On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Present, we proceed unpacking WWDC 2026 and take a more in-depth have a look at iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and Apple’s different new software program updates coming this fall.
iOS 27 helps the identical iPhones as iOS 26, together with the iPhone 11 and second-generation iPhone SE, giving the replace the widest system compatibility of any iOS launch thus far.
macOS Golden Gate drops Intel Macs totally, confirming the tip of an period that Apple flagged a yr earlier when it mentioned macOS Tahoe can be the ultimate launch for pre-Apple silicon machines. 4 fashions that ran Tahoe miss out: the 16-inch MacBook Professional (2019), the 13-inch MacBook Professional with 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports (2020), the 2020 iMac, and the 2019 Mac Professional. Golden Gate can be the final model with full Rosetta 2 assist, that means the interpretation layer that retains Intel-built apps operating on Apple silicon will disappear totally after this launch.
iPadOS 27 raises its {hardware} ground to the A14 Bionic or M1 chip, reducing the fifth-generation iPad mini, the eighth-generation iPad, the third-generation iPad Air, the first-generation 11-inch iPad Professional, and the third-generation 12.9-inch iPad Professional.
watchOS 27 makes the steepest cuts in Apple Watch historical past, dropping the Collection 6, Collection 7, Collection 8, authentic Extremely, and second-generation SE in a single wave and successfully erasing three years of system assist directly. The one fashions that stay appropriate are the Collection 9, Collection 10, Collection 11, Extremely 2, Extremely 3, and SE 3.
tvOS 27 drops two Apple TV fashions, the Apple TV HD from 2015 and the first-generation Apple TV 4K from 2017, leaving solely the second- and third-generation Apple TV 4K containers supported.
In iOS 27, notifications now slide in from the left fringe of the display screen quite than dropping down from the highest, and reaching Notification Middle requires swiping down from the top-left nook as an alternative of the middle, liberating up that gesture for Siri. Different modifications embody colourful sidebar icons, real-time widget updates when an app is already open, extra-large Dwelling Display widgets, and net audio that not interrupts different system audio.
The centerpiece of the replace is Siri AI, which replaces Highlight with a “Search or Ask” interface accessed by swiping down from the middle of the show. Siri is designed to tone-match a person’s personal writing model when composing messages. Apple’s pill-shaped Siri indicator is seemingly a {hardware} workaround for present Dynamic Island constraints, and a smaller Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 Professional might enable the indicator to turn into a real circle. On the Apple Watch, Siri AI requires pairing with an iPhone that helps Apple Intelligence. Within the European Union, Siri AI is out there on macOS and visionOS at launch however not on the iPhone or iPad.
Apple Intelligence can be getting smarter Writing Instruments and a composition assistant in Mail and Messages that adapts to how a person sometimes communicates with totally different contacts. Apple has overhauled Genmoji, including a “Describe a change” interface for iterating on current creations and the power to start out a brand new Genmoji from an current emoji, a photograph, or an individual tagged within the person’s picture library. Picture Playground equally provides assist for a number of facet ratios for wallpapers, Contact Posters, and social media photographs, alongside new photorealistic picture era.
Visible Intelligence, in the meantime, will get a brand new main entry level referred to as Siri Mode, although holding down Digicam Management nonetheless works in its place. The function is increasing to the iPad and Mac, and now helps importing a number of calendar occasions from a single picture of a flyer, in addition to importing contacts immediately from a photographed enterprise card.
On the Mac, macOS Golden Gate extends toolbars and sidebars to the sides of the display screen with a extra constant, tighter nook radius throughout home windows. iPadOS 27 provides undo and redo for Dwelling Display edits, extra-large widgets in Right this moment View, an non-obligatory persistent menu bar, and Visible Intelligence assist for screenshots mixed with Apple Pencil highlighting. Notes features an Picture Wand device that generates photorealistic photographs from tough sketches, the Siri app will get a devoted sidebar with full windowing assist, and Shortcuts provides assist for Magic Keyboard triggers.
watchOS 27 drops the Walkie-Talkie app totally, with the function lacking from each the app checklist and Management Middle within the first developer beta, whereas including new Good Stack ideas, extra correct step monitoring, and a consolidated Discover My app. visionOS 27 lets customers activate Siri just by its on-screen bubble quite than requiring a button press, and provides a redesigned Management Middle together with new curved home windows. tvOS 27 brings a redesigned Podcasts app, Hello-Res Lossless audio assist in Apple Music, and on-device processing for HomeKit Safe Video.
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