Apple has now formally started issuing media invites for the next month's WWDC 2026 highlight event after publishing the event's crammed schedule.
Meanwhile, prominent tipsters, such as Mark Gurman, appear to have taken it upon themselves to thoroughly unmask Apple's upcoming iOS 27 update and the all-new Siri voice assistant that it entails, with a bevy of leaks coming to our notice in just the last few days alone.
Apple's preparations for next month's WWDC 2026 event are now entering a high gear
As mentioned earlier, Apple has now formally issued a schedule for the next month's WWDC event, which kicks off with a keynote address at 10:00 a.m. PT on June 08. The keynote will include the crème de la crème of the WWDC's much-anticipated updates, including the upcoming iOS 27 and a new Gemini-powered Siri.
This will be followed by a Platforms State of the Union, which will offer a deep-dive into the new features introduced within the keynote. The rest of the events during the developer-focused week will focus on live online presentations and Q&A sessions.
The WWDC 2026 will also witness the Apple Design Awards that identify the best apps within the App Store. In anticipation, Apple has already published a list of over 30 candidate apps, divided into various categories.
Meanwhile, invites for the June Apple event are now beginning to roll out en masse
The iOS 27 and the all-new Siri stand thoroughly unmasked
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman appears bent on teasing out every secretive bit about Apple's upcoming iOS 27 update cadence and the all-new Siri that it brings.
For instance, last week, Gurman revealed that the iOS 27 will bring a number of improvements, including:
- A whole new customizable camera app, replete with distinct widgets for each camera mode.
- A dedicated Siri app that lists recent conversations, and sports a feature that automatically purges conversations for added privacy.
- A new swipe-down-from-the-top gesture that unleashes an AI-powered "Search or Ask" bar within the Dynamic Island.
- A long-press on the search bar will now let users swap AI models that power the new multi-modal Siri.
- Safari will get a new Start Page with four dedicated tabs for accessing favorites, bookmarks, a reading list, and browsing history.
- The Weather app will get a new 'Conditions' panel on the main page.
- A redesigned Image Playground that will get a new "describe a change" option as well the ability to produce more life-like results.
- Search will be integrated within the bottom bar in most Apple apps.
Today, Gurman is out with another scoop, detailing that Apple is testing an improved version of its Writing Tools for the iOS 27 update, replete with a "Write With Siri" toggle located at the top of the keyboard, a "Help Me Write" option that appears when Siri is activated while a text field is open, and a dedicated AI-powered grammar check tool that will work with Grammarly to show suggestions within a translucent window next to the text.
What's more, the Image Playground app will reportedly be capable of creating custom wallpapers and images for your iPhone, all from your text-based prompts.
Finally, the Shortcuts app is also getting updated with the ability to create app shortcuts via natural language prompts. You can also describe to Siri what a specific shortcut does to have it seamlessly integrated within AI-powered workflows.
What we already know
Apple is all set to debut a dedicated "Apple Intelligence Tools" section within the Photos app in the iOS 27 and macOS 27 updates, unlocking three new features: Extend, Enhance, and Reframe.
As we detailed recently, Apple's revamped chatbot Siri will run on Google's own TPUs and cloud infrastructure, albeit under Apple's ownership. The iPhone manufacturer insists that the arrangement would not result in a change in Apple's stringent privacy-related safeguards.
According to the previous tidbits by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the Siri chatbot will be baked into Apple's software, allowing it to leverage personal data, perform in-app actions, search the web, generate content, including images, provide coding assistance, summarize and analyze information, as well as upload files.
Apple is also designing a feature that will let the chatbot Siri view already-open windows and on-screen content, along with the ability to adjust device features and settings, and handle combo requests that combine several commands within a single prompt.
The chatbot Siri will reportedly leverage a much more advanced version of Google's Gemini model, known internally as Apple Foundation Models version 11. According to Gurman, "the model is expected to be competitive with Gemini 3 and significantly more capable" than the one supporting the revamped Siri.
Additionally, Siri will no longer be accessible solely via voice commands. Instead, Apple is debuting a dedicated Siri app with iOS 27, which would serve as a central repository of all past conversations with the AI assistant. The app will include an "Extensions" feature that would seamlessly connect to third-party agents such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude, allowing Siri to tap into the capabilities of these agents. The App Store will also sport a dedicated "Extensions" section from where users will be able to install all supported third-party agents.
Also, while users can still activate Siri via voice commands or the power button, Apple is testing a new interface that resides within the Dynamic Island. Finally, Apple is attempting to replace its "Spotlight" search function with Siri, allowing for a unified search-related UI. The new search interface will continue to show "Siri Suggestions," which would span across apps, upcoming appointments, and changes to settings suggested by AI.
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