What to expect at WWDC 2023: Reality Pro, iOS 17, and new MacBooks

Apple’s 2023 Worldwide Developer Conference is just some days away—it kicks off with a keynote on Monday, June 5. That keynote will probably be livestreamed (we’ll liveblog it, too), and it is anticipated to be a doozy.

The WWDC keynote is not at all times essentially the most thrilling for non-developers, because it normally focuses on iOS updates moderately than thrilling new {hardware}. There have been exceptions, although, and subsequent week’s occasion will certainly be considered one of them. Apple is anticipated to lastly unveil its rumored combined actuality headset, which has taken a protracted and winding path to market.

That would be the predominant focus, however there will probably be fascinating new developments on the iPhone, Mac, and Watch. Here’s what to expect from the WWDC keynote subsequent week.

New MacBooks

Let’s begin with the bit that will probably be most instant and related to shoppers: There will probably be new Macs, and at least a few of them are seemingly to launch this summer time.

There have been quite a few experiences from varied sources within the provide chain and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman that Apple is engaged on a 15-inch MacEbook Air alongside a refresh of the 13-inch Air.

There has been some confusion within the pre-launch rumors about which chip will ship within the 15-inch MacEbook Air: the M2 or the upcoming M3. Some early proof pointed to the M2, however we seemingly will not know till the keynote. Like the M2 that adopted the M1, the M3 would most likely provide a noticeable however not radical improve in CPU efficiency over its predecessor. The M2 noticed an enormous leap in graphics efficiency, although. It stays to be seen whether or not that will probably be repeated this time.

The 15-inch Air will not differ considerably from the 13-inch mannequin past the display measurement.

Bloomberg moreover reported that Apple will refresh the 13-inch MacEbook Pro—yep, the one that also has a Touch Bar. We’re shocked to see that laptop computer sticking round; we have mentioned earlier than that it is a robust promote when the 13-inch MacEbook Air and 14-inch MacEbook Pro can be found as options. But Apple has repeatedly mentioned that it is considered one of its hottest Macs, so it appears it is sticking round.

Below: Photos of the latest iteration of the 13-inch MacEbook Air with captions from our overview final yr.

Apple can be arguably due to replace the 24-inch iMac, and after all, there’s the long-in-limbo Mac Pro. We have not heard particular credible rumors about that risk at WWDC, however the timing strains up, so that you by no means know.

Reality headset and xrOS

Now on to the large one: Apple will lastly give builders in attendance a glance at its long-in-development combined actuality headset, which is probably going to be known as Reality Pro. Alongside that, the corporate will go into element a couple of new working system particularly constructed for that system, most likely known as xrOS or one thing related to that.

We’ve written quite a bit concerning the many, many leaks and experiences about Reality Pro over the previous few years, and by now, we now have a transparent image of what to expect.