I’d bet that Apple will also release a Siri SDK for the first time, giving developers access to the intelligent assistant. Members of Apple’s original Siri team, plus staff from AI acquisitions like Emotient and Vocal IQ, have been working hard on making Siri more reliable and intelligent, as well as having it actually read emotions by looking at your face. The next macOS will most likely include Siri for the first time, as part of a big push for the next-generation of Siri in all Apple products. That also makes it much easier to continue using a numeric system for sequential versions of the OS - instead of being something like “Mac OS X 10.12.2 Big Sur”, it’s much easier to just call it macOS 12.2.
The latter OS is due for a big change if I were to venture a guess, it would be that the OS X name would change to macOS to duplicate the naming convention for the other operating systems. This now means four different operating systems: iOS (which should be bumped to version 10.0 this year), tvOS (ditto, since it follows the iOS numbering system), watchOS (version 3.0), and OS X. Like clockwork, WWDC attendees are treated to previews of the next generation operating systems. In this preview, I’ll list some items that we think are definitely going to be announced, things that would be great if they are announced, and some rumored items that probably won’t show up.
This year’s event will be like most Apple keynotes, providing checklists of amazing statistics on app and device sales, announcements of updates to the stable of Apple operating systems, and - we hope - previews of coming attractions.
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On Monday, June 13, thousands of developers will join Apple executives and employees for the annual event that kicks off the next year of Apple software products - the Worldwide Developer Conference keynote address.