OS 27 could bring major AI upgrades, smarter Siri, and big iOS performance and stability improvements. Here’s everything we’ve heard so far about the 2026 iOS update.

Back at WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that it was planning to allow CarPlay users to watch video via AirPlay in their vehicles while they are not driving, but we did not hear many specific details about this functionality until now.

WWDC 2026 developer tools enter hands-on mode Tuesday as Apple’s new LanguageModel protocol lets iOS apps swap Foundation Models, Google Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude via Swift Package Manager with no session-code changes.

The 2026 Apple WWDC brings news of the latest iteration of iOS. Here's what iPhone users will see with the upgrade, likely coming later this year.

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During WWDC, Apple announced the launch of Siri AI, an expansion of the virtual assistant tool that relies more on Apple Intelligence.