Apple’s annual developers’ shindig is the World Wide Developers Conference, universally referred to as WWDC or DubDub for that extra dash of intimacy. It’s always held in June, even if Covid is disrupting the world. But when and where, precisely, will it take place this year, when will it be announced, and what format should we expect?
Announcement Date
Apple tends to announce the date of WWDC around now. In fact, apart from the last three years, the announcement of the date would usually have been made by now.
However, in 2021 and last year, it revealed the date in the last couple of days in March, and in 2022, it made its announcement in early April. In other words, the dates will be confirmed any day now. But until then…
When Will WWDC 2024 Be?
WWDC will be in early June. It always is—unless there’s a pandemic, which, fingers crossed, won’t apply this year. In 2020, Covid-19 pushed the dates to late June, but in the years before or after, it’s always been in June, in the first full week, beginning on a Monday and running to Friday.
Which Means?
On that basis, it should follow the same dates as in 2019, that is, Monday, June 3 to Friday, June 7. I’d say that could be the dates we should expect. But it’s also possible that it could be the week after, running Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 14. That’s not that late for WWDC, which in previous years has finished as late as June 11.
What Format Will It Take?
Since 2020, WWDC has taken a new form. In that year, the keynote was pre-recorded and there were no in-person attendees. That was a big break from how things had happened before when thousands of people crowded into a large auditorium to watch the keynote live.
Every keynote since has been recorded, but in the last two years Apple has increased the number of attendees in Cupertino. While still only a fraction of the pre-Covid years, last year’s numbers were much higher than the year before.
I believe it will be the same this year: recorded keynote, teed up by Tim Cook and Craig Federighi live on stage in Apple Park. And there will be some attendees, including VIPS, press and staff as well as a small number of attendees.
Time Of Day
Apple always times its keynotes for 10 a.m. local time. That means Pacific Daylight Time.
As soon as it’s officially announced, I’ll be reporting on it.
