Apple WWDC 2026 event keynote, highlights: New AI Siri, Apps to photo editing - details here

Apple WWDC 2026 witnessed unveiling of its long-awaited overhaul of Siri, introducing a new AI-powered version of the personal assistant alongside expanded child-safety tools and software updates across its ecosystem at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday.


Here are the key announcements from the event:



Apple SIRI AI

Apple introduced Siri AI, a new AI-powered personal assistant integrated with Apple Intelligence capabilities that can understand personal context, analyze on-screen content, search the web, understand images and complete tasks across apps.

Apple ⁠also introduced ⁠a dedicated Siri app that lets users revisit conversations across devices and use visual intelligence and writing tools integrated throughout Apple's platforms.

The company will ​launch a beta version of Siri AI later this year. It will initially not be available on iOS and iPadOS in the European ​Union. In China, Siri AI and the other new Apple intelligence features will not be available as Apple works through regulatory requirements.


APPLE APPS

Apple unveiled a new generation of Apple Intelligence built on updated Apple Foundation ​Models developed through a collaboration with Google's Gemini technology. The models run on ⁠users' devices ‌and through Apple's Private Cloud Compute infrastructure, enabling improved reasoning, image understanding and image-generation capabilities.

Apple Intelligence is also being added to the Home and Shortcuts apps, enabling AI-generated summaries of security camera footage, natural-language search of recorded clips and the creation of automations through simple text prompts.


Apple Child Safety Features

Apple introduced enhanced child accounts that automatically enable age-based safeguards, including restrictions on adult websites, age-appropriate media and App Store content. Parents can also limit children to only approved apps.

The company added an "Ask to Browse" feature that requires children to ‌seek parental approval before visiting new websites. Parents can ​set schedules for ​app access, manage screen-time allowances and ⁠monitor how children use their devices.


AI Photo Editing

Apple unveiled a revamped Image Playground that can generate photorealistic images from text prompts, transform photos into different styles and create images using people from a user's photo library.

The ​company also introduced new AI-powered photo editing tools, including an upgraded Cleanup feature, an Extend tool that expands image boundaries, and Spatial Reframing, which allows users to adjust a photo's composition after it has been taken.


Apple Liquid Glass

Apple expanded customization options for its Liquid Glass design with new controls that allow users to adjust its appearance. The company also redesigned app icons with additional Liquid Glass layers, which it said make them appear sharper, more defined and visually distinctive.