In line with tradition, I’ve compiled my wishlist for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference announcements. I’m hoping for thoughtful integration of LLMs across the OSes, performance and reliability updates for core services, and the introduction of a few power-user tweaks and long-missing features.

Some of these ideas have been inspired by others’ wishlists, and where applicable, I’ve included those references. Here’s what I’m hoping to see:

• Siri that works 🎙️
• Talk to Siri in Messages 💬
• Focus status messages 👀
• Notification category management/blocking 📵
• Notification summaries 🛎️

Apps

• Passwords app 🔒
• Voice Memos transcriptions & summaries 🎤
• Fix Shortcuts (performance, system shortcuts, reliability) 🦾
• AirPods button should be able to trigger a Shortcut 🎧
• Fix Screen Time (reliability) ⏳
• Files app (performance & reliability) 📂
• Calendar redesign 🗓️
• Music redesign 🎵
• iCloud Shared Photo Library Albums 🖼️

iOS & iPadOS

• Home screen redesign merging Spotlight and App Library 📱
• Set default apps (maps, camera, calendar) 📲
• Lock Screen quick action customization 🔒
• Smart and AI Playlists 🎶
• Share Sheet redesign ⬆️
• Default app support for camera, calendar, & maps 📍
• iPad Multi-user 👥

macOS

• Notifications redesign🔔
• Shortcuts Automations 🤖
• Live Activities 🏝️
• Desktop per Focus Mode 🖥️

watchOS

• Custom watch faces ⌚️

visionOS

• Multi-user 👥
• More system apps: Calendar, Home, Weather, etc. 🥽
• More environments, including interior spaces 🌇
• Stage Manager and window persistence 🪟
• Cinema environment for any video 🍿
• Home Screen customization 🏠
• Keyboard Occlusion ⌨️
• Dark Mode for iPad Apps 🌚
• Background audio 🎧
• Find My 🔎

Developer

• Xcode for iPad 🛠️
• Copilot-like assistant in Xcode 🧑‍✈️
• API for local and cloud LLM access 🤖
• Clipboard manager API 📋
• SwiftUI parity with UIKit 🕊️

To be honest, I’ll be elated if I get even half of these things this year. What’re you hoping for from this year’s conference?

If you’ll be in Cupertino for the event next week, don’t hesitate to reach out and say hi! I’ll be there with my Lickability business partner, Brian Capps, from June 10  –  13.