A number of Mac users that use multiple operating systems on their Mac, such as Asahi Linux users, are reporting a bug in the initial beta release of macOS 27 Golden Gate that prevents them from selecting alternate drive partitions of drives to boot from.

While this won’t affect most Mac users, those that usually boot from multiple operating systems report they are unable to do so after installing the beta, according to an AppleInsider report.

In a post to Mastodon, Asahi Linux has warned that Apple has changed how the boot picker and Startup Disk applications detect if there are valid OS boot volumes available.

PSA for #AsahiLinux users: Do NOT upgrade to macOS 27 Golden Gate!

Apple has changed how the boot picker and Startup Disk applications detect valid OS boot volumes. When using either from macOS 27, your Asahi partition will not be visible! We believe this to be a bug, and have filed a report (FB22994760).

If you have already upgraded to the beta and noticed that your Asahi partition has disappeared, do not stress. Your Asahi partition is still there, and you have not lost any data.

If you have already upgraded to macOS 27 and have a secondary installation of macOS 26 or below, set this as your default Startup Disk to restore access to Asahi. The Apple Silicon boot picker is a full-fat macOS app running in the default boot volume’s recovery environment, so its behaviour is dependent on the default boot volume’s macOS version.

If you insist on trying out macOS 27 as soon as possible, please ensure you install a secondary copy of macOS 26 first, or install macOS 27 itself on a secondary volume. We will not support users who have installed the macOS 27 beta without making contingency or rollback plans (such as ensuring at least one stable macOS version is installed).

We have patched the Asahi Installer to prevent it from running on macOS 27 until we have some idea of what’s going on. It will print a version of this message and then exit if you try to run it from the macOS 27 beta.

Asahi Linux explains that the partition still exists on Macs, and that no data has been lost. It is just a case of the partition not being detected properly.

Users who have updated to macOS 27 and have a secondary installation of macOS 26 on an external disk should set macOS 26 to be the default Startup Disk. This should restore access to the Asahi Linux partition.

AppleInsider notes that this issue also has the potential to be an issue for users with multiple partitions or disks with other versions of macOS. The publication’s testing shows that users of older macOS versions on separate partitions will encounter similar issues.

Asahi developers believe that this is caused by a bug in macOS 27, and have filed a report with Apple, number FB22994760. The developers have patched Asahi Installer to prevent it from running on macOS until a workaround can be created, or until Apple fixes a bug.

Since there are several more betas to go before the final release to the public this fall, Apple has a chance to fix things before the public release of macOS 27 Golden Gate.

Issues like this are why both Mactrast and Apple warn users not to install beta versions of macOS on their daily driver Mac. Installations of beta software should only be done on machines set aside for testing.

Other than a few mentions here and there during the WWDC 2026 keynote, not much was mentioned about new feature for the Apple Vision Pro’s upcoming visionOS 27 software. However, beta users are discovering plenty of new features and improvements.

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features now seem more integrated with the visionOS platform than in previous versions. Vision Pro user can now query Siri about anything in their surroundings, and the assistant will use Visual Intelligence to see it, identify it, and interpret it in real time, answering questions and providing contextual information about it.

When summoning Siri, a 3D orb will appear that can be placed anywhere in the user’s virtual space. Just looking at the orb can launch a conversation. The new Siri app also makes it easier to refer to previous conversations and interactions.

What else is new in visionOS 27

Panorama photos can now be turned into immersive spatial environments. Panoramas are no longer viewed as flat images. Instead, users can now step into them, experiencing added depth and realism.

Apple says visionOS 27 significantly improves wireless performance, with speeds up to three times faster than before.

A new extra-small widget size allows users to place more widgets throughout their physical space without overwhelming their environment.

A new Web Environments feature allows developers to use a new immersive API to launch users into a full 360-degree environment from within Safari.

Mac owners can now preview and edit 3D models from their laptop directly in visionOS. Meanwhile, Quick Look enhancements allow for annotations to be added directly to 3D models.

Control Center has been reorganized with dedicated sections for notifications and media playback, system controls, and immersive environments.

Notifications will now automatically expand when a user looks at them, providing quicker access to information.

Apps such as Apple TV, Safari, and others now sport new curved window layouts that wrap content around a user’s field of view, creating a more immersive workspace to make better use of Vision Pro’s virtual display area.

A new immersive environment, based on Thórsmörk, a nature reserve in Iceland known for its dramatic mountains, valleys, and glaciers, is now available.

New frameworks, APIs, and tools are now available to assist developers in building more advanced spatial experiences.

The visionOS 27 developer beta is available now, and ‌Siri‌ AI will begin rolling out later this year as a beta feature, initially supporting English only.

Amazon is currently offering Apple’s latest AirPods Pro 3 earbuds at the lowest price ever, $179.99. However, the price could change at any time, so grab it while you can!

Apple debuted the AirPods Pro 3 earbuds in September 2025, offering improved Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), upgraded audio, a new custom-built heart rate sensor and integrated workout experience. The new earbuds also offer support for Live Translation, a better fit, as well as IP57 sweat and water resistance.

AirPods Pro 3 feature 2x better ANC than AirPods Pro 2, and 4x better ANC than the original ‌AirPods Pro‌. The earbuds provide up to ten hours of music playback in Transparency mode, a 67% increase over the AirPods Pro 2. When ANC is enabled, AirPods Pro 3 provide up to eight hours of playback.

AirPods Pro 3 measure heart rate and track over 50 workout types in the Fitness app on iPhone. Using just AirPods Pro 3 and and iPhone, users can track their heart rate and the calories burned during a workout.

The AirPods Pro 3 are slightly smaller than AirPods Pro 2, and have an adjusted external geometry of its ear tip which Apple says is aligned to the center of the body for increased stability. The new earbuds include foam-infused ear tips in five different sizes to ensure a better fit for all ear sizes.

AirPods Pro 3 support Live Translation, which automatically helps users understand another language and communicate with others by speaking naturally with AirPods. When interacting with someone who doesn’t have this hands-free capability, there’s an option to use iPhone as a horizontal display, showing the live transcription of what the user is saying in the other person’s preferred language. When the other person responds, their speech is translated into the user’s preferred language with AirPods. This feature is available in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish, with more languages to be available by the end of the year.

AirPods Pro 3 are available for a limited time at Amazon for $179. (It’s an affiliate link, meaning I get a small cut of the action, but at no cost to you.)

Apple earlier this week unveil watchOS 27, its upcoming new software for the Apple Watch. The new OS brings new gesture controls, a redesigned dynamic app grid, and usability and battery life improvements. Unfortunately, it looks like one feature didn’t make the move to watchOS 27.

Siri

The headlining feature at WWDC 2026 this year is of course, Siri AI, and the Apple Watch has not been left out of the fun.

Users can ask open-ended questions directly from their wrist, as well as brainstorm ideas and continue conversations across multiple responses.

Siri can also use information stored across notes and other personal content to answer questions.

New Gesture Controls for Smart Stack

A new tap gesture allows users to select a widget in the Smart Stack by tapping their thumb and index finger together once to select widgets and access information with one hand. Smart Stack suggestions now surface more contextually relevant widgets.

Users can also create custom passes for any membership or card that uses a QR code or barcode and access it directly from the Apple Watch’s Wallet app or pin it to the Smart Stack. Transit cards and IDs will also appear in the Smart Stack.

Dynamic App Grid

The new dynamic app grid surfaces and rearranges five apps based on context and usage. Users can simply tap the bottom center icon to go to the rest of their apps.

Liquid Glass

Liquid Glass in watchOS 27 has been improved, offering better readability, with more uniform refraction and better contrast.

Find My

Find My on the Apple Watch is completely redesigned, providing a more map-centric layout, while consolidating the Find Devices, Find People, and Find Items apps into a single unified view.

watchOS 27 also brings more flexible sharing options within ‌Find My‌, offering users greater control over how they share their location and item tracking with other users.

New Call Context Feature

A new Call Context feature proactively provides relevant information from other apps during a phone call to a business, including displaying such information as a confirmation code from Mail when a user calls an airline.

Fitness, Workout, and Sleep Tracking

watchOS 27 also brings a large number of fitness, workout, and sleep tracking improvements.

Workout Buddy is gains new data-driven motivation features, delivering progress updates for pace, distance, and workout duration based on a user’s fitness history. Workout Buddy can now function without a nearby iPhone. Workout Buddy is also expanding to Spanish, meaning Spanish-speaking users can now receive personalized fitness motivation in their preferred language.

Indoor run and walk distance tracking is also more accurate in watchOS 27, thanks to improved motion tracking algorithms, without requiring a connected iPhone. Route maps in the Fitness app are also receiving an accuracy improvement.

Sleep tracking is also more accurate, though Apple has not yet detailed what changes it has made for the improvements. The update also brings a step count sync fix.

Other Improvements

Other improvements include faster app extension launches, improved Wi-Fi connectivity, faster Music playback startup, better battery efficiency with suggested optimizations, more efficient water detection, Guest Key support, and the ability to view card balances in the Wallet app.

The settings interface in the Apple Watch app on iPhone also features a new design.

No Walkie-Talkie App

Apple has removed the Walkie-Talkie app from the first developer beta of watchOS 27. The app is no longer present in the Control Center or the app list.

While the app’s removal has not been officially confirmed by Apple, users running the first watchOS 27 beta have reported that the app is nowhere to be found, and there is no option to reinstall it.

Of course, this is the first beta release, and Apple could restore the app in a later beta.

A developer beta of watchOS 27 is now available, and a public beta is set to arrive next month, followed by wide public launch in the fall.

Apple has released new beta firmware for the AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Pro 3. The firmware is only available to developers at the current time, and it has a build number of 9A5292e.

The beta firmware likely includes updates to make the AirPods compatible with the new AirPods interface and support for custom EQ Apple is adding in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate. AirPods are also compatible with the new Siri AI.

Since ‌iOS 26‌, ‌iPadOS 26‌, and macOS Tahoe, Apple has added a beta firmware update installation option in the AirPods settings interface when there are AirPods connected to an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Developers can use the beta option to turn on beta downloads.

Once you’ve installed the iOS 27, iPadOS 27, or macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta or public beta (coming in July), you’ll find you can easily customize the Liquid Glass settings for your device.

Simply go to “Settings” -> “Appearance” -> “Liquid Glass.”

There, you can move the provided slider back and forth, until the results look to be to your liking.

Easy peasy!

The video below shows how it works.

The Mac line of computers have used four different processors throughout its lifetime. While each generation of chips had its good points and bad, their usefulness eventually came to an end. The end of the line for Intel processors officially comes to and end with macOS 27 Golden Gate.

Apple began using Intel processors (yes, the same processors are used in Windows PCs) in 2006. These processors offered a way for users to not only access Mac software, but still be able to access Windows software, either via Boot Camp or a Windows virtual machine on their Mac desktop.

The Writing on the Wall for Intel Macs

Intel processors were used in all Macs until 2020, when Apple announced it would begin transitioning the Mac line to its own in-house developed processors, known as Apple Silicon. Apple slowly transitioned the Mac lineup to Apple Silicon over the next few years, until 2023, when the last Intel Mac was boxed up and shipped.

Apple is known for still supporting its devices for several years after they are discontinued, and continued to offer macOS support for Intel machines, although the list of supported machines slowly dwindled each generation of macOS.

With the release of macOS 27 Golden Gate, Intel support has completely come to an end. You’ll still be able to use your Intel Mac, you just won’t be able to run the latest version of macOS or have access to the latest versions of most apps.

Rosetta

When Apple released the first macOS version for Apple Silicon, it also included a program called Rosetta 2, a dynamic binary translator that allowed Intel-based software to continue to be used on Apple Silicon Macs. However, Rosetta 2 support will end with next year’s macOS release, except for a limited version that can run older Intel-based games.

So long Intel, it was fun while it lasted.

Apple on Monday announced several new features and updates coming to Apple Music in iOS 27. The new features include a refreshed artist page, updated album pages, and more.

First off, Apple Music‌ will have deeper integration with the all-new Siri AI in ‌iOS 27‌, allowing users to ask ‌Siri‌ about an artist and then follow up with natural commands such as “play one of her new singles,” without breaking the flow.

The newly refreshed artist page now features a prominent shuffle play button, a new artist name display, and other layout adjustments. Apple also claimed album pages received an update, although no visible changes are visible in the first iOS 27 developer beta seed.

Apple Music’s AI-powered AutoMix feature that blends songs using matching key and tempo, has also been upgraded, with improved the underlying algorithms to generate new transition types, making for more seamless blends between tracks. The standard Crossfade option is still available. AutoMix will also be available on Apple Music in tvOS and on HomePod.

Lyrics Translation is adding support for for seven new language pairings: English to French, English to German, English to Italian, English to Korean, English to Spanish, French to English, and Japanese to English. Apple says the feature uses machine learning to translate the lyrics, along with fine-tuning from language experts, and ensures that the true emotion, cultural nuance, and original lyrical intent of every song is preserved.

Lyrics Pronunciation, which enables users to sing along when lyrics are in another language, gets five new pairings, including Arabic to Romanized Arabic, English to Hangul, English to Katakana, Japanese to Hangul, and Mandarin Chinese (simplified) to Katakana.

Hi-Res Lossless Audio comes to tvOS in ‌iOS 27‌, in addition to standard Lossless Audio. Subscribers with compatible external speaker outputs will be able to enjoy their favorite songs in the highest audio quality and experience studio-quality sound directly through their Apple TV 4K.

Apple says ‌iOS 27‌ improves the “reliability of ‌Apple Music‌ streaming.” The speed at which the Now Playing view loads has been improved, as well as the time it takes for streaming playback to begin from a fresh launch Users can now swipe away the Now Playing widget on the Lock Screen to dismiss it.

Apple announced on Monday that certain Apple Intelligence features coming in iOS 27 will carry daily usage limits, although iCloud+ subscribers will score higher usage allowances than free users.

Apple said the limits apply to features that rely on “powerful server models,” such as image generation. Apple says increased access will be available with most ‌iCloud‌+ subscription plans.

Some Apple Intelligence features, including image generation, have daily usage limits because they rely on powerful server models. Increased access is available with most iCloud+ subscription plans, which also include Apple Intelligence support for compatible Home cameras.

This suggests the cheapest iCloud+ tier, priced at $0.99 per month, may not qualify for the higher limits. Subscribers on any higher ‌iCloud‌+ tier, or subscribers to an Apple One bundle, will likely benefit from the expanded access to advanced AI image generation and other server-reliant features.

‌iCloud‌+ subscribers will also enjoy added benefits in the Home app, such as upgraded support for HomeKit Secure Video on compatible smart cameras.

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 are available on iPhone 16 models or later, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad mini (A17 Pro), iPad models with M1 or later, MacBook Neo (A18 Pro), Mac with M1 or later, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Watch Series 9 or later, Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, and Apple Watch SE 3 when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone nearby.

Users who enable Apple Intelligence on supported products set to a supported language will have access this fall with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27.

As we learned on Monday, Apple’s most advanced on-device AI model will require a minimum of 12GB of unified memory, meaning several Apple Intelligence-capable devices will be left out in the cold.

The most powerful on-device models includes Siri AI features like expressive voices, and more advanced dictation.

While most ‌iOS 27‌ AI features will run on the iPhone 15 Pro and later, you’ll need one of the following devices for the most powerful on-device models:

• iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, or ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max
• iPad with M4 or later with at least 12GB of unified memory
• Mac with M3 or later with at least 12GB of unified memory
• Apple Vision Pro with M5

The base ‌iPhone 17‌ is excluded because it ships with 8GB of memory, as is the recently-released MacBook Neo, both fall short of the 12GB memory threshold. The standard memory requirement for ‌Apple Intelligence‌ has been 8GB since its introduction, so this is the first time Apple has required more memory than that for its most capable on-device features.

Apple on Monday announced tvOS 27, the upcoming new software version for Apple TV. The new software will bring multiple new features, but unfortunately owners of some older Apple TV boxes will not be able to update.

Apple TV will get an updated Podcasts appm a new smart downloads features, performance improvements, new accessibility features, and more.

Apple has yet to launch a tvOS 27 preview page, so we may not yet know all of the new features that will come along for the ride.

We do know about the following new features:

• Redesigned Podcasts app
• Smart downloads on Apple TV
• AppleCare coverage details in tvOS Settings
• Faster AirPlay connections to Apple TV and HomePod
• More responsive Control Center, and smoother app launch animations
• Larger text size accessibility options

tvOS 27 is available as a developer beta, a public beta will be seeded in July, and we’ll likely see a public release in September.

Is tvOS 27 Compatible With All Apple TV Models?

Unfortunately, two Apple TV models that were compatible with tvOS 26 are no longer able to run tvOS 27. The new software is compatible the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) and newer, according to Apple’s documentation.

That means the Apple TV HD from 2015 and the Apple TV 4K (1st generation) from 2017 are not compatible with tvOS 27.

Apple says tvOS 27 is compatible with the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) and newer.

tvOS 27 Compatibility

• Apple TV 4K (2nd generation, 2021)
• Apple TV 4K (3rd generation, 2022)

A new Apple TV 4K (4th generation) is expected to launch later this year.

While Apple strayed from its traditional WWDC keynote path today, concentrating on Siri AI and its associated new features, it did share a bit of information about macOS 27.

While Apple’s Craig Federighi attempted to offer a bit of a build up before revealing the new macOS 27 operating system’s name, sharing a tale of an apparently drug-fueled VW minibus trip by the Apple marketing team (with accompanying psychedelic graphics, man), I assume everyone was like this writer, thinking “just get to the name, man!”

The new name? macOS 27 Golden Gate.

Apple apparently took the road less traveled in developing Golden Gate, as much like its Mac OS X Snow Leopard release back in 2009, it focused on refining the interface and improving the performance of macOS.

“With improvements at the very core of the system and enhancements to apps and experiences you rely on every day, macOS feels better than ever,” said Apple.

The update includes what are likely welcome changes to the macOS interface, most importantly, the addition of a slider in macOS that allows users to customize the opacity of Liquid Glass.

“Updates to Liquid Glass ensure exceptional readability with more uniform refraction and improved contrast,” said Apple. “Uniform toolbars, edge-to-edge sidebars, and updated window shapes and menu bar icons deliver a more refined design. And a new slider lets you easily customize how Liquid Glass looks, from ultra-clear to fully tinted.”

Other design changes include a new unified toolbar at the top of the screen, as well as a sidebar that now expands to the edge of a window.

As for the performance improvements, better performing AirDrop transfers, faster network file browsing, improved syncing of Messages, and better Spotlight search suggestions are present and accounted for.

macOS Golden Gate hasn’t been left out when it come to the long-promised Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades. These include on-screen awareness, personal context, a new “Search or Ask” interface for Spotlight, and more.

macOS Golden Gate will also include revamped child safety features parents can use to easily manage the content and apps their offspring can access, as well as just who they can communicate with.

According to Apple, macOS Golden Gate will be compatible with the following Macs:

• MacBook Neo (2026)
• MacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
• MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
• iMac with Apple silicon (2021 and later)
• Mac mini with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
• Mac Studio with Apple silicon (2022 and later)
• Mac Pro with Apple silicon (2023 and later)

Intel processor support is dropped in macOS 27 Golden Gate.

During the keynote, it was mentioned that the most powerful Apple Intelligence on-device models “will be coming to our most capable iPhone, iPad, and Mac systems.” A slide was then displayed that includes the following models:

• iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro
• iPad with M4 and later (with 12GB or more in memory)
• Mac with M3 and later (with 12GB or more in memory)

The first macOS Golden Gate developer beta is available today, with a July public beta release to follow. The update will likely be released to the general public in September, although a specific release date has not yet been announced.

As had been expected, Apple debuted its new more personalized version of Siri earlier today, and as you might expect, the new features are limited to devices that already offer support for Apple Intelligence, which powers the new Siri AI.

“Siri AI” is available on the following devices:

iPhone

• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 16e
• iPhone 16
• iPhone 16 Plus
• iPhone 16 Pro
• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• iPhone 17e
• iPhone 17
• iPhone Air
• iPhone 17 Pro
• iPhone 17 Pro Max

iPad

• iPad mini (A17 Pro)
• iPad Air (M1 chip and newer)
• iPad Pro (M1 chip and newer)

Mac

• Any Mac with the M1 chip and newer.

Apple Watch

The following Apple Watch models are compatible when they are paired with an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone that is nearby:

• Apple Watch Series 10
• Apple Watch Series 11
• Apple Watch Ultra 2
• Apple Watch Ultra 3
• Apple Watch SE (3rd generation)

Vision Pro

• Vision Pro (M2 chip)
• Vision Pro (M5 chip)

Some of the “Siri AI” features will also be available on CarPlay when the vehicle is connected to an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone model.

While “Siri AI” is now available to test in English in the iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and visionOS 27 developer betas there is a wait list. After updating to ‌iOS 27‌, developers will need to go to the Settings app, the Apple Intelligence section, and opt in to the waitlist to get access to ‌Siri‌. Apple made a similar move with iOS 18’s Apple Intelligence features.

The feature will be coming to the Apple Watch in a future watchOS 27 beta. “Siri AI” will be available in the public betas of each update, which will be available in July.

It should be noted that during the WWDC 2026 keynote, it was said that the most powerful on-device models, which includes Siri AI features like expressive voices, and more advanced dictation, “will be coming to our most capable iPhone, iPad, and Mac systems.” A slide was then shown listing the following models:

• iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro
• iPad with M4 and later (with 12GB or more in memory)
• Mac with M3 and later (with 12GB or more in memory)

This appears to leaves the recently released MacBook Neo out in the cold when it comes to the most powerful on-device models, as the MacBook Neo only has 8GB of unified memory.

Siri AI will not be available in the EU on iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 at launch, which Apple says is due to regulatory issues related to the EU’s Digital Markets Act.

Apple today unveiled a new suite of “powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use features” it says will allow parents to more easily manage what content their children can see, what apps they have access to, and who they can communicate with. The new features will be available in the Screen Time update in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, which will be released to the public this fall.

Parents will have access to a simpler setup experience that will include a set of essential apps, Ask to Browse, Time Allowances, and a redesigned Screen Time.

“At Apple, our mission has always been to create technology that empowers people and enriches their lives, while helping keep them safe,” said Sumbul Desai, M.D., Apple’s vice president of Health and Fitness. “Our approach to helping families create safer digital experiences is grounded in the belief that every child is unique. That’s why we build simple and intuitive tools, based on expert guidance, to let parents tailor their kids’ digital journey. Today, we’re introducing major updates to help families thoughtfully establish age-based protections and develop healthy digital habits.”

Setup a Child Account

The first step parents must take is to create a child account, which will allow them to create an age-appropriate on device experience for their child. By doing so, they enable safeguards across the system, tailored to the child’s age. This will allow them to allow only age-appropriate media, block access to adult websites, and set age-based restrictions in the App Store. A child account is required for children under 13 and available for children up to 18.

Control Kids’ Access to Apps and Websites

Once a child account is created, parents can select which apps their offspring can access on their device. Parents can start with just a few essential apps, a curated set, or just the apps they feel are appropriate for their youngster. Parents can add more apps over time.

A new Ask to Browse setting allows parents to require that their child asks permission to access any new websites in the Safari browser. This feature works seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Control Kids’ Communication With Others

Parents can manage who their children can connect with via the Messages, FaceTime, and Phone apps. Parents can require their kids to ask for approval before connecting with anyone new. Meanwhile, in addition to blurring any nudity detected in Messages and FaceTime calls, (already turned on by default for users under 18), Communication Safety already will now also block gore or violent content when detected in shared images or videos.

Control When Kids Can Access Apps

Parents can use Time Allowances to manage the time their kids spend in apps across several categories. Time Allowances provide parents with guidance based on expert research and tailored to a child’s age.

Daily Schedules can also manage which apps their children have access to at different times of the day and across the week.

Screen Time Improvements

A redesigned Screen Time offers parents their kids’ average device usage and most used apps at-a-glance, allowing parents to make adjustments to their kids’ access to apps and the web with just a tap.

Expert Guidance and Resources

Apple is working with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to adapt its Family Media Plan into a guide parents can reference when using Apple products.

Apple has launched a dedicated website featuring the latest tools, helpful resources, and answers to common questions.

Generally, we kick off our WWDC 2026 coverage by separately covering each new operating system Apple unveils for their devices. However, this time around, Apple instead concentrated on it all-new Siri AI, and how it will work across its device ecosystem. Let’s take a look at what’s new.

Apple today unveiled an all new Siri AI, powered by “next-generation Apple Intelligence” during the WWDC 2026 keynote. Apple says the new version of Siri is “profoundly more intelligent, knowledgeable, and capable.” If the features they showed off today weren’t simply canned responses like we saw when iOS 18 debuted, it looks like they just might be right.

Siri AI will boast personal context understanding, broad world knowledge, and onscreen awareness, allowing users to find what they need at that point in time. The new Siri will be able to answer questions using the web for most any topic, and can use relevant information drawn from a user’s personal messages, emails, photos, and more.

A dedicated Siri app, also powered by Apple Intelligence, will allow users to revisit conversations from across their devices, will offer expanded Visual Intelligence capabilities, and even offer integrated writing tools. Siri will offer detailed, engaging responses in a natural back-and-forth conversation.

A Deeply Integrated Siri

Apple says users can will be able to ask Siri AI to find a restaurant recommendation a friend messaged them about, find a hotel confirmation number buried in old emails, or bring up photos that include friends and family from a recent trip. The personal context understanding feature will extend to third-party apps that developers integrate with Spotlight.

Siri AI will offer systemwide app actions, meaning users can get things done across multiple apps. Users will be able to draft an email from scratch, edit and share a set of photos, and rely on Siri AI to answer questions related to what their device’s screen is currently displaying.

Siri AI can also use broad world knowledge, getting up-to-date information from the web on virtually any topic. It can assist in informing users about upcoming events, such as when their favorite musician is coming to town. The demo during the keynote showed a user asking about what was supposedly his favorite musician, asking when she was coming to town, then telling Siri to remind him when tickets become available. The demo ended by the user telling Siri to play the artist’s latest hit songs. Users can extend almost any response from Siri into a back and forth conversation and can ask follow-up questions.

While Siri AI can be invoked with the traditional “Hey Siri!” phrase, iPhone users will be able to activate the assistant with the side button, or swipe down from the Dynamic Island to start a conversation. iPad and Mac users will find that Siri AI is integrated into Spotlight, allowing them to search for answers to nearly any query. Siri AI is also integrated into systemwide context menus, allowing users to control-click to ask about images, files, or text on their screen. Apple Vision Pro users won’t be left out, as Sir AI leverages spatial computing with a 3D visualization that users can place anywhere in their space,meaning they can invoke Siri ny simply looking at it and speaking.

iPhone, Apple Watch, CarPlay, and AirPods will allow users to tap into Siri AI on the go. Apple Watch users can start a conversation with Siri directly from their wrist, or a new Smart Stack suggestion can automatically appear to allow users to continue a recent conversation.

Privacy

Siri AI has been rebuilt from the ground up, not only building on Apple Intelligence on-device, but also Apple Foundation Models that run on device and on servers using Private Cloud Compute. Apple says when Private Cloud Computing is being used to handle a user’s requests, their personal data is never stored, nor is the information shared with Apple or any other parties. Apple assures users that Siri “remains the world’s most private digital assistant.”

For devices that support Apple’s most advanced on-device model ever, Siri AI will offer more expressive voices, and will offer improved accuracy in systemwide dictation capabilities. Users will also be able to better customize Siri’s voice to their liking, adjusting the expressiveness and pace of Siri’s voice. Dictation will now automatically handle capitalization, punctuation, and formatting as the user speaks, better understanding speech, allowing users to speak naturally without the fear that Siri won’t misunderstand their intention.

The new dedicated Siri app will allow users to revisit a past conversation or start a new one, as it uses iCloud to privately sync a user’s conversations across their apps. This means a conversation can be started on your Mac, and picked up later on your iPhone, iPad, or other capable device.

Visual Intelligence Improvements

Siri with Visual Intelligence will be available across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, with new, more powerful image understanding and multimodal capabilities built right into the Camera app, as well as a new Siri mode. This will allow users to get more information about whatever might be right in front of them. Siri mode in the Camera app will offer new actions, including nutritional insights about the plate of food in front of them, or the ability to scan a restaurant bill and select which items the user had, allowing them to split the bill using Apple Cash.

On iPad, Visual Intelligence is integrated right into the screenshot experience. On Mac, users can tap into it with a dedicated keyboard shortcut, select something on their Mac display, and type directly to Siri to get a helpful answer.

Writing Tools

Siri’s integrated Writing Tools are more powerful than ever, allowing users to write with Siri AI virtually anywhere they type. By describing what they need, Siri will be able to generate a draft from scratch to kickstart a writing session. Users can also refine what they’ve already written, by describing the change they want, with Siri quickly updating it.

In the Mail and Messages app, Siri will keep track of how a user communicates with recipients, taking note of the punctuation and tone they typically use. So, if a user drafts an email using Siri and usually makes use of bullet points with the recipient, those will be included in the new draft. Siri can now also provide suggestions to improve the user’s writing. Siri can also automatically proofread systemwide, including in most third-party apps.

Availability

The new Siri AI features are available for developer testing starting today through the Apple Developer Program at developer.apple.com, across iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and visionOS 27. Siri AI will be available for developer testing in a future watchOS 27 beta.

Siri AI will be available as a beta later this year for users with a supported device set to English, and Apple will expand support for more languages at a later date.

Apple Intelligence is available with support for these languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, and Korean. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For more details, visit apple.com/apple-intelligence.

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 are available on iPhone 16 models or later, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad mini (A17 Pro), iPad models with M1 or later, Mac with M1 or later, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Watch Series 10 or later, Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, and Apple Watch SE 3 when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone nearby.

Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro users in the EU will be able to access Siri AI when set to a supported language. Siri AI will not be available initially in the EU in iOS and iPadOS.  Siri AI and the other new Apple Intelligence features will not be available in China while Apple works to get regulatory approval.

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2026 (WWDC26)takes place this week, running from June 8 through June 12. As has become standard, the event will be available to most participants on a strictly online basis. However, select developers and students have been invited to participate at Apple Park.

Apple will hold its keynote today, June 8, where it will unveil its new operating systems (iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27).

How to Watch Today’s WWDC26 Keynote Event

• From any device, watch from Apple’s Special Events website
• Watch from the Apple Developer app on any compatible device
• Watch the YouTube stream. (Apple has posted a placeholder for the event on YouTube, and you can visit it now to set an event reminder through YouTube.)
• Watch the WWDC26 keynote via Apple’s TV app on Mac, ‌iPhone‌, ‌iPad‌, and Apple TV, with the link in the TV app becoming available on the day of the event or just before.

Here are the times around the globe when the event will be available for viewing:

• Honolulu, Hawaii — 7:00 a.m. HAST
• Anchorage, Alaska — 9:00 a.m. AKDT
• Cupertino, California — 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Phoenix, Arizona — 10:00 a.m. MST
• Vancouver, Canada — 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Denver, Colorado — 11:00 a.m. MDT
• Dallas, Texas — 12:00 noon CDT
• New York, New York — 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Toronto, Canada — 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Halifax, Canada — 2:00 p.m. ADT
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 2:00 p.m. BRT
• London, United Kingdom — 6:00 p.m. BST
• Berlin, Germany — 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Paris, France — 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Cape Town, South Africa — 7:00 p.m. SAST
• Helsinki, Finland — 8:00 p.m. EEST
• Istanbul, Turkey — 8:00 p.m. TRT
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates — 9:00 p.m. GST
• Delhi, India — 10:30 p.m. IST
• Jakarta, Indonesia — 12:00 a.m. WIB next day
• Shanghai, China — 1:00 a.m. CST next day
• Singapore — 1:00 a.m. SGT next day
• Perth, Australia — 1:00 a.m. AWST next day
• Hong Kong — 1:00 a.m. HKT next day
• Seoul, South Korea — 2:00 a.m. KST next day
• Tokyo, Japan — 2:00 a.m. JST next day
• Adelaide, Australia — 2:30 a.m. ACST next day
• Sydney, Australia — 3:00 a.m. AEST next day
• Auckland, New Zealand — 5:00 a.m. NZST next day

MacTrast will provide full coverage of today’s event and its unveilings, so stay tuned.

Apple TV has scored the coveted EGOT (winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award) faster than any other streaming service ::COUGH!:: Netflix! ::COUGH!::

Apple TV’s original musical comedy, “Schmigadoon!” – which was cancelled after only two seasons despite having a third season already written and ready to go – became a hit Broadway musical after its cancellation.

In May 2026 the show was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, and has won four of them, including some biggies:

• Best Musical
• Best Book of a Musical
• Best Original Score
• Best Orchestrations

The stage show is based on the Apple TV series and in part the story of its first season.

“I think I should start by thanking Apple TV for canceling the third season of ‘Schmigadoon’ the TV show,” stage show producer Christine Schwarzmann said in her acceptance speech, “because without them we couldn’t have picked it up and ran with it.”

Lorne Michaels, a producer of both the stage and TV versions of the story, told Deadline backstage that the show had “gone through many iterations, but I think this is the best version of it ever.”

How Apple TV Scored EGOT Status

Apple TV debuted in 2019, and began its run of awards in 2020, with actor Billy Crudup winning Apple’s first Emmy for “The Morning Show.” Multiple Emmys followed, and then in 2022, the film “CODA” made Apple the first streaming service to win a Best Picture Oscar.

In February 2026, Apple won a Best Country Solo Performance Grammy for Chris Stapleton’s song on the “F1: The Movie” soundtrack.

While it took Apple around six years to reach EGOT status, it took Netflix around 12 years to score all four of the major performing art awards in the United States. Netflix completed the coveted superfecta in 2025 with a Tony win for Stranger Things: The First Shadow.

Google today announced that its Chrome browser set new browser speed records on two benchmarking tools, Speedometer 3.1 and JetStream 3. The tests were performed on an M5 MacBook Pro running macOS 26.0.1.

Chrome scored 61 on Speedometer, a five percent improvement since last year. The browser earned a 469 on JetStream 3, a 10 percent improvement since the beginning of the year.

Over the past year, our engineering teams have tackled a series of major projects to elevate our JetStream 3 and Speedometer 3.1 scores. Since just the start of this year, we’ve improved Chrome’s score on JetStream by 10% resulting in a record score of 469. In addition we improved Speedometer by 5% since our last blog post on benchmark performance about a year ago, resulting in a dual record across all browsers of 61. Both results were measured on a MacBook Pro M5 running MacOS 26.0.1. These wins directly translate into a meaningfully faster experience for our users.

Google says it holds a dual record across all browsers, beating every other Mac browser, including Safari.

Google boosted its benchmarking scores by reworking JavaScript handling, skipping unnecessary execution steps and inlining asynchronous operations. Inlining “fast paths” for common operations resulted in speed gains across multiple daily tasks.

Improvements were also implemented for WebAssembly workloads and the Blink rendering engine.

For more details, visit Google’s Chromium blog.

A new remake of the classic film thriller Cape Fear premieres today on Apple TV. The limited series adaptation stars Amy Adams, Javier Bardem and Patrick Wilson.

From executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. When convicted murderer Max Cady is released from prison, he begins infiltrating the family of the married attorneys who helped put him behind bars.

The limited series is inspired by the 1991 psychological film of the same name, which was directed by Scorsese and starred Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, and Juliette Lewis. That film was a remake of a 1962 film that starred Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen and features Lori Martin, Martin Balsam, Jack Kruschen, Telly Savalas, and Barrie Chase.

Bloomberg‘s Gurman today revealed another tidbit about Apple’s upcoming iOS 27: notifications will no longer slide in from the top of the screen instead, they will slide in from the left.

Some new iOS 27 tidbits: Notifications have a redesigned effect when arriving due to Notification Center gesture moving to the top left side; Find My gets a visual redesign; Clean Up in Photos gets improved; Many underlying security improvements. https://t.co/sOCWFnVL2u

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) June 5, 2026

You’ll also be required to swipe down from the top-left corner of the screen to access the iOS 27 Notification Center. Swiping down on the Dynamic Island area will now display a new “Search or Ask” interface tied to the new and improved Siri. This change could be limited to the iPhone 15 Pro and newer if the new interface requires an iPhone model with Apple Intelligence support.

Gurman also said Find My is getting a visual redesign, Clean Up in Photos will be improved, and the new OS will also include numerous underlying security improvements.

Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 during Monday’s WWDC26 keynote address, with the first developer beta being mad available later that same day. July will likely see the release of a public beta, and the new operating system will likely be released to the public in September, following the debut of the new iPhone lineup.