10 New Apple Features From WWDC 2025 That Actually Matter

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Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote kept things focused: clean design, smarter privacy-first AI, and everyday quality-of-life upgrades across all devices. Here are the features that stand out—and why they actually matter.

1. Liquid Glass Design Across All Devices

Apple’s biggest visual redesign since iOS 7 introduces a new “Liquid Glass” interface. UI elements now float with translucent depth and respond subtly to motion and light, creating a more immersive, unified experience across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro.

It modernises Apple’s look without losing familiarity. More importantly, it improves readability and consistency across the entire ecosystem.

2. Year-Based OS Naming

Apple is simplifying its operating system names: iOS 26, macOS 26 (Tahoe), iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26. This subtle but practical change makes it easier for users and developers to track versions and compatibility at a glance—especially across multiple Apple devices.

3. Live Translation in Calls and FaceTime

You can now translate calls in real time. When you’re on a phone call or FaceTime, translated captions appear live—and if both sides agree, translated speech can even play aloud. Messages supports live translation while you type or receive text. This makes cross-language conversations effortless, inclusive, and private—perfect for travel, international teams, or connecting with friends and family who speak different languages.

4. Call Screening & Hold Assist

Incoming calls from unknown numbers are screened automatically, showing who’s calling and filtering likely spam. If you’re put on hold, Hold Assist takes over and notifies you when a real person returns. It saves time and frustration, especially with spam calls or customer service lines. You stay in control without having to stay on the line.

5. Visual Intelligence

Now, anything on your screen—photos, posters, objects, text—can be tapped for smart actions like translation, calendar suggestions, product links or event detection. You won’t have to copy-paste or switch apps—everything happens right where you are, making your device feel genuinely intelligent.

6. Foundation Model Framework for Developers

Apple is making its on-device AI available to developers through a new framework. It allows third-party apps to use large language models privately, locally and offline. Users get smarter, faster apps without compromising privacy. Developers gain powerful tools without needing cloud processing or internet access.

7. AI-Powered Xcode

Xcode now includes intelligent code suggestions, real-time debugging help, test generation and support for third-party models like ChatGPT—built directly into the app. Developers can build, test and ship apps faster. That means better apps and more frequent updates for everyone.

8. Windowed Multitasking on iPad

iPadOS 26 finally brings resizable, overlapping app windows and true multitasking. Apps continue running in the background, and you can drag and drop content between them more easily. This bridges the gap between iPad and Mac, turning iPad into a proper productivity machine for creatives, students and remote workers alike.

9. Mac Gets Phone App & Live Activities

macOS 26 introduces a full Phone app, letting you place and receive calls with synced history and voicemail. Live Activities—like food delivery or ride-tracking—now appear in the menu bar. It tightens continuity between iPhone and Mac, and gives you real-time updates without needing to check your phone.

10. New Games App

A dedicated Games app across iPhone, iPad and Mac brings Apple Arcade and App Store titles into one clean interface. You can track achievements, see game updates and get event alerts in one place. It gives Apple’s gaming ecosystem a long-overdue hub, making it easier to discover and return to games—especially useful for mobile gamers who want to stay engaged.

What’s Next

Developer betas are available now. Public betas begin in July. Final releases of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 and more are expected this September with the iPhone 16 launch.