Apple announces watchOS 27, now with Siri AI
Apple announces watchOS 27, now with Siri AI

Apple just announced watchOS 27, the next version of its Apple Watch operating system, introducing support for Siri AI, a redesigned “dynamic” app grid, and improvements to health and fitness tracking. The watchOS 27 update will be available “this fall,” according to Apple, though support is notably limited – the new OS will only be […]

Apple WWDC 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
Apple WWDC 2026: The 7 biggest announcements

Apple’s keynote at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference was a big one. After months of delays, Apple reintroduced us to its AI-upgraded Siri, which will go beyond what the existing voice assistant can do by offering more personalized help. We also got a look at many other updates coming across the operating systems powering the […]

WWDC 2026 bonus live blog: Tech Talk with Craig Federighi
WWDC 2026 bonus live blog: Tech Talk with Craig Federighi

Fresh off the WWDC keynote presentation, The Verge has been invited to an “on-the-record technical deep dive into the bold new architecture enabling Apple Intelligence capabilities.” Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi and his team will be there, and so will we. The revamped Apple Intelligence is at the heart of nearly every update […]

Cameras get an Apple Intelligence boost in Apple Home
Cameras get an Apple Intelligence boost in Apple Home

Apple Intelligence is coming to cameras connected to Apple Home. At WWDC, Apple announced that with iOS27, its HomeKit Secure Video service will use Apple Intelligence to analyze footage and generate descriptions summarizing what the camera saw. You can also search footage with natural language to find clips from across connected cameras, such as when […]

Apple is redesigning Screen Time and overhauling child controls
Apple is redesigning Screen Time and overhauling child controls

At WWDC 2026, Apple announced an overhaul to its Screen Time parental controls that aims to improve safety for children who use iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. Some of the new features coming with Apple’s iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 updates include giving parents and guardians more control over who their kids can […]

Apple announces iPadOS 27
Apple announces iPadOS 27

Today at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company announced new features coming to the iPad with iPadOS 27, including optimizations such as apps launching up to 30 percent faster by intelligently preloading needed info and more responsive switching between multiple apps. As with the new versions of Apple’s other operating systems launching this year, including […]

Apple announces Siri AI and its next generation of Apple Intelligence
Apple announces Siri AI and its next generation of Apple Intelligence

Two years after first revealing its plans for Apple Intelligence and a smarter Siri that never fully materialized, at WWDC, Apple just revealed a new set of AI features and a smarter, more personalized Siri. Apple calls Siri AI an “entirely new version of Siri” and says it’s both more conversational and more capable than […]

Apple announces iOS 27
Apple announces iOS 27

Apple announced its next major iOS update, iOS 27, at WWDC 2026 on Monday. Apple is highlighting performance and design improvements, trust and safety upgrades like a Screen Time redesign, and major upgrades to Siri and Apple Intelligence. The update will be supported all the way back to the iPhone 11. A big change is […]

Apple announces macOS 27 Golden Gate with Siri AI and revamped Liquid Glass controls
Apple announces macOS 27 Golden Gate with Siri AI and revamped Liquid Glass controls

Apple has announced macOS 27 Golden Gate, the next version of its desktop operating system. Alongside updates to Apple Intelligence, Siri, search, and parental controls, the new Golden Gate version of macOS brings a global slider to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass UI effects, with a tighter corner radius of windows to give them […]

WWDC 2026 live blog: On the ground at Apple’s keynote
WWDC 2026 live blog: On the ground at Apple’s keynote

It’s conference season! Today, we’re back at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, for Apple’s annual developer keynote. Unlike other conferences, there’s a distinct rhythm to WWDC. We know we’re going to get a peek at everything coming to iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27 – basically all the “Class of ’27” operating systems. […]