Apple’s app developers are the latest victims of the coronavirus pandemic, with the iPhone-maker announcing Friday that it will move its annual developers conference online.
The conference, known as WWDC 2020, will take place in an “entirely new format,” Apple said in a press release.
“The current health situation has required that we create a new WWDC 2020 format that delivers a full program with an online keynote and sessions, offering a great learning experience for our entire developer community, all around the world,” Apple executive Phil Schiller said in a statement.
Apple also said it would donate $1 million to San Jose organizations to help make up for losses they will suffer from the event moving online. The San Jose, Calif., event, which will still take place in June, is known to attract more than 5,000 people annually.
WWDC is one of Apple’s most important events of the year, where it unveils new features for its iPhones, iPads and Macs, as well as shows off the latest version of its iOS software.
WWDC is also crucial for app developers, who get one-on-one time with Apple engineers during the conference.
The decision to move WWDC online-only comes after Facebook and Google canceled the in-person portions of their annual developer conferences.



