Apple officially only streams its WWDC keynote to its own platforms and devices — iOS, OS X, and Apple TV. But you can easily tune in on Windows PCs and tablets, Android smartphones, and other devices.
So if you don’t have an Apple device handy, but you still want to watch WWDC, here’s how.
Unfortunately, it isn’t quite a simple as visiting Apple’s WWDC webpage and clicking the play button — which is all iOS and OS X users will have to do. But it’s not all that difficult to get the WWDC stream on other platforms, either.
All you need is a media player capable of loading network streams. I recommend VLC; it’s totally free, it works perfectly for this purpose, and it’s a pretty good media player to have anyway, because it’s compatible with almost any file format.
Once you have a player installed, you’ll need to open a network stream. In VLC on Windows, you can do this by clicking the “Media” tab, then selecting “Open network stream.” On Android, tap the network stream icon alongside the search button in the menu bar.
You’ll be prompted to insert a URL; this is the one you need to enter:
https://p.events-delivery.apple.com.edgesuite.net/15pijbnaefvpoijbaefvpihb06/m3u8/atv_mvp.m3u8
Now all you need to do is hit the play button.
Remember, Apple’s keynote doesn’t start until 10 a.m. PST, so the stream won’t go live until shortly before then. Don’t worry if it appears broken when you attempt to stream from that URL now, then — simply try again closer to the keynote and you’ll be good to go.
