Apple Intelligence translation for users, new AI tools for developers coming at WWDC

Apple will be concentrating its Apple Intelligence launches at WWDC 2025 on developer tools, and wide-ranging translation for users, including live translation via AirPods.

This latest of many pre-WWDC leaks concerns the much-anticipated next announcements regarding Apple Intelligence. After last year's launch, it had been expected that WWDC 2025 would be light on Apple Intelligence news.

However, according to Bloomberg, Apple has two major focuses for Apple Intelligence this time, and two more minor ones.

The major focus for users will be on translation. It's reported that Apple Intelligence will bring translation features across more of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Specifically, it will be used in automatically translating Messages — as previously reported — and also live translation of phone calls.

Apple is also said to be working to launch live conversation translation via AirPods. Previous reports on this have further claimed that the feature will automatically recognize the language being spoken, too.

The other major feature is for developers, who are again said to be getting access to Apple Intelligence tools. This would mean developers being able to use the same AI tools that Apple has for Genmoji and Writing Tools.

Genmoji is also the one of the smaller areas of focus for Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2025. It's claimed that they will get a small upgrade that will see Genmoji able to combine existing, standard ones into new images.

Then alongside these specific features, Apple is expected to upgrade its Shortcuts app, giving it tools to help users more easily make automations on their Macs, iPhones, and iPads.

These features are all now expected launch alongside a considerable redesign of macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. It is all to be revealed during the WWDC opening keynote on June 9.