WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more

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TL;DR — Apple spent WWDC 2026 catching up This is far from our consumer news editor Sarah Perez’s first WWDC, and with all that context in mind, she provides the subtext on much of what was being showcased. For the past two years, Apple has been racing to catch up in AI while frustrations with its core software quietly added up: a design overhaul users hated, a search function that barely worked, a file-sharing feature that routinely failed, and a Health app that didn’t focus enough on half its user base. Apple didn’t say any of that on Monday.

But the structure of its WWDC keynote said it for them, leading with fixes before features, and framing a better Siri as one item on a long list of improvements rather than the main event. Apple reveals Siri AI Image Credits:Apple As expected, Apple made the case for an improved experience with its long-standing Siri assistant, which it admitted faces greater expectations from users in the age of AI. With Google Gemini under the hood, Apple claims that the new Siri updates will make it more capable, conversational, and compatible with visual intelligence, and it will be housed in a stand-alone app in addition to working across existing apps.

You can get a full rundown of all the new Siri AI updates right here. Before rolling out the enhancements and features, Apple was adamant about its privacy-centric approach to AI. And it’s not like there hasn’t been a bounty of foldable iPhone rumors over the past few years.

Stay tuned for Apple’s annual iPhone event in September to see if we do get a formal reveal, unless Ternus really will be changing things up in the post-Cook era. The next generation of Apple Intelligence Image Credits:Apple To go along with its new Siri AI overhaul, the tech giant announced a slew of new Apple Intelligence updates across its apps, including tab management for Safari, one-tap password updating, cross-app context awareness, and more. Additionally, Messages is getting AI-powered reply suggestions, while the Phone app can now pull context from other apps like Mail and Messages mid-call. var playerInstance_jwplayer_6a7954f08aaa9 = jwplayer( "jwplayer_6a7954f08aaa9" ); playerInstance_jwplayer_6a7954f08aaa9.setup(); Apple said it collaborated with Google and the Gemini family of models to develop the next generation of Apple Foundation Models that power its integrated Apple Intelligence experiences.

Liquid Glass gets some opt-in rollbacks Image Credits:Apple If you are among those who aren’t exactly keen on last year’s Liquid Glass design updates, you aren’t alone. And while Apple isn’t switching to a new aesthetic, you will be able to dial back some of its elements, or really highlight them if you’re vibing with it. And for the app icon critics out there fresh from Spotify’s disco ball update, Apple showed off a new, layered approach to Liquid Glass within its apps.