Apple has wrapped up this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025 keynote. The company announced a bunch of new updates for its operating systems, services, and software. We also got Apple skipping the number "19" across its software version and instead jumping to "26" for a unified naming. So, now Apple software is known as iOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS 26, and iPadOS 26.
iOS 26 received a major makeover, which Apple touts as the biggest redesign since iOS 7 in 2013. iOS 26 now brings a "glass-like" design called "Liquid Glass," most noticeable on the lock screen and home screen. Then there is a much-talked-about "Call Screening" feature, which shows information about the caller and lets users decide if they want to pick up calls or not.
Amidst all the changes to iOS 26 and other operating systems, Apple also touched upon the highly anticipated Siri upgrades announced during last year's WWDC. Back in WWDC 2024, Apple announced that the new AI-powered Siri upgrade that would understand personal context would arrive by fall 2024.
However, the roll out was delayed and was suggested to arrive in spring of 2025, with the beta expected to arrive in January 2025. But that also did not happen. Now, at WWDC 2025, Apple said that details about the AI-powered Siri upgrade will be shared in the coming year.
Here's what Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi said:
As we’ve shared, we’re continuing our work to deliver the features that make Siri even more personal. This work needed more time to reach our high-quality bar, and we look forward to sharing more about it in the coming year.
This only means that the Siri upgrade isn't ready for launch, and won't be a part ofthe iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 developer betas. Also, the phrase "coming year" doesn't offer a concrete timeline, but it does suggest that we will likely hear more about the Siri upgrade in 2026.
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