I love my MacBook, but these are the macOS 15 rumors I want to see come true at WWDC

macOS Sonoma was announced at last year’s WWDC event, and it turned out to be my favorite macOS update — and I expect to see another new version of Apple’s desktop operating system, namely macOS 15, at WWDC 2024.

Apple’s biggest competitor, Microsoft, has jumped headfirst into the AI race and implemented a plethora of AI-based features and somewhat useful tools like Copilot, along with sprinkling features throughout the operating system. Even Chromebook Plus laptops reap the benefits of Google Gemini. It’s time for Apple to finally enter the AI race and show off what it’s got.

You may know by now that the company is rarely “first” at anything – Apple will play the long game and watch before deciding to include a new feature in an attempt to produce the most perfect version of it. Although I knew Apple wouldn’t be rushing to put some AI into its Macs, we’re pretty sure we’ll see a fair amount of AI at this year’s WWDC.

So with that in mind, let’s look at the top prospects for feature additions to macOS 15 that we might catch at WWDC 2024.

Finally, a change to the system settings

Perhaps the most interesting potential move will be a refresh of menus and apps in macOS 15, with system settings rumored to see the biggest change. If you’re a long-time Apple user (or use multiple Apple products), you’re probably very familiar with the look of the Settings menu, so perhaps a fresh coat of paint will add to the sense of newness that comes with an OS Update.

Conformable Apple Insider, those settings will be sorted by priority and importance. So, for example, notifications and sound settings will be lower in the list, while general settings will be higher (just below network settings). A source apparently involved in these changes told Apple Insider that the background and display settings will also be changed and will no longer have their own section, but will be merged with other options.

To add my own speculation, I think there could be a dedicated section in the Settings menu for managing AI-related features over time. I don’t think we’ll see anything like this right from the OS launch, but I think Apple will lay the groundwork with macOS 15 to introduce a Copilot-like assistant, hopefully giving Siri a massive boost. Speaking of which…

A smarter Siri and more AI

After much hope, I’m pretty sure we’ll see a complete transformation with Siri. While Apple’s assistant may not be up to the voice capabilities of ChatGPT, I expect Siri to have a more active role beyond setting timers.

That said, it’s likely we’ll see a more improved version of Siri on iOS before macOS, but we can use those iOS rumors to find out what might eventually make it to our Macs. According to the latest iOS 18 rumors, Siri will have deeper app integration, allowing the virtual assistant to control what apps on your phone can do, move files, email documents, and more.

We can guess that Apple may port these skills to the Mac once they hit the iPhone. I don’t think we’ll see all features have been ported over, but it would be interesting to see what Siri could do on a powerful MacBook M3 with a new macOS!

Tom’s guide note that at a shareholder event, Tim Cook claimed that Apple will “break new ground in generative artificial intelligence” this year, which makes me excited for the upcoming WWDC event. While it looks like iOS 18 has a lot more potential features on the way (or at least, more information floating around than macOS), we’re sure the generative AI love will be carried over to Macs.

These AI features will no doubt take advantage of the powerful M-series chips, which should be good news for AI enthusiasts who have been waiting for Apple to enter the race. We already know that the M3 Max and M3 Pro chips are very powerful processors, so it will be interesting to see what these features will look like with access to all the raw processing power.

Overall, as a fan of Sonoma and all its new features, I’m very excited about a new version of macOS. We still know very little about macOS 15, as macOS updates seem to be playing cards closer to Apple’s chest compared to iOS. So while I can only sit here and hope to see a better settings layout and an improved Siri, I’ll have to wait and see until WWDC itself to find out what Apple has planned.

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I love my MacBook, but these are the macOS 15 rumors I want to see come true at WWDC

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