Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

How to Watch Apple's WWDC 2021 Keynote on June 7

MacRumors

MacRumors

macrumors bot
Original poster
Apr 12, 2001
63,560
30,892


Apple's 32nd Worldwide Developers Conference will be a digital-only event much like WWDC 2020, with developers worldwide able to participate for free. WWDC is aimed at and designed for developers who create apps for Apple's platforms, but Apple always holds a keynote event that's of interest to the general public.

wwdc-2021-details.jpg

Apple's keynote event will take place on Monday, June 7, and it will provide us with our first look at new software that's coming this fall. Apple will unveil iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12, watchOS 8, tvOS 15, and possibly new MacBook Pro models.

You can watch Apple's WWDC 2021 Keynote live as it happens using one of the methods outlined in our guide. The stream for the event starts at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time from Apple Park in Cupertino, California. For reference, here's when the event will begin based on other time zones in the United States and around the world:
  • Honolulu, Hawaii -- 7:00 a.m. HAST
  • Anchorage, Alaska -- 9:00 a.m. AKDT
  • Cupertino, California -- 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Phoenix, Arizona -- 10:00 a.m. MST
  • Vancouver, Canada -- 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Denver, Colorado -- 11:00 a.m. MDT
  • Dallas, Texas -- 12:00 noon CDT
  • New York, New York -- 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Toronto, Canada -- 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Halifax, Canada -- 2:00 p.m. ADT
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- 2:00 p.m. BRT
  • London, United Kingdom -- 6:00 p.m. BST
  • Berlin, Germany -- 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Paris, France -- 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Cape Town, South Africa -- 7:00 p.m. SAST
  • Moscow, Russia -- 8:00 p.m. MSK
  • Helsinki, Finland -- 8:00 p.m. EEST
  • Istanbul, Turkey -- 8:00 p.m. TRT
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- 9:00 p.m. GST
  • Delhi, India -- 10:30 p.m. IST
  • Jakarta, Indonesia -- 12:00 a.m. WIB next day
  • Shanghai, China -- 1:00 a.m. CST next day
  • Singapore -- 1:00 a.m. SGT next day
  • Perth, Australia -- 1:00 a.m. AWST next day
  • Hong Kong -- 1:00 a.m. HKT next day
  • Seoul, South Korea -- 2:00 a.m. KST next day
  • Tokyo, Japan -- 2:00 a.m. JST next day
  • Adelaide, Australia -- 2:30 a.m. ACST next day
  • Sydney, Australia -- 3:00 a.m. AEST next day
  • Auckland, New Zealand -- 5:00 a.m. NZST next day

Watch the Keynote on YouTube

Watching the WWDC keynote on YouTube may be one of the quickest and easiest ways to catch the event because YouTube is generally available on most devices, including TV sets and consoles.

The YouTube live stream above will be accessible on June 7 when the event kicks off.
Watch the Keynote on Mac, iPhone or iPad

You can watch the WWDC keynote on any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using Apple's native Safari browser. iOS devices must be running iOS 10 or later, and Macs need to be running macOS Sierra 10.12 or later to access the stream.

apple-wwdc-2021-live-stream.jpg

Launch Safari from your chosen device and follow this link to the WWDC 2021 Keynote.

Watch the Keynote Using the Apple TV App

You can watch the WWDC keynote via Apple's TV app on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, with the link in the TV app becoming available a few days before the event begins.
  1. Open the TV app on your chosen device.
  2. Scroll down the Watch Now category and select WWDC 2021. Alternatively, type "WWDC" into the Search field and select WWDC 2021 from the results.
  3. Click Play.
The app may tell you to tune in at your local time to watch the event live prior to when the WWDC keynote begins.

Watch the Keynote on a Windows PC

If you don't have an Apple device handy, you can still watch the WWDC 2021 keynote on a PC running Windows 10. Open Microsoft Edge browser and follow this link to the WWDC 2021 Livestream.

Windows-10-desktop.jpg

While Apple offers no guarantees, other platforms may also be able to access the WWDC 2021 keynote using recent versions of Chrome or Firefox (MSE, H.264, and AAC codecs/extensions must be installed).

Watch in the Apple Developer App or Developer Website

Apple also plans to stream the keynote in the Apple Developer app, and on the Apple Developer website, making it impossible for Apple fans and developers to miss the event.

MacRumors Coverage

For those unable to watch the live stream, or who prefer to read a text version of the announcements, we'll have live coverage both here on MacRumors.com and through our MacRumorsLive Twitter account, so make sure to follow.

Article Link: How to Watch Apple's WWDC 2021 Keynote on June 7
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/watch-wwdc-2021-keynote/
  • Like
Reactions: DeepIn2U
The Cockney Rebel

The Cockney Rebel

macrumors 68020
Nov 16, 2018
2,412
2,898
My M1 MBP is being returned for refund, because of issues.

Thus, I’ll be hoping for new MBPs on Monday!

I’ll be watching via YouTube on my TV.
 
  • Like
Reactions: DeepIn2U
symphony

symphony

macrumors 68020
Aug 25, 2016
2,195
2,561
I’ll be watching on my space gray 12.9” M1 iPad Pro 2 TB with 16 GB of RAM that has the Retina XDR display which would be mounted on my black magic keyboard and have the video stream to my Pro Display XDR via Thunderbolt 4 cable
 
A

albusseverus

macrumors 6502a
Nov 28, 2007
744
154
Thanks for not calling the event VIRTUAL. There’s nothing virtual about it, even if Apple launches goggles!
Online must sound soooo un-hip, the Apple sphere even calls Google online events virtual!! Sheesh.
 
A

alex2792

macrumors 65816
Jun 13, 2009
1,125
2,973
All I want is or apple to copy Samsung Dex to make iPad a viable productivity device.
 
sjsharksfan12

sjsharksfan12

macrumors 68000
Jun 29, 2020
1,876
2,370
San Jose, CA
Apple_Robert said:
Has Apple ever held an event on Monday before? I like that Apple is changing things up a little. Just curious is all.
Click to expand...

Aren't all the WWDC Keynotes on a Monday? It's a week long event.

I think the thing I'm looking for the most at this keynote is things that might be enhanced with the new IOS 15 update. What I want include:

  1. Enhancements for the Activity App on Apple Watch to include rest days, weather days, and the option to pick your monthly challenge. Heck, I would say if you finish your monthly challenge early, it automatically gives you the next months challenge, so you have some extra days to complete it.
  2. Fixing Car Play so Apple Maps doesn't crash the system. I've had this issue a lot lately and it's annoying
  3. Revamping Apple Music for a 2021 user interface. Have the ability to create folders for curated playlists. Give us the ability to sort playlists and a number of other things.
  4. Change up the home page. It's basically been the same since I've been using Apple and that was at least IOS 7. The Notification screens are a little bulky, I always forget that control center is there, and I think it is time for a refit
  5. Change the layout for TVOS so you can fit more apps on the top. I already think the app boxes are a little big, and you should be able to put a 6th app up there.
  6. Have an Apple Books subscription service. Make Apple Books like a library, where you pay a fee and you can rent and borrow any book from the store. Apple seems to neglect Apple Books, and with all the talk about Ipads, we need to remember that one of the first things the Ipad was used for was a reading device. I need to do more reading, but then I always say that and never actually follow through.
I doubt these will actually happen, but if I can get 1 or 2, I think I will be happy. I wish these companies would look at what they can do to make what they have better. Everyone really wants the latest and greatest, I want more internal attention to details and just making something that works about 99% of the time.
 
Apple_Robert

Apple_Robert

Contributor
Sep 21, 2012
34,349
49,699
In the middle of several books.
sjsharksfan12 said:
Aren't all the WWDC Keynotes on a Monday? It's a week long event.

I think the thing I'm looking for the most at this keynote is things that might be enhanced with the new IOS 15 update. What I want include:

  1. Enhancements for the Activity App on Apple Watch to include rest days, weather days, and the option to pick your monthly challenge. Heck, I would say if you finish your monthly challenge early, it automatically gives you the next months challenge, so you have some extra days to complete it.
  2. Fixing Car Play so Apple Maps doesn't crash the system. I've had this issue a lot lately and it's annoying
  3. Revamping Apple Music for a 2021 user interface. Have the ability to create folders for curated playlists. Give us the ability to sort playlists and a number of other things.
  4. Change up the home page. It's basically been the same since I've been using Apple and that was at least IOS 7. The Notification screens are a little bulky, I always forget that control center is there, and I think it is time for a refit
  5. Change the layout for TVOS so you can fit more apps on the top. I already think the app boxes are a little big, and you should be able to put a 6th app up there.
I doubt these will actually happen, but if I can get 1 or 2, I think I will be happy. I wish these companies would look at what they can do to make what they have better. Everyone really wants the latest and greatest, I want more internal attention to details and just making something that works about 99% of the time.
Click to expand...
When I made my post, I was focusing on the one day and forgot it was a week long event. lol Thanks for the reminder.
 
  • Like
Reactions: sjsharksfan12
C

Corsig

macrumors 6502a
Jul 12, 2008
660
1,828
Every year I watch it live then watch the replay that night again My wife calls me a nerd everytime but she knows how excited I get to watch it
 
  • Like
Reactions: neutrino23
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom