Apple’s WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10am PT at Apple Park, kicking off a week packed with developer events and demos, as well as anticipated announcements about Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence, and more. This year’s event is particularly noteworthy in several ways. This will be CEO Tim Cook’s last stint at the company, after he announced on September 1 that he would be handing over the reins to John Tarnas, senior vice president of hardware engineering. It’s also expected to play host to Apple’s attempt to give Siri and its overall AI efforts a major boost after handing over some work to Google and delaying some releases.
Are they successful? Stay tuned to this page and for continued coverage.
Liquid glass gets opt-in rollback
If you weren’t too keen on last year’s design updates to Liquid Glass, you’re not alone. And while Apple isn’t going to switch to a new aesthetic, it could bring back some of its elements or even emphasize them if it’s interested in that. And for app icon critics, fresh off Spotify’s disco ball update, Apple has unveiled a new layered approach to liquid glass within apps.
iOS 27 dates back to iPhone 11
Apple claims that the upcoming update will be “available to more users than any previous iOS release,” and revealed that all devices starting with iPhone 11 will be eligible for the upcoming software update. And that update includes a flurry of performance improvements it’s touted in many OS releases this year, with Apple claiming new photos display 70% faster, AirDrop transfers 80% faster, and an improved CPU scheduler to aid multitasking.
Check out the ongoing WWDC 2026 announcements here
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