WWDC 2025 should be software-only this time
Apple isn’t expected to introduce new hardware during its WWDC keynote, with the 2025 event said to be a software-only affair.
As a major event for developers, WWDC is chiefly focused on software, but hardware does sometimes make an appearance. For WWDC 2025, it seems that there won’t be any new devices shown off during Monday’s keynote.
Writing in the “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg on Sunday, Mark Gurman says that Apple doesn’t have any new hardware ready to be released during WWDC itself.
As usual, it does have a selection of hardware on the way, including the iPhone 17, new Apple Watch models, and updated Macs. However, they won’t be coming out until the traditional fall events.
There’s rumors of a new AirTag in the works and nearing release. However, Gurman doesn’t consider it notable enough to debut at WWDC, let alone it making sense to do so.
Though Apple has last used WWDC to bring out the Apple Vision Pro as a new hardware category, it won’t this time. Add in the backlash over the Apple Intelligence delays in 2024, and it seems like Apple will be keen to fix and improve software in 2025, instead of expanding its remit.
