The new iOS, iPadOS and macOS releases
This is the area that touches everyone: the system features landing on devices in the coming months. Under this heading you find the platform news — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS — read from the point of view of those who'll use them daily, not from the stage demo. What really changes in how you use iPhone, iPad and Mac, and what is merely polish.
Apple presented concrete performance numbers for iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate: AirDrop transfers up to 80 percent faster, photos loading in the camera roll 70 percent quicker, and app launches 30 percent faster.
Apple confirmed that iOS 27 will be compatible with all devices already running iOS 26, including the iPhone 11. An unusual move that brings the new OS to phones from 2019.
Apple has unveiled the name of the next macOS version: Golden Gate, continuing the California landmark tradition. Craig Federighi announced it on stage with the usual missing-marketing-team skit.
Apple has confirmed macOS 27 will not support Intel-based Macs, bringing the end of the Rosetta 2 compatibility layer closer.
Apple Intelligence and the new Siri
Xcode, Swift and the tools for those who build
The visual language and interfaces
visionOS and spatial computing
Health, fitness and watchOS
iCloud, Continuity and the ecosystem
Privacy and security