Apple has assured developers it will still be having their annual WWDC in June, though the format has changed to adapt to the COVID-19 situation.

Apple will, for the first time, have its WWDC as a full-on online experience for developers all around the world.

WWDC usually gathers developers from all around the world as they present keynotes on their next major software updates. This year, it would notably be iOS 14 (and by extension, iPadOS 14), macOS 10.16, watchOS, and tvOS.

Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, said, “We are delivering WWDC 2020 this June in an innovative way to millions of developers around the world, bringing the entire developer community together with a new experience”.

Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, also said, “I look forward to our developers getting their hands on the new code and interacting in entirely new ways with the Apple engineers building the technologies and frameworks that will shape the future across all Apple platforms”.

While the emphasis for the event is evidently catered towards developers, some average users do take interest in what new features the next major software updates would provide to their existing devices.

With that said, it’s not very clear if Apple’s online WWDC experience will include the average consumer, as their statement mentions mostly on providing a unique experience to the developer community.

In conjunction with introducing the new online format for WWDC, Apple also announced it will commit $1 million to local San Jose organisations to offset the associated revenue loss.

More details regarding Apple’s upcoming WWDC online experience in June will be updated on their website, by email, and on the Apple Developer App.