Apple has just announced WWDC for 2020, coming in June (no exact date
specified). The conference will be presented as what Apple calls a
completely new online experience, confirming that a physical event will not
be happening this year due to coronavirus concerns.
In the online event, Apple will preview the future of iOS, iPadOS, macOS,
watchOS and tvOS. Apple will also release developer betas at the same time.
Apple VP Phil Schiller said in a
<https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/03/apples-wwdc-2020-kicks-off-in-june-w
ith-an-all-new-online-format/> press statement that the current health
situation has required that Apple change the format for this year. Just like
many other tech conferences, the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has meant
Apple had to ditch its typical plan of hosting a 5000-attendee conference in
San Jose.
This year, Apple says it will hold a full online schedule of keynote and
sessions. Apple said it will be sharing more details in the coming weeks.
Clearly, Apple had to shake things up significantly as it has not announced
a firm date for the keynote - just that the new WWDC will happen sometime in
June.
Craig Federighi, Apple SVP Software Engineering, teases the event: "With all
of the new products and technologies we've been working on, WWDC 2020 is
going to be big".
Apple also said it will contribute $1 million to local San Jose
organizations to help offset the economic hit to the city from WWDC not
being held at a physical location.
Apple says it will share more details about its plans "between now and
June".
At WWDC, we expect Apple to announce its next generation operating systems:
iOS 14, watchOS 7, macOS 10.16, tvOS 14 and more. 9to5Mac obtained internal
iOS 14 builds this week, so <https://9to5mac.com/feature/exclusive/> check
out the leaks to get a taste of what to expect.
By <https://9to5mac.com/author/benjaminmayo/> Benjamin Mayo
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