And it will include new Liquid Glass customization Apple Last year, macOS Tahoe 26 gave Apple’s desktop a little Liquid Glass facelift. This year on macOS Golden Gate, the star of the show is the company’s new Siri AI. This is a more conversational way to use Siri, similar to ChatGPT and other AI tools. Siri AI will be integrated into Spotlight in macOS Golden Gate, making this feature even more useful for power users (building on last year’s updates). During demonstrations at WWDC, Apple representatives used Siri AI to find out when a concert was…
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Siri is a touchy subject, as Apple’s digital assistant has fallen behind competing AIs from companies like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic. But Apple hopes to change that by leveraging Gemini to provide Siri with improved intelligence while creating a new dedicated app for its assistant on iOS, iPadOS and macOS, a change announced at WWDC 2026. As before, Siri can be summoned with a voice prompt or by holding down the power button on an iPhone. Apple’s Assistant will now pop out of Dynamic Island to let you know it’s listening. Users will be able to swipe from the top…
Apple Intelligence can personalize Safari, update your passwords, and more. Apple Apple is integrating Apple Intelligence even further into the default applications of its operating system. Now, in addition to its ability to generate and edit text, Apple has announced that its suite of AI tools will enable new features in Safari, the Passwords app, Messages and more. In Safari, Apple says the browser can monitor a tab on your behalf and notify you when a change occurs, such as tickets going on sale. Safari will get new tab sorting and grouping features and the ability…
Spatial cropping will allow you to change perspective after shooting. Apple Apple WWDC 2026 software updates include new image editing features based on Apple Intelligence in the Photos app. Spatial cropping, a new expansion tool, and improved cleanup are all on the menu. The new Spatial Recading feature uses AI to simulate a repositioned camera perspective. It generates AI content where create the illusion. After activating the tool, you can touch and drag to find the new perspective you prefer. Note that despite the feature’s name, it works with all photos, not just spatial ones. Meanwhile,…
Siri knows what you’re looking at and can respond accordingly. Apple Although the Vision Pro doesn’t seem to be a big priority for Apple these days, the company won’t be abandoning the software for its $3,500 headset anytime soon – if for that reason alone, it will almost certainly work on Apple’s rumored glasses. visionOS 27 aligns with the rest of the WWDC 2026 announcements, focusing on new AI features. The new Gemini-powered Siri could be a nice addition to the Vision Pro. The AI assistant can track your gaze and use visual intelligence to answer…
Apple also said that Siri AI and new Apple Intelligence features would not be available in China at all. Citizens of the European Union and China will have to wait even longer to get their hands on Apple’s highly anticipated iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 with the new Siri. Due to some regulatory issues, Apple said it will not provide Siri AI as part of its upcoming iPhone and iPad software updates to the EU due to conflicts with the Digital Markets Act. “Our hope is to eventually introduce Siri AI to the EU, and we will continue to collaborate…
Two 2022 smartwatch models won’t run watchOS 27. Apple Most of the headlines surrounding WWDC focus on the latest and greatest developments in Apple’s operating systems. The counterpoint to the hype around new versions of the software due out in the fall is the ever-changing cutoff line for why older hardware models won’t support this new thing. We already knew, for example, that macOS 27 Golden Gate would not be available on Apple’s Intel laptops. However, it looks like there will be some surprising exceptions when it comes to support for older generations of Apple Watch.…
Apple Maps is receiving a visual update in iOS 27, with Apple planning to introduce new aerial imagery combined with visual intelligence models. Apple said everything would feature sharper detail, from “the shapes of individual trees to the way light reflects off the glass of skyscrapers.” Flyover is an Apple Maps view that allows users to see over 350 cities in 3D with detailed landmarks, roads, trees, parks, buildings and more. It uses aerial images captured by planes and is an iconic feature of Apple Maps. The more detailed Flyover visuals described by Apple during the WWDC 2026 keynote do…
Can a multi-billion dollar company no longer have any secrets? Apple Everyone knows that Apple is working on creating a foldable phone. Perhaps the company hasn’t given any official word on the project, but we’ve had several signals about it, like the experimental iPhone Air that debuted last year. But today’s inaugural beta of the new iOS 27 also contained a few dead giveaways. Sam Henri Gold spotted the latest indications that a foldable is in the works in iOS 27 frameworks. The documentation contains references to terms like “foldState” and “angleDegrees” as well as the…
Apple today announced an update to iCloud Shared Albums to make it easier for friends and family on Android and Windows to join and contribute photos, with support for full-resolution images. The improvement for Android and Windows users removes a notable sticking point for mixed groups, making it easier for users outside of the Apple ecosystem to participate in albums shared through iCloud.com, as well as add full-resolution photos without compression for the first time. Apple also introduced new ways to filter and respond to photos in shared albums, as well as updated tools for inviting others to contribute. Popular…