, 4]. Other iOS 27 updates may include a redesigned Camera app and AI-based user experiences [2, 7, 4].
Apple Intelligence is a core focus, with deep AI integration promised across all platforms to match recent advances by Google, including Google's Gemini model and Android 17 [1, 2, 3, 8]. The event includes a Platforms State of the Union session after the keynote for developer details and API introductions [1, 2, 3].
The Swift Student Challenge selected 350 winners globally, with 50 distinguished students invited for in-person experiences at Apple Park during WWDC [1, 2, 5, 3].
The conference will be Tim Cook's final WWDC as CEO before John Ternus succeeds him on September 1 [2, 7, 8].
The WWDC keynote and Apple Park opening day event will start June 8 at 1 p.m. US Eastern Time, followed by the developer-focused Platforms State of the Union at 4 p.m.
John Ternus will officially take over as Apple's CEO on September 1, ending Cook's tenure that began in 2011 [2, 7].
