WWDC26: Apple unveils next generation of Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, powerful parental controls, and an expansive set of software improvements
Today, during WWDC, Apple previewed its upcoming software releases that will deliver the next generation of Apple Intelligence and… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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iOS 27 release date: Here’s when the new iPhone update will launch
The next major iPhone software version is iOS 27, and it’s already here in developer beta—but here’s when the public beta and full public launches will happen. more…

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My fingers already love this macOS 27 Safari feature
Macworld At its WWDC26 opening keynote, Apple today previewed macOS 27, focusing on design refinements, Siri AI, and other relatively minor upgrades. Despite the update’s somewhat lackluster nature, Safari on the Mac is still getting a few useful AI tools that I can’t wait to use.  While it expectedly doesn’t offer a comprehensive agentic browsing experience, some of the fresh additions subtly rely on agentic AI capabilities to execute specific tasks, including one that will save me from needing to obsessively refresh tabs when I’m ready to buy the iPhone 18. Spread the word, Notify Me is a game-changer Notify Me, as its name suggests, is a new tool that allows you to build custom alerts in Safari on macOS 27. For example, if you’re anticipating a certain discount, you could ask Safari to check a specific product’s price every morning and notify you when it drops. This will spare me from needing to routinely monitor and refresh webpages with Command-R and eliminate the risk of missing out on timely updates. Essentially, Safari will visit the desired webpage on your behalf depending on the frequency you’ve set in your instructions. The AI agent will scan the site’s components and check if any of the changes match your command. If so, the Safari app will send you a push notification prompting you to check the website and take action if necessary.  It’s a safe agentic AI approach that does not execute any sensitive actions on your behalf, like completing purchases or filling online forms in the background. It merely simplifies what would otherwise be a very redundant workflow. Safari in macOS 27 will send you a notification when a webpage you’re monitoring has an update.Apple Other Safari features in macOS 27 Another neat Safari feature coming with macOS 27 is a custom extension builder that can accommodate your specific needs across the different websites you frequent. While the App Store offers a ton of third-party extensions, they don’t always fit niche workflows. With the new builder, you should be able to alter webpages as needed and have them react in a way that makes sense to you. Safari 27 is also getting AI-powered tab sorting support. The feature will analyze the topics of your open webpages and group them accordingly. This is particularly helpful when you’re researching multiple subjects simultaneously, as it’ll keep the relevant tabs in a single spot. You could then optionally save the automatic assortments as permanent tab groups that you can revisit later—beyond your current browsing session. Agentic AI browsing extends beyond Safari’s Notify Me tool on macOS 27. With this release, the Passwords app can automatically visit select websites and change a password if it’s weak or compromised. Passwords can already detect weak or compromised passwords. With the latest update, it’ll take it one step further by visiting the affected service’s password-changing webpage and going through the flow autonomously. It’ll basically insert the old password it already has (if prompted), generate a new, stronger one, submit it on the website, and save it in the Passwords app. This ensures that your passwords remain secure at all times—without you having to take action. macOS 27 is now available as a beta to those enrolled in Apple’s Developer program, with general availability to follow this fall.

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Here’s everything new for Apple Wallet in iOS 27
Apple unveiled iOS 27 today at WWDC, here’s what’s new for the Wallet app in the next major iPhone update. more…

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Apple shows how your apps can use Siri AI at Platforms State of the Union
Apple covered the nitty gritty on the new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features, improved Liquid Glass design and more announcements today. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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iOS 27 adds independent volume settings for alarms and timers, and for alerts and system sounds
With iOS 27, users will no longer have to rely on a single volume setting for ringtones, alerts, alarms, and system sounds. Here are the details. more…

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Craig Federighi details Apple’s collaboration with Google for Siri AI in iOS 27
Apple’s Siri team, led by Craig Federighi, held a post-WWDC keynote tech talk with members of the press this afternoon...

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Game Porting Toolkit 4 ushers in support for agentic coding
Apple's Game Porting Toolkit has been supercharged with AI agents, which might make it significantly easier to bring a game to the Mac.Game Porting Toolkit 4 introduces support for AI agents.While iOS 27 and Siri were the stars of the WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple hasn't forgotten about the Mac as a gaming platform. While we didn't get any triple-A game announcements this time around, the company did unveil a significant upgrade with Game Porting Toolkit 4.The utility, as its name implies, is meant to help bring games to macOS. With the fourth release of its Game Porting Toolkit, Apple has implemented support for AI agents as part of the porting process. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Why the EU won’t get iOS 27’s biggest new feature
Apple says EU iPhone and iPad users will miss out on Siri AI in iOS 27 due to ongoing regulatory disputes over the Digital Markets Act. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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iOS 27’s Siri AI is actually going to change how I use my iPhone
Macworld Apple has just unveiled iOS 27, the next major update for the iPhone, at WWDC 2026. This year, there isn’t much to get excited about in terms of new features, nor is there a new interface following last year’s major update that introduced Liquid Glass. It’s a lot of refinements, AI, and optimizations to make your iPhone feel faster. At the same time, Apple announced a long-awaited change: a complete overhaul of Siri. Apple is rebuilding its assistant experience around context, conversation, and awareness. And for the first time in a very long time, Siri actually feels useful again. Apple has spent years falling behind competitors in the AI race. While companies like OpenAI and Google turned their assistants into genuinely helpful tools, Siri often felt stuck in the past. But iOS 27’s main purpose is to make Siri useful again. And it appears to have delivered. iOS 27 introduces Siri AI The biggest news here is that Siri is no longer just a voice assistant that responds to isolated commands. It now understands context across your apps and even your ongoing conversations. And honestly, it’s the first Apple Intelligence feature that instantly made me rethink how I’ll use my iPhone every day. Apple’s redesigned Siri experience in iOS 27 is centered around natural interaction. You can now seamlessly switch between voice and text conversations, continue previous requests, and even access your Siri history across devices through iCloud sync. Apple introduced many new capabilities for the new Siri in iOS 27, including a new app and Dynamic Island integration.Apple Before iOS 27, Siri felt very outdated. You could only ask it a few commands, and it often misunderstood you. And then the interaction ended. There was no natural conversation. Now, Siri behaves much more like a modern AI assistant. You can ask a follow-up question naturally without repeating yourself. You can start typing a request on your iPhone and continue it later on your iPad or Mac. It remembers the context of your conversation instead of forgetting everything with every new interaction. Siri also gets its own app in iOS 27, which is a huge addition for people who just don’t want to talk to their phone all the time. Now you can interact with Siri just like you would with any other popular AI chatbot. But the biggest improvement to Siri in iOS 27 is certainly its on-screen awareness capability. Aware and alert Apple also introduced on-screen awareness for Siri, a feature that genuinely feels transformative. According to Apple, Siri can now understand what’s currently on your screen and respond accordingly. If someone texts you an address, you can ask Siri to save it to a contact. If you’re looking at an event, you can ask Siri to add it to your calendar. If you’re reading an article, you can ask follow-up questions about what’s being displayed. Many of these things were unveiled by Apple two years ago but weren’t delivered. Now, with Siri AI, it seems the company is finally keeping its promise. And unlike some AI demos we’ve seen over the past year, Apple’s implementation actually feels grounded in real-world usage. In many ways, the new Siri AI feels like the beginning of a new interface layer for the iPhone. Once again, the new Siri aims to make using our devices a much more personal and natural experience. Instead of having to search for lost files in your old emails or folders, you can just ask Siri. And when you can’t talk, you can simply swipe down from the Dynamic Island to type to Siri. The new Siri app lets you chat with Siri and reference prior conversations.Apple More new features coming with iOS 27 Of course, iOS 27 isn’t just about Siri. For instance, there are many other new Apple Intelligence features coming with the update. In the Photos app, users will be able to expand and even reframe their photos using AI. When writing a text, the enhanced Writing Tools will now automatically provide you with suggestions for rephrasing it. And you can even take pictures of your food to see how many calories it has. Image Playground has also been completely revamped with better language models, which are capable of generating more natural-looking images. Thanks to this, users can even create their own wallpapers using Image Playground on iOS 27. Apple also spent a good deal of time talking about performance. The company focused on making iOS 27 faster and more reliable, especially on older devices. And for those who had complaints about Liquid Glass, not only has the interface been refined, but there’s now a slider that lets you adjust the intensity of the effect. Overall, iOS 27 doesn’t seem like a major update. But lack of transformative features hides the fact that Apple has finally released a new version of Siri that actually works and feels modern. And I can’t wait to get my hands on it. iOS 27 is currently available only as a developer beta for the next several weeks. A public beta will be available next month, while the official release is expected this fall.

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Apple Announces macOS 27 'Golden Gate', Drops Support For Intel Macs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from AppleInsider: Apple has unveiled its next Mac operating system, macOS Golden Gate, with Apple promising better performance, the improved Siri, and more. [...] On the surface, macOS Golden Gate is not as significant an upgrade as macOS Big Sur, or even macOS Tahoe with its Liquid Glass redesign. But under the surface, it is much more significant than it seems. Apple has chosen this release to draw a line in the sand. For the first time, the new macOS Golden Gate will not support Macs that have Intel processors. [...] Nonetheless, as of when this is released to the public in September or October, no Intel Macs will ever be supported again. One of the most notable design tweaks in this new release is a refinement of macOS toolbars and sidebars: toolbars are now more distinct, sidebars can stretch all the way to the window edge, and sidebar icons have regained color. Apple is also tightening window corner radii to address complaints about resizing behavior. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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tvOS 27 drops support for two Apple TV models
Apple barely mentioned tvOS 27 in its WWDC keynote today, but the update does exist, and is available now in beta. But two previously supported Apple TV models are not compatible with tvOS 27. more…

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15 great new Apple Intelligence features to try (beyond Siri AI)
In addition to Siri's revamp, the WWDC26 keynote outlined a slew of new Apple Intelligence features. See the rundown. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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iOS 27: Here’s all the new Apple Music features
Apple Music has a few new features with iOS 27, which Apple just announced today at its annual WWDC conference. Perhaps the most immediately visible change is a newly-redesigned artist page featuring prominent shuffle play button, new artist name display, and other smaller layout changes. more…

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App Store overhaul gives developers new ways to sell subscriptions
Apple is overhauling the App Store with new subscription tools, personalized recommendations, and marketing features that give developers more ways to attract customers and grow their businesses.Developers have more options in the App StoreApple announced the changes on June 8 during WWDC 2026 as part of an effort to help developers grow on the App Store. New features include subscription options for groups, businesses, and schools.Users will see new recommendation tools that explain why specific apps appear across the App Store. Apple will roll out those features alongside new marketing tools throughout 2026 that help developers promote apps and reach potential customers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple previews new child safety features
Apple today previewed a new suite of powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use features designed to allow parents to more easily manage… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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iOS 27 & macOS 27 developer betas are out, but you should probably wait
Apple's WWDC is rolling on with betas now available for download, but if you use your Mac, iPhone, or iPad for anything else than development, you should wait.iOS 27's first developer beta is out. Don't install it. As is tradition for WWDC, following the keynote detailing the changes Apple is making in its fall operating system updates, the first developer betas have been made available.The first developer builds of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 are now downloadable. They can be installed onto devices for testing right now by anyone interested in them. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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iOS 27 has new app icon designs for many iPhone apps
Last year with iOS 26, Apple redesigned its full lineup of app icons for iPhone. But just one year later, iOS 27 has even more design changes for many app icons. more…

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tvOS 27 sneaks out with redesigned Podcasts app & AI subtitle generation
Released without any real fanfare, developers can now update their Apple TVs to tvOS 27, allowing for on-device AI subtitles on videos, on-screen text size adjustment, a new Podcasts app, and not much more.tvOS 27 is here, with on-device video captioning, text size adjustment, and more.Though iOS 27 was undoubtedly the star of WWDC 2026, tvOS received several meaningful enhancements of its own. These include a redesigned Apple Podcasts app and smart downloads on Apple TV.Additionally, AppleCare coverage details are now available in the tvOS 27 Settings application. The Control Center has been made more responsive, while app launch animations are now significantly smoother. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple killed my Apple Intelligence dreams
Macworld When I bought my iPhone 16 Pro, it was a major upgrade from the iPhone 12 Pro that had served me well for years. I was excited to get snapping with the new camera system, to enjoy the crisp, high-refresh-rate display, and to zip through apps and tasks as fast as my fingers would carry me. And there was one more thing that caught my eye at the time: It was “Built for Apple Intelligence.” Because, of course, this was right around the time Apple introduced its Apple Intelligence system to the world. The company promised “AI for the rest of us,” with powerful tools that seemed tailored to how I wanted to use my phone: Siri would understand my personal context, I was told, and it would start delving into my apps and taking actions on my behalf. Finally, after so many years, Siri would be getting the personal assistant glow up it had always craved. We all know how that turned out. After delays, class-action lawsuits, and widespread humiliation, WWDC 2026 was meant to be when Apple finally made good on all those promises. It was, we thought, the time when Apple would bring iPhone 16-series users like me the features we’d been promised two years ago. Except, as it turns out, that’s a load of bull. Remember when the iPhone 16 Pro was built for Apple Intelligence? Apple doesn’t.Apple Apple indefensible I’m not saying that the features Apple teased in 2024 still aren’t here. On the contrary, if anything they look even better than when Apple initially previewed them. They’re the kind of enticing enhancements that I’ve spent the last two years holding out hope for. That’s not the problem. The problem is what is available and where it will be present. Because after debuting all these tools and showing off exactly how they’d work, Apple’s Craig Federighi slipped a teensy-weensy caveat into all that hype. It went like this: “Our most powerful on-device model and the features it enables, like expressive voices and more advanced dictation, will be coming to our most capable iPhone, iPad and Mac systems.” At the same time, a slide popped up on screen explaining that to get this “most powerful on-device model,” you’d need an iPad with M4 chip or later and 12GB of memory or a Mac with M3 chip or later and 12GB of memory. Oh, and iPhone users? Yep, you guessed it, you’ll need an iPhone Air or iPhone 17 Pro. Yes, that’s an iPhone 17 Pro, not an iPhone 17. In other words, I’m screwed. My iPhone 16 Pro, which was explicitly sold by Apple as its most advanced AI-capable iPhone, will not work with all of the latest Apple Intelligence features. That is absolutely indefensible. Apple has only specifically called out two features that are limited to the latest and greatest devices, those being expressive Siri voices and more advanced dictation. But the way Federighi worded it made it sound like these are just examples of the things that require an iPhone 17 Pro. For all I know, there could be more. For one thing, I wouldn’t be surprised if features like Spatial Reframing are similarly limited. At WWDC, Apple said that some “image generation” tools have daily limits on their usage because they use such powerful AI models. You can bet that will be absent from my iPhone 16 Pro too. And that’s just the things we know about. Nowhere on Apple’s website does the company expressly itemize all the features that will be the exclusive domain of iPhone 17 Pro users. For now, it’s all just guesswork. That doesn’t lend itself to the idea that the list of gated features is particularly modest. My iPhone 16 Pro is a fantastic phone—that can’t run everything iOS 27 and Apple Intelligence have to offer.Foundry The old bait and switch Somehow, Apple has managed to make me super excited and super disappointed about its latest AI efforts in practically the same breath. And given how popular the iPhone 16 series has been, I know I’m far from alone. To be clear, I didn’t buy my iPhone 16 Pro on the express promise of getting these AI features. I was looking forward to playing around with them, sure, but AI was just one part of my purchasing decision. Yet that doesn’t change the fact that this announcement is still deeply deflating. I’m not about to ditch a perfectly excellent iPhone 16 Pro and shell out on the iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro just for the features Apple is gatekeeping away from me. Look, I understand that not every phone can work with intensely demanding AI features. That’s common sense. But it doesn’t seem unreasonable to think that Apple started working on many of these features long before the iPhone 16 series was even announced. Why tell people your device is “Built for Apple Intelligence,” as Apple did for the iPhone 16 Pro, when you know that’s not entirely true? Selling an iPhone as being custom-made for AI, then doing the old switcheroo and blushingly admitting that, oopsie, many of those features won’t be on your device after all, just seems sly and underhanded. Maybe Apple’s ambitions grew, and maybe its models’ requirements expanded, but that doesn’t change the fact that an iPhone promoted as AI-capable is suddenly only partially so. I’m sure I’ll get plenty of usage out of those AI features that do land on my device. I’ll even forgive Apple for the delays if they turn out to be as impressive as they looked in the WWDC keynote. But it won’t hide the fact that for every AI advancement Apple makes, it seemingly can’t help but take two steps back.

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