ZDNET’s WWDC 2025 recap with Sabrina Ortiz and Jason Hiner

Apple has established itself as a tech-giant with over 2.35 billion active devices worldwide. Much of the devices’ appeal lies in the operating systems underlying it — and that’s why Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference is always one to keep up with. 

At this year’s WWDC, Apple unveiled a slew of new features across iOS, MacOS, WatchOS, VisionOS, and iPadOS, including the first major iOS redesign in 13 years, which will give your iPhone an entirely new feel and look based on Apple’s new “Liquid Glass” motif inherited from the Vision Pro. And this year, the same redesign will propagate across all of Apple’s operating systems, which all get a common renaming scheme based on the year (iOS 26, MacOS 26, WatchOS 26, etc.). 

Catering to years of user requests, Apple also released highly anticipated iPadOS features geared toward iPad power users by making the iPad more like the Mac. And of course, there were plenty of Apple Intelligence updates. 

Also: Apple’s de-chatbot-ification of AI is nearly complete

The AI race is in full swing, with nearly every tech company competing to build the public’s AI tool of choice, and yet, Apple has been an outlier. Apple continues to take a different approach from competitors — but not necessarily in a bad way. 

To get a recap of all of the best announcements across the products, and learn more about Apple’s strategy towards Apple Intelligence and beyond, you can watch us (ZDNET Editor in Chief Jason Hiner and Senior AI Editor Sabrina Ortiz) talk through what we saw live at the event. You’ll also learn the list of features we can’t wait to install on our devices.

At ZDNET we attend all of the major tech events, closely track tech trends, go hands-on with the newest products, and talk to experts everyday. We now want to share these insights and experiences with you and invite you to join in on conversations we would have if we could all be together in the same space. So watch the YouTube video and jump into the comments on YouTube or here on ZDNET and let us know your thoughts on WWDC 2025.
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