What to expect from Apple's big annual summit in June by Kif Leswing on Jun 1, 2016, 1:24 PM Advertisement
 Later this month, Apple will hold its annual summit in San Francisco. Since 1983, programmers have flocked to the Worldwide Developers Conference to participate in hands-on labs, learn more about Apple tools and technologies, and network with fellow developers. Oh, and Apple frequently announces new products and services, too. This year, WWDC will take place between June 13 - 17 in San Francisco. Here’s what to expect: SEE ALSO: The top apps Apple thinks everyone should have on their iPhone Apple CEO Tim Cook will deliver a keynote speech to kick off the festivities.  At 10am P.T. on June 13, CEO Tim Cook will make big announcements from the Bill Graham auditorium. Last year didn’t showcase any new hardware, but Apple did reveal a whole bunch of updates to its Apple Watch, Xcode developer suite, and other pieces of software. Like in most Apple events, Cook's keynote should be streamed live, if you've got a computer with Apple's Safari browser.
Apple will detail what's included in iOS 10, the next major version of software for iPhones and iPads.  iOS 10 should come with a few major updates. For example: Apple might revamp its App Store, potentially adding paid search. This is predictable given that Apple switched up App Store leadership last December. The iOS remote should get some new features to keep up-to-date with the Apple TV 4, which came out last fall. Apple Music is expected to get a redesign. iOS 10 might also include a new Home app that would allow users to control smart home devices. There's a chance iOS 10 will also include Siri updates that would allow it to transcribe voicemails. Apple could also allow users to hide built-in Apple apps they don't use.
Apple's voice assistant, Siri, might finally gain some new features that could make it a much more usable feature on iPhones, iPads, and Macs.  Expect Siri to be a big theme of this year's WWDC and for Apple to spend a good deal of time discussing it. The Information reported recently that Apple was poised to make a Siri API available at WWDC. This would mean that app developers could integrate their software into Siri as they can currently do for other voice assistants like Amazon's Alexa. Apple could also be preparing a voice-assistant speaker like Amazon's Echo, but that might simply be an update to the Apple TV which would make Siri more immediately available. Plus, Apple recently bought a company, VocalAI, which develops software that would allow Siri to respond to complex queries, like, "find a nearby Chinese restaurant with open parking and WiFi that’s kid-friendly.”
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