… And it features folder organization for all your Freeform boards as well. Support for AI shape generation is now available. Users can also open images directly within Pixelmator Pro for more detailed edits. Compressor & Motion Compressor, Apple's media transcoder, got a few new updates, too. …
… Security patches and preparation for Siri AI are worth the update. Not every operating system update is going to have some flashy headlining feature. As we await the OS 27 releases in the fall, the OS 26 cycle is still getting needed updates. …
… Image Playground is available now in the iOS 27 developer beta. Apple plans to release a public beta later in 2026 before making iOS 27 available to all users this fall.
Apple previewed watchOS 27 on June 8 during WWDC26, bringing Siri AI to Apple Watch while expanding health tracking, Workout Buddy, and Smart Stack with new Apple Intelligence-powered features. watchOS 27 puts Siri AI at the center of the Apple Watch experience. …
… Notably, for most, the entire Siri AI model needs to be redownloaded between beta 2 and beta 3. For some users, this has made the features gated behind a wait-list again. Accordingly, Monday's update once again contains Siri and AI-related changes. …
… It& 039;s also not the only AI-related feature that has cropped up in pre-WWDC reports. So far, there have been rumors of users being able to select their preferred AI model in iOS 27, expanding on the existing ChatGPT-based capabilities. …
… After being accepted, you'll gain access to some of the new features. However, you'll need to wait for a fresh reindexing of your device to fully utilize these features. This reindexing process scans your apps, messages, emails, and other data to enable Siri AI to access and interact with them. …
… Contact your hosts: @WGallagher on Twitter William's 58keys on YouTube William Gallagher on email Wes on Bluesky Wes Hilliard on email Wes's blog Hillitech Links from the show: New, more personal Siri AI is set to arrive in 2026 iOS 27 gets better Liquid Glass and more responsiveness Image Playgrou… …
… Wi-Fi 7 support and other connectivity improvements are among the features that have been reported. Apple's smart speakers are also expected to receive updates, though reports have offered few details about potential design changes. …
… Now, though, it appears that Siri AI may be coming to both of them. It isn't certain any such features will be added, but code seen in the first developer beta of tvOS 27 reportedly includes various Apple Intelligence frameworks. …