Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference begins Monday. Expect a slew of updates to the software that powers the company's devices.
Apple has been in sharp focus lately, as some of the inner workings of the infamously secretive and hugely powerful company were revealed in the Epic Games v. Apple trial last month. Apple often gets credit for creating the mobile app economy as we know it with its App Store, which has swelled into a multibillion-dollar business for the iPhone maker. But that also means that every software change the company makes can have a big impact for both app developers and consumers.
Well, get ready for more Apple software news—this time from its annual developers conference. WWDC kicks off on Monday, June 7, at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, with a keynote from Apple chief executive Tim Cook. A series of demos from other top software executives and key app developers will follow, since once again, this is a software conference (and Apple will do its best to show what great relationships it has with app developers).
Alas, just like last year’s WWDC, the event is virtual. This means it is both more accessible for those who typically can’t afford the ticket or make it there in person, and also will likely lack the energy, serendipitous encounters, and feeling of community of an IRL event. Apple is trying to address the latter with a new offering this year called Digital Lounges, though text-based Q&A sessions probably won’t be as fun as mainlining coffee with your coding buds.
