WWDC 2025: Apple announces iOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26 and more

Major updates to iOS, macOS, watchOS, iPadOS, tvOS and visionOS

By John McCann Published June 10, 2025

Apple kicked off WWDC 2025 with its keynote presentation at its annual World Wide Developer’s conference, and it was a bumper affair.

We were treated to a raft of updates across all of the firm’s software platforms, as we were introduced to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26 and visionOS 26.

The updates are some of the biggest Apple has ever launched, with a ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign for all platforms its biggest since iOS 7, while the iPadOS 26 update is the largest ever for iPad.

How long was the Apple WWDC 2025 keynote?

Great question. Apple gave us the shortest WWDC keynote in years, with a run time of just over an hour and a half.

WWDC keynote lengths

WWDC 2025: 1 hour 33 minutes
WWDC 2024: 1 hour 44 minutes
WWDC 2023: 2 hours 6 minutes
WWDC 2022: 1 hour 49 minutes
WWDC 2021: 1 hour 47 minutes
WWDC 2020: 1 hour 49 minutes

How can I rewatch the Apple WWDC 2025 keynote?

We’ve embedded the livestream YouTube video at the top of this article, which you’ll be able to replay at your leisure.

Read more: how to rewatch Apple’s WWDC keynote

WWDC 2025 keynote: as it happened

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Will my iPad get iPadOS 26? Here’s every supported model

We've got the full list of iPadOS 26 supported devices - find out if you're getting the new iPad update

iPadOS 26 home screen on an iPad

Apple announced iPadOS 26 at WWDC 2025, and the new iPad update comes with a fresh new look and plenty of features. Apple has ensured there are plenty of iPadOS 26 supported slates, so if you have a relatively new iPad you should get the update this year.

And no, you haven't missed a volley of updates since iPadOS 18 in 2024. Apple has skipped a bunch of numbers, so instead of giving us iPadOS 19 in 2025, we got iPadOS 26 alongside iOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26 and tvOS 26.

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Will my iPhone get iOS 26? Here’s every supported model

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iOS 26 features on a series of iPhone screens

Apple announced iOS 26 at WWDC 2025, and the new iPhone update comes with a fresh new 'Liquid Glass' look and plenty of features - and there are loads of iOS 26 supported devices, which is great news.

And no, you haven't missed a volley of updates since iOS 18 in 2024. Apple has skipped a bunch of numbers, so instead of giving us iOS 19 in 2025, we got iOS 26 alongside iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26 and tvOS 26. In short, Apple's brought its operating system numbering into line. Nice.

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These two macOS 26 features would transform the way I use my Mac

Writing tools in Apple Notes.

Apple’s execution with note-taking on macOS leaves a lot of room for improvement. There are so many areas where it feels like an abandoned project, instead of the future-proof experience that native iOS apps often deliver. In fact, the disparity across its own platforms is troubling.

Take, for example, iPadOS and iOS. You can quickly launch a notes page straight from the control, without having to close the existing app and launch the Notes app. On macOS, you don’t get any such facility.