Normally, WWDC sees Apple get on stage and talk about all the new features and innovations in its next-gen operating systems. And we get developer betas, which means an early hands-on look at the latest iterations of iOS 15 and macOS 12, all ready to test out. This year was no different. So here’s everything Apple announced at WWDC 2021.

  • WWDC 2021 Schedule: Dates and Timing
  • iOS 15
  • iPadOS 15
  • macOS 12
  • watchOS 8
  • tvOS 15

WWDC 2021 Schedule: Dates and Timing

Let’s kick things off by answering the most important question – when is the WWDC 2021 keynote? Well, the developer conference runs from June 7 to June 11, but the main event — the keynote — will be held on June 7 at 10:00 AM PDT (10:30 PM IST in India). You can check out the WWDC 2021 keynote date and timings for some popular regions, including India, Europe, Japan, and others, right here:

For most people, the keynote is what matters. It’s where we will get to learn all about the new updates and improvements in Apple’s ecosystem. Hopefully, we will get to see Craig Federighi continue his long-standing legacy of making dad jokes on stage. If you’re a developer, chances are you will also be interested in all the other, more targeted events. Apple is yet to put out the complete schedule for the event, including 1:1 labs and online sessions. You will be able to find the latest updates on the Apple Developer website.

iOS 15

iOS 15 is likely the announcement in which most people are interested during the WWDC 2021 keynote, and this year Apple made sure we got a lot of iOS announcements. There are a ton of new features in iOS 15. There are more iPhone widgets on offer, plus you can now watch movies together on FaceTime or use FaceTime to share your iPhone screen as well.

iPadOS 15

While usually macOS announcements come with a lot of shenanigans from Craig and his descriptions of Apple’s crack marketing team, this year it was a more subdued announcement. macOS 12 has been named macOS Monterey, and it brings a bunch of updates and improvements.

watchOS 8 is also official now, and there are some new features here to talk about. Starting off with the watch faces, watchOS 8 improves the Photos watch face and you can now use Portrait photos as watch faces, and watchOS will use the depth data to make some really interesting looks for your Apple Watch.

You can now also track your sleeping respiratory rate on Apple Watch, control your HomeKit accessories, and even view video feeds from HomeKit cameras straight on your wrist.

tvOS 15 was also announced at the event, and it brings a couple of new things but nothing really huge to the Apple TV. One big update is the fact that you will now be able to use your iPhone’s Face ID or Touch ID to authorise purchases on your Apple TV. That’s a big deal because you no longer need to type in passwords.

You can now also view multiple camera feeds on your Apple TV with tvOS 15. Plus, for HomeKit Secure-Video enabled cameras, you will now get a neat PiP view on your Apple TV when the camera detects motion. You can then click on the picture-in-picture video to get a full screen view.

This was the second online-only edition for Apple’s developer conference, and it was pretty well handled. WWDC is always chock full of software updates, some nerdiness from Apple, and pretty much always, dad jokes from Craig Federighi. This year the dad jokes seemed to be on the backfoot, but we sure got a lot of new features across Apple devices, so I’m not complaining.