Apple is set to make a significant move at the 2025 Worldwide DEVElopersConference (WWDC) by opening its in – device AI models to third – partydevelopers. This decision is strategic, aiming to boost app development andexpand Apple’s intelligent features, thereby increasing the allure of iPhonesand Macs.
To facilitate this, Apple is crafting a Software Development Kit (SDK). Withthis SDK, developers can utilize Apple’s smaller on – device AI models,diverging from the norm of relying on advanced cloud – based models. Thisapproach mirrors Google’s gemini Nano AI for Android devices.
Currently, developers’ access to Apple’s AI capabilities is restricted. Theycan only integrate limited smart features like AI writing tools and imagegenerators, without access to Apple’s core AI models for building their own AI- driven functions. Apple has been perceived as trailing in the AI fieldcompared to rivals like Samsung and Google, which have incorporated moreadvanced AI features into their devices.
By opening its AI models, Apple hopes to insPire developers to createapplications that distinguish iPhones and Macs. The upcoming WWDC NEXt monthis likely to spotlight this announcement. Moreover, Apple plans a majorredesign of iPhone, iPad, and Mac software, codenamed ‘Solarium,’ to unify thelook and feel of different operating systems, aligning them with VisionOS.
Developers may also obtain new tools to build Siri voice – driven features,though these might not be available until iOS 19, expected later this year orin 2026. Other AI projects include an energy – efficient AI mode and an AIhealth app with a virtual health coach, with the Latter anticipated in 2026.
