Liquid Glass design, Apple Intelligence APIs, and visionOS 26 tools highlight Apple’s 2025 State of the Union for developers.

Apple's WWDC keynote was jam-packed with AI promises and unbridled ambitions. This year, the tech giant scaled back its Apple Intelligence messaging and made it crystal clear what we'd be getting – and not getting – in its latest software updates.

Apple has yet to deliver on some of the key technology advances that could modernize developers' apps for the AI era.

The Verge’s new senior AI reporter, Hayden Field, noticed we didn’t hear the name of Apple’s assistant very much during the WWDC 2025 keynote on Monday. Even as presenters discussed opening up Apple Intelligence to third-party developers and new AI features for other apps,

Apple announced a set of significant updates to its operating systems, including the new variant of iOS, called iOS 26, services, and software, such as a sleek new “Liquid Glass” interface.However, the

Users will be able to access the AI models either on device or with Private Compute to generate responses that feed into the rest of their shortcut.

Apple took a measured approach to AI at WWDC. A new research paper suggests the company is skeptical about some recent AI advances too.

Apple is holding its annual developer conference. Here are all of the major reveals from the event, which include a revamped iOS design and new apps.