While Apple's WWDC event kicks off on June 9, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has released a detailed report about every new AI feature Apple might unveil at the event. One of the most notable AI-related announcements at this year's WWDC is the Translate app.
According to Gurman, Apple aims for a "systemwide push into translation" in iOS 26 while giving an AI boost to its Translate app. The app is expected to function as an Apple Intelligence feature and will be integrated into the operating system.
The Translate app, initially designed for translating text, voice, and conversations, will focus on live translation of phone calls and text messages in iOS 26. Gurman also added that Apple is working on translating live conversations for AirPods wearers.
Apple has a slew of AI-related announcements at WWDC 2025. For example, the iPhone maker reportedly allow third-party developers to access its Foundation Models to build AI features. Foundation Models are a suite of generative AI models behind Apple Intelligence features, including text summarization, Writing Tools, and Genmoji.
Speaking of Genmoji, Gurman claims the feature in iOS 26 allows users to create a Genmoji by combining a pair of existing standard emoji. The Shortcuts app in iOS 26 also gets a touch of Apple Intelligence, allowing users to seamlessly create quick shortcuts for various actions using AI.
Apple has seemingly prepared an upgraded version of the Foundation Models for both on-device and cloud use. These models will be announced at the WWDC, but developers can only access the on-device version. Today's report suggests that Apple will also introduce a new version of Xcode that taps into third-party LLMs. The feature is being tested internally using Claude models.
According to Gurman, Apple's revamped Calendar app won't make it to this year's software and will debut on iOS 27 and macOS 27. Moreover, Apple's new Health app with AI recommendations has hit delays and won't be announced at the upcoming WWDC. The revamped app will be released at the earliest by the end of next year.
Apple's battery optimization feature, which uses AI to save power on iPhones, may debut later this year with the iPhone 17 Air. Finally, Gurman says Apple is in talks with Google to add Gemini to iPhones as an alternative to OpenAI's ChatGPT. However, the collaboration won't be announced at this year's WWDC. Companies await the final ruling on Google's search deal with Apple.
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