WWDC26: ‘Coming Bright Up’

It’s almost that time of year again - WWDC 2026 is just around the corner. Apple sent out press invites and developer updates today, with the tagline ‘Coming Bright Up’.

As usual the event will kick-off with the keynote taking place on Monday, 8th June at 10am PDT (or Tuesday, 9th June at 3am AEST for us unlucky Aussies).

Like previous years, the keynote will be available to live stream across apple.com, Apple’s TV app and YouTube. There’s also an in-person event at Apple Park, Cupertino for those lucky enough to have been invited by Apple.

The keynote will then be followed by the Platforms State of the Union address at 1pm PDT (or a more reasonable 6am AEST), which will go into more technical details about the changes announced in the keynote. Expect a focus on AI this year, alongside some refinements to Liquid Glass.

This year there’ll be more than 100 new videos about WWDC announcements, online group labs will run through-out the week with registrations now open. Registrations for one-on-one appointments are also available, with a focus on App Store submissions and marketing this year.

Apple also announced the 36 Design Awards finalists, across six categories - Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, and Visuals and Graphics. As usual, winners will be announced during WWDC week.

Sadly, this year there were no finalists from Australia. Land of Livia was nominated last year as a finalist in the Games category.