Sketchnote summary of Appleโ€™s WWDC25 event
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Intro

Unified version numbers & new design: Liquid Glass!

Apple Intelligence

  • 1๏ธโƒฃ Universal for all OSs
  • ๐Ÿท Moves like liquid glass
  • โ†”๏ธ Designed to free up space
  • ๐Ÿ” New layered icons for glass effects

Oh, and all OSs will carry the same version number: starting with 26!

iOS 26

  • ๐Ÿท New design & glass icons
  • ๐Ÿ”“ Better lock screen
  • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ Redesigned apps (Phone, Camera, Facetime)
  • ๐Ÿš€ New games app
  • โฌ†๏ธ Improvements to Wallet, Maps, Music and Messages!

Apple Intelligence

  • ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Screenshots get Visual Intelligence, app search integration, and suggestions
  • ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Image Playground offers ChatGPT styles, and we can mix emojis
  • ๐Ÿ’ฌ Live Translation - on-device and integrated in apps
  • ๐Ÿง  Foundational Models open up to developers!

iPadOS 26

  • ๐Ÿšฅ New window system! (like on Mac!) โญ๏ธ
  • ๐Ÿ“ Files app improvements, including custom folders in Dock
  • ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Audio and video creation becomes more pro
  • ๐Ÿ“„ New Preview app lets you view and mark up PDFs and more

watchOS 26

  • ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ Get pep talks from your Workout Buddy ๐Ÿ“ฃ (requires iPhone nearby)
  • ๐ŸŽจ Liquid glass and new Workout app layout to access more features
  • ๐Ÿ’ฌ Live translate, adjust your backgrounds and better smart replies in messages
  • โ˜๏ธ More pro-active Smart Stack and hints
  • ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ Notes app comes to Apple Watch!

macOS 26

  • ๐Ÿท New Liquid glass icons and design
  • โšก Shortcuts gets Apple Intelligence
  • ๐Ÿ” Supercharged Spotlight that integrates with Shortcuts
  • โœˆ๏ธ Live activities
  • ๐Ÿ‘พ Dedicated Games app

tvOS 26

  • ๐Ÿท Liquid glass controls
  • ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Poster art in the tv app
  • ๐ŸŽค Sing-along with your iPhone(s)
  • ๐Ÿ‘ค Choose your profile upon wake and auto sign-in
  • ๐ŸŽญ 11 Apple Originals (new and renewed shows & movies)

visionOS 26

  • ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Place widgets in your environment ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ“†๐ŸŽต
  • ๐ŸŒ„ Spatial scenes and browsing
  • ๐Ÿ™‹ Lifelike personas ๐Ÿ˜ฏ
  • ๐Ÿข Enterprise sharing and APIs
  • ๐Ÿช Jupiter environment
  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Logitech Muse 3D pen and PSVR controller ๐ŸŽฎ

CarPlay 26

  • ๐Ÿ”ฃ Widgets
  • ๐Ÿ‘ˆ Tapbacks
  • โšก Live activities
  • ๐ŸŽฌ Play video when parked
  • ๐Ÿฆธ CarPlay Ultra released on car models