Macworld Podcast: WWDC26 preview with iOS 27, AI, Apple intelligence, and what to expect

WWDC26 is next week, so we discuss what we expect to see with iOS 27, the next version of the iPhone operating system. 

This is episode 986 with Michael Simon, Jason Cross, and Roman Loyola.

Get info

Click on the links below for more info on what was discussed on the show. 

• WWDC 2026 guide
• iOS 27: Everything we know about the fall 2026 iPhone update 
• iPad operating system renamed iPadOS
• Apple announces switch to Intel chips
• Apple announces Apple silicon for Macs
• Next-gen CarPlay
• Apple Vision Pro announced
• M2 Ultra Mac Pro released
• The 10 most significant WWDC software announcements of all time

Comment Corner

In reponse to the sneak peek at Siri: 

Yikes 

TragicPixelRay via TikTok 

Can it interact with apps? Would love to be able to ask the cheapest price from multiple ride share apps and then select that. 

Cansagarri6749 via YouTube

I could see macOS Emerald Bay or macOS Emerald, but I could also see macOS Tiburon, and they’d save macOS Pacific for a big redesign of macOS.

Misterduckmyles via YouTube

Wot? No EMERALD BAY? BELVEDERE? HUNTERS POINT? TREASURE ISLAND? Land’s END?

Robert H. via email

We also have an Apple WWDC event live blog where we will be sharing expert commentary and our immediate reactions and what the news means to you.

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