iPadOS 27 drops support for more iPad models than last year’s iPadOS 26, with older models of the iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad and iPad mini all losing compatibility. The biggest change concerns the iPad Air. iPadOS 26 supported iPad Air models from the 3rd generation onwards, meaning the M1, M2, and M3 models were all included alongside older devices. iPadOS 27 raises the tier to M2 or later, removing the 3rd, 4th, and 5th generation iPad Air models from the compatibility list entirely. The iPad Pro is also seeing discounts. iPadOS 26 retained support for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro…
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Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.Apple today unveiled macOS Golden Gate, the next major version of its Mac operating system, during its WWDC 2026 keynote. As expected, the update confirms the end of Intel Mac support. Apple said last year that macOS Tahoe would be the last version to run on pre-Apple silicon machines, and macOS 27 makes it official – you’ll need an Apple silicon Mac to install it. Here are the Macs compatible with macOS Golden Gate: MacBook Neo (2026) MacBook Air with Apple Silicon (2020 and later) MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon (2020 and…
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.Apple’s new version of the Safari browser can be tasked with monitoring a web page and notifying you of any changes, thanks to a new built-in feature. With “Notify Me,” Safari can continue to check a website on your behalf – like a product you were monitoring when it comes back in stock – and alert you when a change occurs. In other upcoming feature additions, using the power of AI, Safari tabs you have open can be automatically organized into topics. Plus, Apple says you can describe whatever you want in…
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.In macOS 27, Siri’s new chatbot features are accessible directly from Spotlight, Apple announced today. During its WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple revealed that Siri’s rich conversational experience can be started directly in the Spotlight prompt, accessed via Command + Space, bringing context and chat history on the fly. Chat history is synced via iCloud, so you can switch between devices. It can use worldly knowledge, personal content and allows you to perform tasks such as writing messages or emails. There’s also a new Siri mode in Camera. Apple is introducing broader Apple…
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.Apple, at WWDC 2026, today said it has made several responsiveness improvements across its software ecosystem, speeding up system animations, app launches and more. Apple says iPhone and iPad apps launch up to 30% faster on all devices, while new photos taken on iPhone appear up to 70% faster in iCloud Photos. Elsewhere, sharing files between devices via AirDrop is now up to 80% faster and transfers in the Files app are up to 50% faster. There’s also a new CPU scheduling manager that prioritizes tasks and ensures the right work gets…
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.Apple today announced that it has rebuilt the search infrastructure that powers key features like Spotlight, Photos and Mail across all of its major next-generation software platforms. The company says the index has been restructured to be more stable, efficient and comprehensive, covering both old and new content. After the update, the new infrastructure will automatically start re-indexing the device content. New content will be indexed “almost immediately,” Apple says, meaning users’ files will be searchable much faster than before. After the update, the new search infrastructure gets to work indexing the…
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.Apple today announced a series of improvements to Liquid Glass, the translucent design language the company introduced last year. Apple said it has heard user feedback, which it “deeply appreciates,” and is currently making adjustments to the underlying foundations of Liquid Glass’s construction. Chief among these changes is a new slider that allows users to control transparency, ranging from completely opaque to completely clear. The sidebar behavior is also updated. Sidebars will now extend across the entire edge of the viewport, with refraction effects continuing below rather than cutting off at the…
José Adorno/BGR Apple’s iOS 27 preview is just around the corner, as the company unveils the new software during the WWDC 2026 keynote. The company is expected to continue improving features introduced with iOS 26, including the all-new Liquid Glass design, in addition to better Apple Intelligence features powered by a Google Gemini model. With the iOS 27 beta expected to be available right after the WWDC keynote, as has been the case in previous years, you can already leave your iPhone ready to be one of the first to…
Apple’s WWDC 2026 begins today, with the event kicking off at 10:00 a.m. PT via the traditional keynote address. We know that some Woozad Readers who cannot follow the event as it airs are best advised to avoid all announcements and wait until video of the event is available for on-demand viewing in order to experience it without already knowing the outcome. For these people, we have published this news, which will be updated with a direct link to the presentation once it is available from Apple. No other news or announcements will be displayed alongside this story. Replays of…
Apple’s beta software program website has been shut down ahead of the company’s WWDC 2026 keynote next hour. The first developer betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27 are expected to be available today, with the first public betas typically following in July. Popular storiesmacOS 27: two more changes leaked before WWDC next monthmacOS 27 will get a “slight redesign” compared to macOS Tahoe, according to the latest from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the design changes will help improve the readability of macOS Tahoe’s Liquid…