If you missed the WWDC 2026 keynote, here’s everything Apple announced in about five minutes. Or just watch the full thing below.
The Keynote
The full 79-minute keynote is right here:
TL;DR: What Actually Launched
- Siri AI: Apple’s full conversational AI assistant, powered by Google Gemini, with a dedicated app, onscreen awareness, and systemwide integration
- iOS 27: Spatial Reframing in Photos, smarter Mail search, Liquid Glass personalization slider, up to 30% faster app launches
- macOS “Golden Gate”: named after the San Francisco landmark, with uniform toolbars, edge-to-edge sidebars, and colored sidebar icons
- Apple Intelligence updates: Image Playground improvements, Safari summaries, smarter Messages suggestions
- Child safety: per-category time limits (Entertainment, Games, Social Media), communication safety, child account setup
- watchOS 27: dynamic app grid, new Find My app, perimenopause and menopause tracking in Cycle Tracking
- Liquid Glass: new personalization slider to adjust from ultra-clear to fully tinted
- Performance: 30% faster apps, 70% faster photo loading, 80% faster AirDrop, 5x faster external drive transfers on iPad
Siri AI
The headline announcement. Siri AI is a complete rewrite of Siri powered by Apple Intelligence with Google’s Gemini models under the hood. It’s conversational, has personal context understanding, can see what’s on your screen, and comes with a dedicated Siri app. Developer beta today, public beta later this year. Not available in the EU on iOS/iPadOS due to DMA regulations.
I covered this in detail here.
Apple Intelligence Upgrades
Spatial Reframing in Photos lets you adjust the angle and composition of a photo after you’ve taken it. Image Playground can generate photorealistic imagery for wallpapers and Contact Posters. Safari gets smarter page summaries. Messages gets one-tap suggestions for creating notes and reminders.
iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate
iOS 27 brings the Liquid Glass personalization slider, a rebuilt search experience in Spotlight, Photos, and Mail, and major performance improvements. Apps launch up to 30% faster, photos load up to 70% faster, and AirDrop transfers are up to 80% faster.
MacOS Golden Gate updates the Mac design language with uniform toolbars, edge-to-edge sidebars, and colored sidebar icons. The Liquid Glass slider works on Mac too.
Child Safety
Apple introduced per-category time limits for entertainment, games, and social media, with daily time recommendations based on clinical guidance. New communication safety features require parent approval for new contacts. A dedicated child account setup makes it easy to enable age-appropriate protections.
watchOS 27
A new dynamic app grid shows five Siri-suggested apps. The Smart Stack opens widgets with a tap gesture. A new Find My app consolidates Find Devices, Find Items, and Find People. Cycle Tracking adds perimenopause and menopause support.
Availability
- Developer betas for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 are available today
- Public betas next month
- Full release this fall alongside new hardware
- Siri AI beta in English later this year, more languages and regions to follow
That’s the whole thing. The keynote video above covers it all in detail, and I’ll have deeper dives on the individual features as the betas roll out.
