Apple WWDC live: FINALLY the iPhone update we've been waiting for

And that's it, after just an hour an 20 minutes, the Apple WWDC 2026 keynote is concluding with a musical tribute to iPhone apps from Erick the Architect.

In his sign off, Tim Cooks confirms that the Siri AI public beta will launch in July ahead of the full stable release in September 2026 alongside the iPhone 18 launch.

Craig claims the reason he always wears a blue shirt in presentations is because he uses Apple Intelligence to do his clothes shopping.

Siri AI WON'T be available in the EU on iPad OS or iOS, or at all in China

That excludes a LOT of people.

Apple Intelligence will power Spatial Reframing for photo editing using on-device spatial models and generative AI . You'll be able to tap and drag on the subject in a photo to shift the perspective as if you were relocating the camera. It's like we can "go back in time and adjust my frame in the moment I took the shot".

There will be other improvements for AI retouching of images, including better object removal in Clean Up and generative extend.

Apple Intelligence Shortcuts are described as a "super power" that lets you create and run automations using natural language prompts, with Siri AI and Apple Intelligence handling the setup, context and execution across apps.

Great news for reporters like me! Apple Intelligence will power Automatic Proofreading across iPhone, iPad and Mac.

It will also be able to automatically organise Safari tabs into categories.

Siri AI will launch in English only, but we're told other languages will be rolled out quickly.

The roll out will start in September alongside the general release of iOS 27.

The iPhone camera will have a Siri mode that lets you ask questions about images and do things like take a photo of a food to supposedly get nutritional details, or take a photo of a restaurant bill to split it with friends using Apple Watch.

Another rumour that's turned out to be spot on. There will be a dedicated Siri app.

So Siri AI will be able to see what you're looking at on your iPhone and answer questions. Android users will be keen to point out that this is kind of like Google Gemini does already. It will also be able to populate recent photos, distinguish people in them and categorise them in an album.

The update should reduce the need to manually move between apps manually since it will be able to search through the main iPhone apps like Photos, Maps, and Mail to answer queries.

So far, I'm feeling that Siri AI is more of a catchup to rivals than something that's breaking new ground.

The new Siri AI will live in the Dynamic Island on iPhones. It will employ app actions and have more on-screen awareness.

It's over to Mike for the headline news we predicted: the new Siri. Apple's assistant has been completely redesigned, and it even has a bold an exciting new name. Erm... behold, Siri AI.

Here comes the Apple Intelligence AI news.

Apple says some companies are ploughing ahead blindly developing AI just for its own sake. Not Apple of course. It wants to make AI "truly helpful", says Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering.

Apple's dedicating quite a long segment of the WWDC keynote to child safety features. New Child Accounts will give parents more control, including the ability to assign time allowances and to schedule what apps are accessible to their kids on different days and for how long. Parents will also have more visibility of how children are using their devices.

For developers, new tools will allow app functions to vary according to a user's age.

New health features in iOS 27 and watchOS 11 include a strong focus on advanced period tracking powered by Apple Intelligence. These updates bring predictive cycle insights and fertility window forecasting.

A handy update for connectivity. iPhones will get smarter at deciding when to automatically switch a Wifi connection when it goes out of range and a better option's available, saving you from having to manually switch when you move between rooms, or from the cafe to the street.

We're also told that iPhone apps will launch 30% faster and with smoother animations.

A subtle design update here. Liquid Glass elements give app icons more depth.

Things are kicking off with Liquid Glass updates, including the addition of a new slider allowing you to decide just how frosted you want the UI's glass effect to look. The sidebar will be expanded on MacOS – we also have confirmation that the name of the next MacOS will Golden Gate.