Apple Inc.’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference will do little to assuage fears that the iPhone maker is a laggard in AI. Instead, the event will focus on design and productivity enhancements for its long-established operating system franchises.

Apple is planning to announce several new features for the Messages and Phone apps on iOS 26, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In

Apple Intelligence, the star of last year's WWDC, should be back for the 2025, as Apple looks to regain some momentum for its suite of AI tools after a rocky start. New hardware could appear, too, though that's a remote possibility this time around.