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On Monday at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 25), Tech Giant announced its upcoming software overhaul of the Apple Watch, the Watchos 26. The Watchos 26 will be launched with a redesigned interface based on Apple's new liquid glass operating system, wristflick gestures, and new Apple Intelligence-driven training buddy fitness features. The redesigned interface is because Apple is trying to integrate the look and feel of the software across all devices. You can use the new listflick gesture to reject notifications you want to deal with later. You can also use a wrist flick to mute incoming calls and silence…

Apple Wallet is getting something a little more travel-friendly, Apple announced at WWDC 2025. This app can instantly hold the digital version of your passport, and boarding pass acquires a new feature that promises to make travel a little easier. The new passport feature “is not a replacement for a physical passport,” Apple said, but it can be used with apps that require age and identity verification, as well as supported TSA checkpoints. A digital passport may help you procrastinate if you haven't yet obtained your actual ID. Boarding pass has been stored in the wallet app for a long…

As part of Apple's Liquid Glass redesign announced at WWDC 2025, the new iOS 26 will recreate several native Apple features and apps. The lock and home screens are getting updates that match the overall aesthetics of liquid glass. On the lock screen, Apple uses a custom font called San Francisco to display the date and time. The font then expands to take up the available space depending on the image selected on the lock screen. For example, if you have a photo of a dog with an sky in the background, it will take longer to fill the sky…

Apple Maps is getting an upgrade to better understand your commute and actively provide recommendations based on your traffic. Apple announced a map update coming to iOS 26 during WWDC 2025 on Monday. The company said your iPhone will learn the routes you often have to go home, work, or pick up your kids from school. The Maps app allows your iPhone to suggest these routes so you can check your commute before you leave and know how long it will take. Apple said the iPhone would propose alternative routes in the event of traffic or unexpected slowdowns, even if…

At WWDC on Monday, Apple unveiled a new dedicated gaming app designed to focus the gaming experience on Apple devices. The app will act as a game launcher, allowing users to track achievements and view leaderboards. The gaming app also includes social features, such as the Play Together tab, where you can see what your friends are playing, compare scores, and invite them to play. There are also “challenges.” This is a new way to compete with friends in a score-based showdown. For developers, challenges are built on top of the arcade leaderboards, allowing single-player games to be transformed into…

Apple has announced a new Apple Music update for WWDC 2025 with the new iOS 26 update. The company said it has added lyrics translation capabilities to Apple Music Service, making it easier to understand the meaning of songs in another language. This may reduce your visits to Genius.com or any such alternative sites. The company also adds a pronunciation feature so you can sing songs without getting anything meaningless or the wrong words or phrases. Additionally, Apple said it is adding Auto-Mix to build an endless mix of songs one after the other based on the previous song. This…

Apple is introducing live translations powered by Apple Intelligence for messaging, FaceTime and phone calls. “Live translation allows you to translate conversations on the fly,” Apple's Director of Input Experiences Leslie Ikemoto said Monday at the WWDC 2025 event. The translation feature is “enabled by an Apple build model that runs fully on the device, so personal conversations remain personal.” In a message, live translation will automatically translate text when you type and stream in your preferred language. Similarly, each text can be translated instantly when the person sending the text message responds. When you catch up with FaceTime, Apple's…

Apple's iPhone may not have gotten any significant AI upgrades, but you get a fresh coat of paint. The same goes for other Apple operating systems. At the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 25) on Monday, the company announced a refreshed user interface called Liquid Glass, featuring shiny, reflective, transparent visual interface elements that give the software a “glass-like” look and feel. Screenshot The design refresh is inspired by Apple's VR headset, the Vision Pro. If an interface is built for a spatial computing headset, integrate the design of your iPhone with the design of other Apple devices. This change could…

As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have emerged, including a potential new name for the operating system, a dedicated gaming app, and a virtual health coach. This could be a major update, including a dramatic redesign inspired by Vision Pro. Here is a summary of the most notable features rumored to come to iOS 19. And check out the live coverage of the keynotes here. New name Sources told Bloomberg that Apple plans to change the name of the operating system to reflect the year of release, rather than using version numbers.…

Welcome to WWDC 2025 Apple's annual developer conference, WWDC 2025, starts at 10am and is hoping to be announced soon. We expect the biggest announcement to be newly designed iOS. This reports that it has similar design elements to Visionos, the software powered by Apple Vision Pro. According to Bloomberg, the company calls it liquid glass. So the new OS has a transparent interface and a more circular app icon that breaks away from today's traditional square format. We're also looking forward to a dedicated gaming app that can replace the aging arcade app and include access to Apple Arcade…