WWDC26 officially announced
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🗓️ 24 March 2026
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Stories discussed in this episode:
- Apple announces WWDC 2026 for June 8, iOS 27 set to be revealed
- Ads are coming to Apple Maps in the US and Canada this summer with a privacy-centric focus
- Tim Cook names Apple's greatest contributions, talks tariff refunds and retirement rumors
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to 9 to 5 Mac Daily for Tuesday, March 24th, 2026. |
| 0:07.5 | I'm your host, Chance Miller. |
| 0:09.7 | We are sponsored this week by Backblaze. |
| 0:13.4 | Leading off today, Apple is officially announced WWDC, 26, confirming the dates for its next worldwide developers' conference. The conference will kick off with a keynote on Monday, June 8th, where we expect Apple to announce iOS 27, MacOS 27, and much more. The teaser art for this year's conference shows a dark background with WWDC26 lit from the bottom. |
| 0:40.0 | Another version uses the same lighting theme and Apple Park's iconic ring. |
| 0:44.9 | The conference officially runs that entire week, so from June 8th through June 12th, |
| 0:50.0 | the entire conference will be available online with the only in-person component being that special event on Monday, June 8th. |
| 0:59.3 | Apple says that WWDC26 will spotlight updates for Apple's platforms, including AI advancements and exciting new software and developer tools. |
| 1:09.1 | There will also be access to Apple engineers and designers |
| 1:12.3 | and insight into new tools, frameworks, and features. For most of us, the most exciting part |
| 1:18.7 | will be the announcement of Apple's new software platforms, including iOS 27. iOS 27 will reportedly |
| 1:25.3 | focus on fixing bugs and improving overall stability. |
| 1:29.3 | The update will also lay the groundwork for the first foldable iPhone, according to rumors, |
| 1:34.0 | which is reportedly launching later this year. |
| 1:36.8 | Apple is also continuing to develop new Apple intelligence features, |
| 1:40.6 | and, of course, actually ship the features it announced way back at WWDC 24. |
| 1:46.0 | Whether or not Apple has any new hardware planned for WWDC this year remains to be seen, |
| 1:51.5 | but again, those dates are officially June 8th through June 12th, so we'll learn more in the coming |
| 1:57.1 | months. |
| 1:58.5 | We are sponsored this week by Backblaze. |
| 2:01.4 | Spring is when a lot of us clean up our Macs. |
| 2:04.0 | We delete old files, reorganize folders, but before you start deleting things, you should |
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