In Cupertino, everything is ready to celebrate WWDC 2023, the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, which will be held from June 5 to 9 and will begin the traditional keynote in the pre-recorded online format used during the pandemic years.

The event with Apple developers is the most important of those that the company celebrates every year, even above the introduction of its flagship product, the new generations of iPhones, which are usually announced in September. Apple cares about developers like few other companies, and given the multi-million numbers registered in the App Store, it’s no wonder.

In addition to development, the world leader in consumer technology by revenue and profit always uses this conference to present new versions of all your operating systems and also hardware news, generally new Macs, although this year we’ll see a very special premiere.

What to expect from WWDC 2023

Apple is jealously guarding information about the products to be introduced, but like other companies, it does not avoid numerous leaks trying to get ahead of the launch conference. This year, the following is expected:

Apple XR – Reality Pro

He Apple’s mixed reality deviceThe star of the event will be the powerhouse expected to revive the type of VR / AR technology that failed to live up to the huge expectations it generated. It has been in development since at least 2015, and in those years the company has accumulated talent through the purchase of several companies specializing in AR hardware, 3D games and virtual reality software, highlighted by the purchase of PrimeSense, which developed the sensor technology for Microsoft Kinect. .

From what we know so far (always anecdotal information), the development of this project is known internally as T288. The viewfinder would offer 16K resolution (8K in each eye) and the device would be completely wireless. It would work independently of iPhones and any other device and have its own operating system “xrOS”. Please note that this will be a device intended for a professional audience because its price will be quite high. Apple usually turns everything they develop into gold, and with devices like the iPhone, iPad or Watch they have revolutionized the industry, but this is an unknown terrain where others have failed. There are doubts about its potential.

Mac Pro

The professional workstation Apple is another one of the big ones expected for WWDC 2023. And its very launch should serve to complete the transition to silicon program, that is, to change the hardware architecture of its entire line of Mac personal computers, which in three years will replace Intel x86 processors in favor of proprietary designs under the ARM-licensed RISC architecture.

The program has been a success so far, but it remains to be seen how ARM can handle Apple’s most powerful machines, and whether Apple’s engineers have managed to create a chip capable of competing in the performance of the Intel Xeon W that powers the current Mac Pro. .

MacBook air

January marked 15 years since the launch of the MacBook Air. During this time, Apple managed to make it one of the best-selling laptops and a reference in terms of design thin and light notebooks. All the rumors indicate that we will see a new Air, the largest that Apple has made so far, with a screen of 15.5 inches.

Another highlight of the new Air would be its main hardware engine. The current model was one of those updated with the M2 SoC, but another one is already on the way. This is the Apple M3, which – according to information – is already being produced by the TSMC foundry. From it we can expect more performance, less consumption and greater integration with its 3 nm.

Operating systems and software

Apple usually releases new versions of its operating systems at this conference, delivering the first build to developers. The latest this year would be ‘RealityOS‘ abbreviated ‘xrOS’ and that Apple has signed up to run its mixed reality device.

However, the most important thing remains iOS 17, the next version of the operating system for iPhones and from which interesting news is expected. Most notably, iOS 17 changes the iPhone’s lock screen interface to a connected home screen. It will include a diary application, which will also be combined with the also rumored feature for tracking the user’s emotional state. It will also include major updates to features like Siri, Wallet, Find My, SharePlay and AirPlay.

It won’t be the only thing because the new version Mac Operating System for Mac computers; iPadOS for iPad tablets and watchOS for your wearable devices and tvOS for streamers and multimedia content service.

Since this event is aimed at developers, we can expect news for them as well, especially in conversion tools existing Mac mobile apps with Xcode, a solution that offers native compilers, editors and debuggers, as well as Rosetta 2 virtualization technology for developers to port existing iOS and iPadOS apps to new ARM Macs without modification.

WWDC 2023 Program

• Guest: Apple
• When: From 5 to 9 June 2023
• Where: Apple Park – Cupertino
• Content: Keynote. Presentation of electronic products, software and services. Technical meetings with developers.
• Website: Developer-Apple