Apple has confirmed that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will return the week of June 8, with WWDC 2026 taking place from June 8 through June 12. The event will once again be held primarily online, alongside a special in-person gathering at Apple Park on the opening day.
As with previous years, Apple is expected to use the keynote to unveil the next generation of its software platforms. This year, that includes iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27, marking the next major updates across Apple’s ecosystem.
The naming continues Apple’s new versioning strategy introduced last year, when the company skipped iOS 19 and jumped to iOS 26 to align its software with the year ahead. That approach now carries forward with iOS 27 and the rest of the platform updates expected at WWDC.
Early reports suggest iOS 27 could be a more performance-focused release rather than a feature-heavy update. A report from November 2025 compared the upcoming release to macOS Snow Leopard, a version of macOS known for prioritizing stability improvements and system refinements over new features. Apple’s engineers are said to be focusing on reducing bugs, improving reliability, and modernizing older parts of the system.
Despite the focus on performance, iOS 27 could still introduce a major upgrade to Siri. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has reported that Apple is testing a more advanced version of Siri designed to function as a conversational AI assistant. The new experience is expected to be deeply integrated into Apple’s software rather than offered as a standalone app.
The upgraded Siri is rumored to be powered in part by Apple’s evolving AI strategy, with reports suggesting the company has reached an agreement to use Google’s Gemini technology as a foundation for its next generation of Apple Intelligence models. Apple is expected to showcase improvements to its AI features at WWDC, though it remains unclear whether the new Siri experience will ship alongside iOS 27 or arrive at a later date.
If the reports are accurate, the redesigned Siri could be the headline feature across iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, with fewer visible changes elsewhere in the updates.
On the Mac, macOS 27 is also expected to mark a significant transition. Apple has already indicated that macOS Tahoe will be the final major release to support Intel-based Macs. As a result, macOS 27 is expected to run exclusively on Apple silicon, meaning Macs powered by M1 chips or newer.
Apple is expected to share full details during its WWDC keynote on June 8, where it will preview the next wave of software updates ahead of their public release later this year.