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Apple Planning to Unveil Privacy-Focused Smart Glasses at WWDC 2027

Apple Planning to Unveil Privacy-Focused Smart Glasses at WWDC 2027

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Apple currently plans to unveil its first smart glasses at WWDC 2027 next June, and privacy will be a focus, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. For the glasses, Apple is prototyping “a slew of new hardware and software-related privacy features” that are not available on current products, he said. He did not mention any specific features, but he noted that Apple’s marketing will likely emphasize the privacy measures of its glasses compared to rival products like the Meta Ray-Bans. In a world where some people are wary of being secretly recorded by camera-equipped glasses, Gurman said Apple has considered releasing smart glasses with cameras that assist with AI features, but lack photo and video recording capabilities. In fact, he said Apple has even prototyped smart glasses without a camera system entirely. Still, the most likely outcome is that Apple’s glasses will have cameras, but with the sort of privacy protections that the company is known for. Like the Meta Ray-Bans, Apple’s glasses would also have speakers and microphones for music, phone calls, and notifications announced …

Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27

Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27

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Siri’s AI overhaul may have been the headline announcement at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, but Apple’s broader AI strategy is taking shape through a series of smaller features embedded across its software. Rather than asking consumers to adopt the new AI-powered version of Siri to get all the benefits that AI brings, the company is weaving AI into the apps and services people already use, with a focus on solving real-world problems. The result is that your iPhone will be able to split restaurant bills among friends, secure your passwords after data breaches, automate tasks, and organize information with less manual effort, among other things. Individually, these features may not be as dramatic as a Siri that finally understands your personal context and can take action on your behalf. But combined, they showcase a vision for AI that’s less about chatting with a bot and more about making Apple’s software itself feel smarter and more capable. Beyond Siri AI, here are the smaller AI features in iOS 27 that we’re most looking …

Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about

Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about

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While Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence announcements dominated the WWDC spotlight earlier this month, the tech giant also packed iOS 27 with a number of upgrades across its everyday apps and services, including smarter bill splitting in Apple Wallet, new ways to share locations in Find My, and improved Apple Maps features. Apple Maps Image Credits:Apple Apple introduced an improvement to “Flyover,” the feature that provides immersive 3D views of cities and landmarks. The feature has been refreshed with more detailed visuals and smoother navigation.  The company also launched “Local Lists,” a new way for users to discover and save recommendations for restaurants, attractions, and other spots within Maps by seeing what’s trending. This could be Apple’s way to entice users away from using third-party apps for local exploration, like Google Maps or even Instagram and TikTok. Find My Image Credits:Apple Find My is becoming more flexible with new location-sharing controls. Beginning this fall, users will be able to share their location for a custom amount of time, whether that’s a few minutes, …

Try One of macOS 27’s Best Features Right Now

Try One of macOS 27’s Best Features Right Now

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Buried deep inside everything announced at WWDC this year was something I, an Apple Shortcuts enthusiast, can’t wait to try: the ability to make Apple Shortcuts using generative artificial intelligence. In macOS 27, you’ll be able to just type what you want a shortcut to do, and the app will build it. Anyone who builds shortcuts regularly knows the process of doing so can be tedious, even if the end results save you a lot of time. So I’m excited about the idea of describing what you want in plain language and ending up with a working shortcut. Even if it doesn’t work perfectly (let’s face it, AI-built things rarely do), it’s a starting point that you can tweak to meet your needs. The only downside: This feature doesn’t launch until autumn, when version 27 of Apple’s operating systems come out. What if you want to try it now? It turns out that Federico Viticci, who founded and runs the fantastic blog MacStories, also couldn’t wait—so much so that he went and built his own …

How Apple Is Making Your Older iPhone Run Faster and Stay Alive Longer

How Apple Is Making Your Older iPhone Run Faster and Stay Alive Longer

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Your aging iPhone will feel a little more responsive once you download iOS 27 later this year. At least, that’s Apple’s claim. At its developer keynote at this year’s WWDC, the company said its next mobile operating system update brings several platform stability improvements that will make older devices, as far back as the iPhone 11 from 2019, run a little better. There’s a laundry list of improvements, from faster PDF saving to the camera launching faster when in Low Power Mode. But the main highlights? App launches are up to 30 percent faster—that’s tested on an iPhone 11 Pro Max. AirDrop file transfers are up to 80 percent faster (tested on an iPhone 16 Plus), and jumping into your photo library after snapping a photo will load images up to 70 percent faster, as tested on an iPhone 15. The iPhone will get smarter about switching between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. Apple has also rebuilt the system that powers search in Spotlight, Photos, and Mail, meaning you should ideally see exactly what you’re searching …

This Is the Apple Intelligence News From WWDC That Actually Matters for You

This Is the Apple Intelligence News From WWDC That Actually Matters for You

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Apple might not have mentioned AI for the first 28 minutes of its WWDC software conference on Monday, but don’t get it twisted. Apple Intelligence was the main event, with the company’s AI slated to get a major boost this year. This year’s keynote address aimed to fulfill many of the promises the company has made about its AI since it was first introduced two years ago. The biggest news is about the emergence of the smarter, AI-enabled Siri. But there was a lot of other AI news, too, which we’ve rounded up below. All of these updates will be available with the next generation of Apple software, most prominently in iOS 27. The iPhone software is expected to be widely released this fall, after the beta versions go out this summer. You’ll need an iPhone with the necessary computing juice that can run Apple’s AI, so iPhone 16 models or newer will be compatible, along with a couple of iPhone 15 Pro models. Watch this: Everything Apple Unveiled at WWDC 2026 12:50 Siri, Siri and more …

Top Stories: WWDC 2026 Recap With Siri AI, iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and More

Top Stories: WWDC 2026 Recap With Siri AI, iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and More

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WWDC 2026 has come to a close, and it brought a number of announcements with the headliner being the new Siri AI functionality available both in a standalone app and integrated throughout most of Apple’s next-generation operating systems. iOS 27 brings a host of other improvements with an emphasis on performance, while macOS 27, known as macOS Golden Gate, delivers some Liquid Glass design refinements and more, so read on below for all of the details! Top Stories Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2026 in 10 Minutes Apple held its WWDC 2026 keynote on Monday, introducing iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27. It took Apple around an hour and 15 minutes to walk through the major new features in the updates, but we have a quicker 10-minute recap for those who want the highlights. Our recap also includes links to all of our keynote-day article coverage, so it’s a great place to catch up on all of the big announcements. And if you want a full summary of …

Notion Is Migrating to SwiftUI, Apple Confirms at WWDC

Notion Is Migrating to SwiftUI, Apple Confirms at WWDC

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Apple this week confirmed that Notion is migrating its user interface to SwiftUI, citing the app’s desire for greater performance and UI consistency than its existing web-based stack can deliver. Notion is a productivity app that combines notes, documents, databases, and project management tools in one place. Users can create pages containing text, tables, kanban boards, calendars, and more, and organize them in a flexible hierarchy. The announcement was made during Apple’s SwiftUI segment during its Platforms State of the Union, where Notion was used as a flagship example of an app moving away from cross-platform and web technologies to native Apple frameworks. The callout was clearly deliberate; Notion is one of the most widely used productivity apps on the Mac, and has long been criticized for the sluggishness that comes with its Electron-based architecture. This is not Notion’s first step toward native. Notion had already been gradually moving its iOS and Android apps away from web-based rendering in 2025, with most of the mobile experience now running natively except for the editor. The WWDC …

Apple Cut Frequencies in WWDC Keynote to Prevent Siri Activations

Apple Cut Frequencies in WWDC Keynote to Prevent Siri Activations

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Apple appears to have modified the audio of this week’s WWDC 2026 keynote video whenever “Siri” was mentioned, apparently in an effort to prevent viewers’ nearby devices from waking inadvertently during the presentation. The technique was spotted by observers on X, who shared spectrogram screenshots showing clear gaps in those specific frequency ranges coinciding precisely with instances of the ‌Siri‌ name throughout the video. Apple appears to have cut out the 3kHz, 4kHz, 5kHz, and 6kHz frequency bands. fun fact: tijdens de keynote hakt Apple een stukje 3k, 4k, 5k en 6kHz eruit wanneer ze “Siri” zeggen, zodat niet iedereens HomePods terug beginnen te praten 🗣️🚫 pic.twitter.com/x13WbNPztr — luuk de leest (@luuk58) June 8, 2026 The approach is designed to defeat wake-word detection, which relies on recognizing the acoustic profile of phrases like “‌Siri‌” and Hey ‌Siri‌.” By surgically removing the frequencies that carry key phonetic energy in the word “‌Siri‌,” Apple can reduce the likelihood that HomePods, iPhones, iPads, and Macs in a viewer’s home will trigger while the keynote plays back. The technique …

Apple’s Camera Chief Thinks AI Can Give You Superpowers

Apple’s Camera Chief Thinks AI Can Give You Superpowers

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What even is a photograph these days? As tech giants pack generative AI capabilities into our phones and their camera software, the line between what is a real image and what isn’t continues to blur. Phones from Google and Samsung, for example, now come with features that let you drastically alter a photo by erasing people, moving people around in the shot, and even adding new objects to the scene. Apple is getting in on the action by adding new generative features to its Photos app, though the company’s iPhone camera chief, Jon McCormack, stresses that Apple is taking a more measured approach than its competitors and isn’t “doing AI for the sake of AI.” At its annual Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday, Apple showed off a handful of AI features invading the Photos app in iOS 27, which will arrive on iPhones later this year. While the iPhone’s Photos app already has the Clean Up tool, which lets you erase unwanted objects in pictures, it’ll perform even better in iOS 27 thanks to its …