Apple’s online-only WWDC 2020 starts June 22

Enlarge / The key art for this year's conference. (credit: Apple)

Today, Apple announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) for 2020 will kick off on June 22. That's later than usual, and the company had previously let developers and press outlets know that this event will be held exclusively online.

The online-only format is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to the cancellation or virtualization of all kinds of industry events, including Mobile World Congress, Google's I/O conference, and the Game Developers Conference. The late start date might also be related.

Here's Apple's statement from marketing SVP Phil Schiller:

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