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Everything Apple announced at its annual developer conference

Everything Apple announced at its annual developer conference

Time of India10-06-2025
HighlightsApple has introduced a new 'Liquid Glass' design language for its software, enhancing app interfaces with a sleek translucence and dynamic adaptations to light and movement. The upcoming major release of the iOS operating system will adopt a new naming convention based on the year of release, along with significant visual upgrades and new features like call screening and customizable chat backgrounds. Apple Intelligence will be enhanced with real-time conversation translation, integration with Apple Pay for order tracking, and new tools for developers to create intelligent applications using on-device foundational models.
Apple
unveiled upgrades to operating systems across its devices on Monday, including overhauled visual elements, a fresh naming system for software updates and new features in its Apple Intelligence suite.
At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, the company also said it would open up the underlying technology it uses for Apple Intelligence to developers.
These are some of the key announcements from the event:
"Liquid glass"
Apple is rolling out a new "Liquid Glass" design language across its software, bringing sleek translucence and a glass-like shine to app interfaces.
Inspired by visionOS on the Vision Pro augmented reality device, the design adapts to light and dark modes and reacts dynamically to movement using real-time rendering.
The new design will be implemented in buttons, sliders, media controls and larger elements such as tab bars and sidebars, along with matching redesigned toolbars and navigation.
Apple is releasing
updated Application Programming Interfaces
so that developers can begin adapting their apps ahead of the new design rollout later this year.
Operating systems
This year's major iOS release would have originally been called iOS 19, following the usual sequence after iOS 18.
However, Apple is now changing its naming convention: future iOS versions will be numbered based on the year following their release-similar to how car manufacturers name new models.
Several parts of the operating systems are getting a major visual overhaul as part of the redesign.
The Phone app now includes call screening, allowing it to answer calls or wait on hold for you. The Messages app is also getting updates that include customizable chat backgrounds.
Apple also said it would add generative AI to its Xcode coding tools that can help developers write code, test it and resolve errors. The company said it would add other coding models such as ChatGPT to Xcode.
Apple Intelligence
New additions to the operating system include Live Translation, which uses on-device AI models to translate conversations in real time, in text messages, phone calls or FaceTime.
Apple Pay is also getting Apple Intelligence integration, enabling it to track orders even for purchases made outside Apple Pay.
Meanwhile, Image Playground is getting a boost with a new feature that allows users to generate images with the help of OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Apple will now allow developers to tap into its on-device foundational model for their own apps. Through the new Foundation Models framework, developers can build intelligent, privacy-focused experiences that work offline too.
Visual Intelligence
Apple will also let users learn more about what's on their iPhone screens via Visual Intelligence.
Users can search across Google, Etsy and other supported apps to find visually similar images or products. If the tool detects that you're viewing an event, iOS 26 will suggest adding it to your calendar.
This feature will be accessible using the same button combination used to take a screenshot on an iPhone.
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