Today’s WWDC 2026 keynote had an unusual structure, in that it didn’t explicitly section off each operating system to discuss its new features. Instead, with the focus on Siri and Apple Intelligence, Apple talked about a select few improvements before flashing a huge word cloud of others.
Luckily, we managed to capture it and have the full list for you to peruse, grouped appropriately. Buckle in, because it’s a long one! And stick around until the end for device compatibility details for the latest OS versions as well.
System, UI, and Accessibility
- New UI language for English (Canada) and English (Philippines)
- Consistent corner radii
- Uniform toolbars
- Colorful sidebar icons
- Edge-to-edge sidebars
- Optional persistent menu bar on iPad
- App names in iPad status bar
- Show Borders for macOS accessibility
- Faster entry and exit from Assistive Access and Guided Access modes
- Streamlined Assistive Access setup
- Streamlined setup for Touch Accommodations in iOS and iPadOS
- Easier access to recovery codes for Apple Accounts
- Faster user account creation in macOS
iOS
- Smoother unlocking on iPhone
- Faster Lock Screen switching
- Password help accessible from the Lock Screen
- Lock Screen consistently stays awake while scrolling notifications
- Faster Voice Control response in iOS
- More responsive Control Center in iOS / tvOS
- Smoother scrolling in Control Center and Control Gallery
- More reliable Personal Hotspot on M1 devices
- Live Activities in Dynamic Island in landscape
iPadOS
- Extra-large widgets in Today view in iPadOS
- iPhone app resizing in iPadOS
- Faster window closing in iPadOS
- Faster window switching in iPadOS
- Faster browsing and transfers in Files in iPadOS
- Faster menu bar access in iPadOS
- News+ audio support in iPadOS
- Smoother paging between Home Screen pages
macOS
- Drawing in Notes in macOS
- Drawing in Freeform in macOS
- Ethernet status in menu bar in macOS
- Updated menu bar icons
- Swipe down to refresh in macOS
- Smoother scrolling in Safari in macOS
- Smoother animations in Mission Control and Spaces
- More distinct active windows
- More consistent window positioning across external displays
- More high-resolution and high-refresh-rate display modes for external displays
- HDR for macOS system UI
- Support for Mac mirroring in 6K resolution
- Faster boot and connect to Wi-Fi in visionOS
- Faster app launches
- Optimized CPU scheduler
- Faster web application performance in Safari
- App resizing in iPhone Mirroring
- Control Center access in iPhone Mirroring
- DRM video support in iPhone Mirroring
watchOS
- Better battery efficiency on Apple Watch
- More accurate step tracking on Apple Watch
- More efficient emergency alert monitoring
- More efficient water detection on Apple Watch
- Tap gesture on Apple Watch
- View card balance in Wallet in watchOS
- Guest key in watchOS
- Transit cards and IDs in Smart Stack in watchOS
- Faster media playback in watchOS
- Faster app extension launch in watchOS
- Improved Wi-Fi connectivity in watchOS
visionOS
- Use your panoramas for Environments in visionOS
- Spatial scene support for panoramas in visionOS
- Extra-small widget option in visionOS
- Improved Control Center in visionOS
- New windows with curvature in visionOS
- Widget for Mac Virtual Display in visionOS
- Multiple tab views in Safari in visionOS
- Look and tap to view and respond to notifications in visionOS
tvOS
- Faster AirPlay connections to Apple TV and HomePod
- Smart downloads on Apple TV
- AppleCare coverage details in Settings in tvOS
- Redesigned Podcasts app for tvOS
- Smoother animations and app launches in tvOS
- Larger text sizes in tvOS
Photos, Camera, and Imaging
- Add keywords to photos and videos in Photos
- Filter photos and videos in Shared Albums
- Additional participant permissions in Shared Albums
- Expire your Shared Albums
- Easier to invite others in Shared Albums
- Easier to save photos from Shared Albums
- Recent activity in Shared Albums
- React with any emoji in Shared Albums
- Album organization improvements in Photos
- Captured by Me collection in Photos
- Identity Documents collection in Photos
- Selection view in Photos
- Star ratings in Photos
- Faster loading of new captures in Photos
- Faster rendering of Collections tab in Photos
- Faster to open full-screen view from Photos widget
- Faster to add recent camera captures in Messages
- Search for photos and videos using additional metadata
- Search returns more pleasing photos of people and pets in Photos
- Choose a specific pet in Photo Shuffle
- Option to include photos of yourself in Photo Shuffle
- Save a video frame as a photo
- Save any slideshow as a video in Photos
- Customize slideshows in Photos
- More accurate photo orientation
- Faster Camera launch in Low Power Mode
- Easier-to-reach Camera experience
- Smoother camera switching when zooming in video
- All options displayed in Camera settings
- Camera uses less power in Low Power Mode
- View streams from compatible cameras simultaneously in the Home app
- Faster Text Recognition in photos and documents
Messages, FaceTime, and Phone
- Drawing app in Messages
- Find offloaded media in Messages
- Thumbnails displayed for offloaded media in Messages
- Improved Messages syncing across devices
- Continuous sending of photos, videos, and texts in Messages
- Consolidated notifications for multiple Tapbacks in Messages
- Search for conversations in Messages by phone number or contact nickname
- Switch between two iPhone devices with the same phone number
- Dual camera in FaceTime
- Improved FaceTime quality on poor connections
- FaceTime Live Captions for Traditional Chinese
- Live Voicemail transcription for English (Singapore) and Japanese
- Call Recording transcription support for Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese
Mail, Calendar, Notes, and Productivity
- Improved Top Results in Mail
- Improved unread badge accuracy in Mail
- Improved list formatting in Mail
- Faster message loading in Mail
- More reliable search indexing in Mail
- More document formats in Preview
- Faster PDF saving
- Easier reading and editing of PDFs using VoiceOver
- Copy and paste as Markdown in Notes
- Divider lines in Notes
- Section links in Notes
- Stylized notes from third-party Calendar accounts
- Smoother Calendar scrolling
- Modify multiple Calendar events
- Streamlined Calendar event details
- Time stamps for Journal entries
- Cloud sync status for Journal entries
- Increased attachment limits in Journal
- More intuitive journaling streaks
Safari and Web
- Enhanced power efficiency for Safari in iOS and macOS
- Faster start page content loading in Safari
- Smoother start page resizing in Safari
- Smoother animations and graphics in Safari
- Faster handling of JavaScript in Safari
- Faster web application performance in Safari
- Multiple tab views in Safari in visionOS
Maps, Travel, and Location
- More accurate Visited Places in Maps
- Visited Places in Maps available in more markets
- Guides in Maps available in more places
- Enhanced Flyover in Maps
- Natural language search for routing in Maps
- More accurate route maps in the Fitness app after workouts
- Offline Maps update improvements
- Improved navigation heading and GPS accuracy in CarPlay
- Alternate calendars for India support current time zone while traveling
Music, Podcasts, Audio, and AirPods
- Improved reliability of Apple Music streaming
- New AutoMix transitions
- Refreshed album pages in Apple Music
- Refreshed artist pages in Apple Music
- Faster Apple Music playback start
- Faster Now Playing view loading in Music
- Search within shows in Podcasts
- Audio MiniPlayer in CarPlay
- Audio scrubbing in CarPlay Now Playing
- Independent alarm volume
- GymKit on iPhone and AirPods Pro 3
Home, HomeKit, and Accessories
- Support for 4K camera recordings in the Home app
- Improved connectivity for Thread home accessories
- Faster smart home accessory updates
- Faster HomeKit accessory pairing
- More reliable HomeKit camera storage
- Improved wireless CarPlay reliability
- Faster and more reliable NFC reading
- Pairing and handoff improvements for MFi hearing devices
- Improved PlayStation Access controller support
- Improved game controller settings
Shortcuts and Automation
- Else if support in Shortcuts
- Group conversation support in Shortcuts
- Expanded Get What’s On Screen capabilities in Shortcuts
- Store data in Shortcuts
- Screenshot and notification automations in Shortcuts
- Faster shortcuts and actions indexing in Spotlight
- Redesigned Shortcuts editor
- Autosize and reset columns
- Real-time updates for widgets when app is open
- Faster app extension launch in watchOS
Freeform
- Faster board previews in Freeform
- Smoother Freeform board performance
- More reliable right-to-left text editing in Freeform
- Dark Mode adaptive canvas in Freeform
- Collaborative folders in Freeform
Health, Fitness, and Sleep
- Perimenopause and menopause symptom logging in the Health app
- Perimenopause and menopause education in the Health app
- Perimenopause and menopause support in the Health app
- Fitness+ workouts for perimenopause and menopause
- Sort by completed Fitness+ workouts
- Faster workout start in the Workout app
- Synced step count in the Health and Fitness apps
- Support for time zone changes in Sleep
- Faster data updates in the Health app
- Improved distance accuracy during treadmill workouts
Keyboard, Language, and Input
- New keyboard layout for Slovenian and Estonian
- New keyboards for Afrikaans, Basque, Baybayin, English (Philippines), Galician, Guarani, Luxembourgish, Xhosa, and Zulu
- New keyboards for Indigenous languages including Blackfoot, Comanche, Cree, Kiowa, and Tsuu’tina
- Scribble support for Hindi and Marathi with Apple Pencil
- Natural language time formats for Chinese and Hindi
- Punctuation suggestions as you type in Chinese
- Chaizi typing
- Multilingual grammar checking
- Automatic punctuation when typing on multilingual keyboards
- Faster multilingual text processing for handwriting in multiple languages
- Improved conversion from phonetic scripts like Pinyin and Kana when typing in Simplified Chinese and Japanese
- QuickPath and typing suggestions for Vietnamese VNI keyboard
- Onscreen context for more relevant typing suggestions for Chinese and Japanese
- Smart language and keyboard configuration suggestions
iCloud, Sharing, and Collaboration
- Richer iCloud collaboration link previews
- Faster access to shared content on iCloud.com
- More easily accessible share link for iCloud collaboration
- Access requests for items shared via iCloud
- Option to prioritize syncing to iCloud Photos
- Faster to start uploading to iCloud Photos
- More flexible sharing options in Find My
- Live Activity for Precision Finding with Friends
- Find My UI enhancements
Wallet, Apple Pay, and Car Key
- Easier card selection and payment management with Apple Pay
- Wallet Order Tracking support in Australia and Canada
- Proactive car key setup
Performance and Reliability
- Faster AirDrop transfers
- Faster AirDrop recipient discovery
- Faster network file browsing
- Faster browsing and transfers in Files
- Faster Rapid Return to Service
- Smoother animations in News and Stocks articles
- Smoother scrolling in the widget gallery
- More seamless transitions between Wi-Fi and cellular networks
- Improved Bluetooth power management
- Improved RDMA over Thunderbolt
- Faster loading of emoji and sticker keyboards
- Faster data updates in the Health app
- Faster loading of new captures in Photos
- More reliable search indexing in Mail
- More reliable HomeKit camera storage
- Faster to start uploading to iCloud Photos
Device Compatibility
Each new OS release brings a new list of fully compatible devices. This year is no different. Here are the breakdowns for each of Apple’s platforms:
iOS 27
- iPhone 11 Pro and later
- iPhone 11 and later
- iPhone 16e and later
- iPhone SE (2nd generation and later)
iPadOS 27
- iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (4th generation and later)
- iPad Pro 11‑inch (2nd generation and later)
- iPad Air 11-inch (4th generation and later)
- iPad (9th generation and later)
- iPad mini (6th generation and later)
macOS 27
- MacBook Neo (2026)
- MacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- iMac with Apple silicon (2021 and later)
- Mac mini with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- Mac Studio (2022 and later)
watchOS 27
- Apple Watch SE 3
- Apple Watch Series 10 and later
- Apple Watch Ultra 2
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