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At WWDC 2026, Apple is detailing its Apple Intelligence improvements, starting with its Google Gemini collaboration. The company is also announcing the new Siri experience, and improvements to apps through AI.
Apple says it has a second-gen on-device model for Apple Intelligence. Dictation is improved as part of the new experience. Personal context understanding comes as part of the new system.
Apple Intelligence will use Spotlight’s semantic index to improve search and power awareness. The new system also includes broad world knowledge and app actions. On-screen awareness comes to Apple Intelligence as well.
Apple says this new system powers system-wide features, app capabilities, and the new Siri experience.
Mike Rockwell, VP of Siri Engineering, is unveiling the new version of Siri, unlocked by Apple Intelligence. Rockwell says Siri AI provides a more capable assistant with a dedicated Siri app. It includes a more capable assistant, he says.
The new Siri includes the rumored design change that replaces the colorful edge effect with a Dynamic Island-based interface with a dark theme.
Rockwell also demoes Siri’s on-screen awareness, asking about a location in an Instagram post. It also knows about contacts without providing specific details in each prompt. The new Siri features, so far at least, deliver on what Apple demonstrated two years ago at WWDC 2024, originally planned for iOS 18.
The new Siri also has a more customizable voice feature, expanding beyond just a selection of pre-set voices to more options like pace and expressivity. “Write with Siri” is also part of the new system. CarPlay and AirPods benefit from the enhanced Siri as well.
Siri is opened on iOS by swiping down on the Dynamic Island, or with one of the existing Siri invoke methods.
On the Mac, Siri is now integrated with Spotlight. Siri has a new menu bar icon that’s finally monochrome, not colorful, and there’s a dedicated app on the Mac as well.
See 9to5Mac’s WWDC 2026 News Hub for all the announcements in one place.
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