Apple WWDC 2026 Highlights: Apple launches iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and Siri AI

Speaking at WWDC, Cook said, "At Apple, creating the best products in the world to deliver experiences that enrich people's lives has always been our North Star. It's been the honor of a lifetime to help advance that mission with teams whose creativity, care, and conviction continue to make a lasting difference in people's lives."

Tim Cook has revealed that Apple will soon release the developer beta of iOS 27. Meanwhile, the public beta will be released in July and the stable version of the OS will arrive sometime this fall which normally means September.

Apple says new Apple Intelligence featueres will be supported in all Apple Intelligence languages.

However, the big bummer is that many of the new Apple Intelligence features will have a daily limit due to them running on server side models.

Apple is now talking about its new Enhance, Extend and Reframe tool at WWDC 2026.

Apple will now use Apple Intelligence to manage your browser tabs into different topics in order to declutter your browser.

Apple says it has redesigned Siri to support longer and more natural conversations.

Instead of handling one-off commands, Siri AI can now maintain context across multiple requests, allowing users to brainstorm ideas, ask follow-up questions and collaborate with the assistant for longer conversations.

Apple is giving users more options to customize the voice of Siri AI.

Rumors are true, SIri is finding a place inside the Dynamic Island on iOS 27.

Apple is formally launching the AI powered version of Siri dubbed Siri AI. As expeced, the assistant is also getting a standalone app like ChatGPT

Apple says it spent significant time improving system fundamentals such as memory management, CPU scheduling, networking and display rendering.

The company claims that your iPhone and iPad apps can now launch apps up to 30% faster, while newly captured photos appear in the Photos app up to 70% faster than before.

AirDrop transfers have also been improved, with Apple claiming speeds up to 80% faster. File transfers between an iPad and external storage devices are now up to five times faster, bringing performance closer to Finder on the Mac.

The company also says system animations have been made smoother across its platforms.

Apple is bringing back some familiar design elements. Toolbars have been redesigned to provide better structure and improve text legibility, while sidebars now extend to the edges of app windows for a more immersive look.

Sidebar icons have also regained their colours, making it easier to distinguish apps and identify active windows. Apple has also standardised window corner radii across macOS for a more consistent appearance.

Apple is refining Liquid Glass by ensure that it diffuses complex content behind the effect more effectively and help improve readability.

The latest version of macOS will be called macOS Golden Gate. The details of the OS are to be followed soon.

Apple's software chief Craig Federighi has now taken the stage at WWDC 2026

Tim Cook has begun his final keynote talking about the importance of developers for Apple.

While it is Cook's last WWDC keynote as CEO. Arguably, it will also mark his toughest test as CEO. This year's WWDC will define if Apple will be able to finally catch up in the AI race and how will its loyal fanbase react to these features.

We are less than 20 minutes away from Tim Cook getting on stage at Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino-California to unveil the biggest new updates coming to iPhones, iPads, MacBooks and other related Apple ecosystem devices.

Apple is reportedly working on a widget-based system inside the Camera app that would allow users to rearrange controls based on their preferences.

In practical terms, this could means users getting the ability to reorganzie flash, timer, photo styles, resolution settings and exposure controls according to what they use most often.

The update could particularly come in handy for content creators and photography enthusiasts who frequently adjust their camera settings.

Apple is said to be working on a Genmoji feature which could automaticallyl create emoji ideas based on a user's photos and commonly used phrases.

Apple is also reportedly upgrading the image-generation models behind Genmoji, which could lead to more realistic and detailed results.

Apple is seemingly look to catch up with all the new AI features that Google Photos has got in the recent times.

The company is said to bring three features to the Photos app with iOS 27.

First, Extend could allow users to expand the photos beyond their original borders by stretching the background.

Second, Enhance could allow users to improve the image quality of the photo with a single tap.

Third, Reframe could help users change the perspective of spatial photos after they have been captured.

The company could also bring natural language powered image editing to the Photos app but the feature may not arrive with the intitial version of iOS 27.