Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021

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Apple Worldwide Developers Conference developer conference online event

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 was Apple's annual developer conference, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, where the company unveiled major updates to its software platforms and tools for developers.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
WWDC 2021	7
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 canonical	3
Apple WWDC 2021	1
WWDC 2021 keynote	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1937196 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021
Context triple: [Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020, followedBy, Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021]

A. Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 was Apple's first fully virtual WWDC event, notable for major software updates and the landmark transition announcement from Intel processors to custom Apple silicon for Macs.
B. Apple WWDC 2022
Apple WWDC 2022 was Apple’s annual developer conference where the company unveiled major software updates across its platforms and introduced new hardware including the M2 chip.
C. WWDC 2023
WWDC 2023 was Apple’s annual developer conference where it unveiled major software updates and new platforms, including the introduction of its mixed-reality ecosystem.
D. WWDC 2019
WWDC 2019 was Apple’s annual developer conference in 2019, notable for major software announcements across its platforms and the unveiling of new developer technologies.
E. Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2015
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2015 was Apple’s annual developer conference held in 2015, notable for major software announcements including the debut of its streaming service Apple Music.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021
Target entity description: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 was Apple's annual developer conference, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, where the company unveiled major updates to its software platforms and tools for developers.

A. Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 was Apple's first fully virtual WWDC event, notable for major software updates and the landmark transition announcement from Intel processors to custom Apple silicon for Macs.
B. Apple WWDC 2022
Apple WWDC 2022 was Apple’s annual developer conference where the company unveiled major software updates across its platforms and introduced new hardware including the M2 chip.
C. WWDC 2023
WWDC 2023 was Apple’s annual developer conference where it unveiled major software updates and new platforms, including the introduction of its mixed-reality ecosystem.
D. WWDC 2019
WWDC 2019 was Apple’s annual developer conference in 2019, notable for major software announcements across its platforms and the unveiling of new developer technologies.
E. Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2015
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2015 was Apple’s annual developer conference held in 2015, notable for major software announcements including the debut of its streaming service Apple Music.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple Worldwide Developers Conference ⓘ developer conference ⓘ online event ⓘ
access	free online event ⓘ
announced	on 2021-03-30 ⓘ
broadcastOn	Apple Developer app ⓘ Apple TV app ⓘ linked to: Apple TV (macOS app) Apple.com ⓘ YouTube ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
editionOf	Apple Worldwide Developers Conference ⓘ
endDate	2021-06-11 ⓘ
followedBy	Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2022 ⓘ linked to: Apple WWDC 2022
hasPart	Apple Design Awards 2021 ⓘ Platforms State of the Union 2021 ⓘ WWDC 2021 keynote ⓘ linked to: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 developer sessions ⓘ labs ⓘ
keynotePresenter	Craig Federighi ⓘ Tim Cook ⓘ other Apple executives ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	online ⓘ
organizer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
precededBy	Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 ⓘ
reasonForOnlineFormat	COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ
sequenceInSeries	32 ⓘ
startDate	2021-06-07 ⓘ
targetAudience	Apple platform developers ⓘ software developers ⓘ
unveiled	FaceTime enhancements ⓘ Focus mode in iOS 15 ⓘ Live Text ⓘ Mail Privacy Protection ⓘ Object Capture API ⓘ SharePlay ⓘ Swift Playgrounds 4 ⓘ linked to: Swift Playgrounds for iPad Swift concurrency features ⓘ TestFlight for Mac ⓘ linked to: TestFlight Universal Control ⓘ Xcode Cloud ⓘ iCloud+ with Private Relay ⓘ linked to: iCloud Private Relay iOS 15 ⓘ iPadOS 15 ⓘ linked to: iPadOS macOS Monterey ⓘ new accessibility features across Apple platforms ⓘ tvOS 15 ⓘ linked to: tvOS watchOS 8 ⓘ linked to: watchOS

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Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 → followedBy → Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 ⓘ

iCloud Private Relay → announcedAt → WWDC 2021 ⓘ