Three Themes From WWDC 2025
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In today’s update, we will talk about three themes from the WWDC 2025 keynote. Two of the themes relate to items found in the keynote. The third theme is about something that wasn’t found in the keynote. In tomorrow's update, we will talk about some of my observations attending the keynote.
A few quick thoughts on the main takeaway from the WWDC 2025 keynote.
While Apple probably didn’t satisfy those who wanted the company to follow other Big Tech companies onto certain AI tracks, the announcements announced on the virtual WWDC stage were significant. In addition to unveiling its first universal redesign across its platforms, intelligence-infused features were sprinkled throughout the presentation in a multitude of ways. The frosting on the cake was a handful of visionOS and watchOS features that serve as great clues for where Apple, and the tech industry, are headed. Instead of an all-powerful, always talking chatbot that thinks for us while eschewing screens, we received proactive, spatial experiences that connect with us on an emotional level.
Liquid Glass Adds Vitality to the Apple Ecosystem
Alan Dye, Apple VP human interface design, was given the digital stage to unveil the largest redesign to Apple’s ecosystem since iOS 7 in 2013. One way to put that timeline in perspective: Above Avalon was still a year or so away from launching. The new design language, Liquid Glass, will define the way we use Apple devices for at least the next decade. There were signs found with a few iPhone features in recent years that a broader redesign was in the works.
If the iOS 7 design was about simplifying things
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