Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2026

Key Takeaways

1. On Monday, Apple hosted its big WWDC 2026 keynote.
2. The company announced its upcoming updates for all its platforms, including iOS 27, macOS 27, and watchOS 27.
3. There are also many Apple Intelligence updates coming down the pike, including AI image editing and more contextual awareness.
4. Siri AI is official, which Apple says offers a more capable, conversational assistant.

This year’s WWDC was a big one. Tim Cook took the virtual stage one last time to lead the company’s announcements across all of its platforms. As expected, this year we’re getting iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, among other updates, as well as new Apple Intelligence features and the long-awaited AI Siri, called, um, “Siri AI.”

There was a lot covered in Apple’s 75-minute keynote, but you don’t have to watch the whole thing to catch up. Instead, follow along below, where I lay out every announcement Apple made at WWDC 2026.

macOS Golden Gate

The first major announcement of the day was the much-anticipated (by Apple nerds) name of macOS 27. While Apple has standardized the naming schemes of its other OSes, it still gives macOS a special name, in keeping with tradition. With recent releases, those names have been California-based, and this year is no different: macOS 27 is macOS Golden Gate.

Design and Performance

Apple made a number of design changes this year, across the board. Liquid Glass isn’t going anywhere, but it’s now more legible. In addition, Apple is finally rolling out a Liquid Glass slider so users can control how the effect looks on their devices. Toolbars are now more defined, to improve accessibility, and sidebars on macOS now extend to the edge of windows. Apple also made sure that all macOS windows have the same corner radius, so you shouldn’t notice any inconsistencies with window edges. App icons are getting a makeover, too: Apple is adding multiple layers of Liquid Glass to all icons.

The company also touted general performance increases throughout all of its products. Animations should be smoother, iPhone and iPad apps should launch faster, new photos appear in the Photos app up to 70% quicker, and AirDrop works up to 80% faster. Older iPhones, including the iPhone 11, can run iOS 27 and should run better than on iOS 26. iOS is also smarter when switching between Wi-Fi and cellular networks, and you can now send messages while a large image is still waiting to send. Indexing gets a big upgrade, too: new items should be indexed right away so they pop up in search. The software should also float more relevant results to the top of Mail, even if the email was sent a long time ago.

Apple highlighted several other new features in this section. iCloud shared albums are now available to Android and Windows users, with support for full-resolution sharing. In the Health app, Cycle Tracking now supports perimenopause and menopause. You can now custom-tune the EQ of your AirPods, and you can turn panoramas into immersive environments on Vision Pro. In Maps, Fly Over is highly detailed with full renderings of buildings and even trees, giving Google Maps a serious run for its money.