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apple's wwdc 2026 starts monday with a livestream on the developer app, website, and youtube. the main event is a big ai upgrade for siri. it will become more conversational, understand context, handle multi-step tasks, and work across apps. the new siri uses google gemini technology. a standalone siri app may also launch to compete with chatgpt and claude. a feature to auto-delete conversations after set times might appear.
apple plans an ai agent integration with the app store. agents can book reservations, manage tasks, edit documents, or control smart home devices. the camera app gets a visual intelligence section with a dedicated siri mode. it uses google image search to identify objects. the photos app will add intelligent scene recommendations, automatic object removal, and natural language photo editing. image playground will offer higher quality images, more styles, better character consistency, and a simplified interface with a describe a change option. suggested genmoji and ai wallpapers may also come.
the wallet app may add bill splitting by photographing receipts and generating payment requests. a create a pass feature will turn physical items like tickets into digital passes. updates for macos, ipados, visionos, watchos, and tvos will bring more ai features and stability improvements across devices.
why it matters: these updates show how ai is becoming central to everyday device interactions, from smarter assistants to automated photo editing and task management.