Cishe ngalesi sikhathi ngonyaka odlule, i-Apple yamemezela umcimbi wayo omkhulu waminyaka yonke, i-Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Ingqungquthela yamukela izinkulungwane zabathuthukisi unyaka nonyaka futhi, yize kungekho simemezelo esisemthethweni, konke kukhombisa ukuthi kuzokwenzeka Juni 4-8, 2018 eMcEnery Convention Centre eSan Jose. Ingqungquthela ivame ukuba ngoJuni, futhi amanye amasonto aleyo nyanga asevele abekiwe, ngakho-ke ngeke esaba khona amathuba.
I-Apple ibonakala iphinda lesi simo eSan Jose, ilahla ithuba lokusingathwa kweWWDC e-Apple Park. Ukubuyela eSan Jose, ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi kangaka, kuvumela izivakashi nabasebenzi bakwa-Apple ukuba basondele kakhulu kule khampasi entsha (cishe amakhilomitha ayi-10).
Kulo nyaka sithemba ukubona ukwethulwa kwefayela le- iOS 12 kugxile ekwenzeni ngcono ukusebenza Uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Apple olusebenzayo, okwenza abaningi balubize nge- "Snow Leopard of iOS." Ngasohlangothini lweMac, silindele ukufika kwe- macOS 10.14 (negama elisha). Futhi, futhi, singalindela ukwethulwa kwe- i-watchOS 5 Isikhathi-sidlula- se-Apple Watch, kanye ne- I-TVOS 12 ye-Apple TV. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuhlala kunezimemezelo nezindaba mayelana nezinye izici zesoftware, njenge-HealthKit.
Singaphupha ngokwethulwa noma ukweqa kwesiqongo kwe-Mac Pro entsha, esivele sazi ubukhona bayo, nenhloso yokuba ngumqondo omusha we-Mac Pro, engafani ncamashi ne- "trash can" futhi ifana kakhulu nezindala, njengoba i-modular kakhulu.
Ngaphandle kokuthi i-Keynote yokugcina ilethe nokulethwa komkhiqizo othile wehadiwe, sisekhona ngoFebhuwari 2018, ngakho-ke isethulo esisodwa ngaphezulu ngaphambi kweWWDC. Ama-iPads amasha noma i-iPhone SE 2 enamahemuhemu yizona ezizongenela le nkulumo ngoMashi ngaphambi kweWWDC.