GoKawiilApple’s WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, starting a week full of expected announcements around Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more, along with developer events and demos. This year’s event is particularly notable for a couple things. It marks CEO Tim Cook’s last with the company, after announcing he’s handing things off to Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus September 1. And it’s expected to play host to Apple’s attempt to give Siri and its AI efforts overall a big boost after handing some work off to Google and delaying some releases.
Are they succeeding? Keep tabs on this page, and the rest of our ongoing coverage, to find out!
Apple reveals Siri AI
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As expected, Apple made the case for an improved experience with its longstanding Siri assistant, which it admitted faces greater expectations from users in the age of AI. With Google Gemini under the hood, Apple claims that the new Siri updates will more it more capable, conversational, compatible with visual intelligence, and it will be housed in a standalone app in addition to working across existing apps.
Before rolling out the enhancements and features, Apple was adamant about its privacy-centric approach to AI. “We believe privacy in AI is non-negotiable,” Apple Senior Vice President Craig Federighi said during the stream, going so far as to say that “data is only used to execute your request, and outside experts can continue o verify this promise at any time.”
Liquid Glass gets some opt-in rollbacks
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If you were among those who weren’t exactly keen on last year’s Liquid Glass design updates, you weren’t alone. And while Apple isn’t switching to a new aesthetic, you are going to be able to dial back some of its elements, or really highlight them if you’re vibing with it. And for the app icon critics out there fresh from Spotify’s disco ball update, Apple showed off a new, layered approach to Liquid Glass within its apps.
iOS 27 is stretching back to the iPhone 11
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