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How iOS 27 could use AI to improve your writing

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iOS 27 could turn your iPhone into an AI writing assistant
The iPhone's AI-enabled Writing Tools could get an upgrade in iOS 27.
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iOS 27 will offer additional AI-powered grammar assistance, according to an unconfirmed report Monday. This will go beyond the writing tools already available through Apple Intelligence and will work in macOS and iPadOS, too.

In addition, Apple will also use AI to generate wallpapers for their devices and also make shortcuts easier to create in the Shortcuts app.

Apple’s AI-powered Siri might forget your chats by design

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Will new Siri put privacy over convenience?
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All signs point to Apple reinventing Siri as a conversational AI chatbot in iOS 27, complete with a standalone Siri app. With privacy in mind, the app will reportedly contain an option to automatically delete your Siri chats every 30 days.

This privacy-first approach should give Apple’s AI chatbot an edge over its competitors.

Apple plans customizable Camera app and rebuilt Siri in iOS 27

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iOS 27: Customizable camera app and rebuilt Siri
iOS 27 could support an upgraded Camera app with a Siri camera mode plus an overall overhaul of the voice assistant.
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For the upcoming iOS 27 update, Apple will introduce a fully customizable Camera app, a ground-up redesign of Siri and visual changes across a range of built-in apps, according to a new report Tuesday.

Apple will showcase the update and other operating system changes at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8. 

macOS 27 will fix the worst part of Liquid Glass

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macOS 27 needs a touchscreen-enabled redesign
The next big macOS update should make Liquid Glass more usable.
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macOS 27 will reportedly feature a “slight” Liquid Glass redesign to address some of the complaints with macOS Tahoe. Apple will seemingly address the readability and transparency issues that currently plague the Mac operating system.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the redesign will not be dramatic. If anything, the “goal is more of a cleanup and refinement effort.”

How Apple will win the AI war

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Apple AI strategy: Don't beat 'em, join 'em
It doesn't matter who wins the the AI battle if Apple allies with all of them.
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Apple will let iPhone and Mac users choose between multiple AI models for different tasks, according to a report published Tuesday. The strategy would allow users to select whichever third-party AI system they prefer to generate and edit text and images for them.

It’s a brilliant solution to the ongoing battle between companies to develop the best AI models. It won’t matter whether OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, etc., wins that fight — because Apple also wins.

Apple could remove a key iPhone Wallet app limitation with iOS 27

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Create your own passes in Apple Wallet with iOS 27
Soon it might not matter than your gym doesn't have an app that supports Apple Wallet.
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iOS 27 will bring a long-requested upgrade to the iPhone Apple Wallet application: the ability for users to create their own passes directly within the app, according to report published Monday. 

If true, this would significantly expand how iPhone owners manage everyday cards and tickets with the app.

iOS 27 could add Siri camera mode and expanded visual AI

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iOS 27: Customizable camera app and rebuilt Siri
iOS 27 could support an upgraded Camera app with a Siri camera mode plus an overall overhaul of the voice assistant.
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Apple will put artificial intelligence front and center in the iPhone camera with a dedicated Siri camera mode coming in iOS 27, according to a new report. The move signals the company’s push to make on-device AI feel less like a hidden feature and more like a core part of the iPhone experience.

Apple has serious plans for Siri! [Cult of Mac podcast No. 13]

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Will Apple finally deliver the smarter Siri we've been waiting for?
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This week on the Cult of Mac podcast: New details emerge about a major upgrade that would transform Siri from a laughingstock to a legitimate AI assistant.

Unfortunately, these plans sound mighty familiar. Still, we’re guardedly optimistic that Apple can pull it off this time.

Also on the Cult of Mac podcast:

  • Now we know when WWDC26 will happen — and it’s time to get excited. This is when we should get our first glimpse of the new, AI-powered Siri.
  • Some of us are clearly not excited about Apple adding advertisements to the Maps app in the near future.
  • And finally, Griffin runs us through all the exciting new features in iOS 26.4.

Listen to this week’s episode of the Cult of Mac podcast in the Podcasts app or your favorite podcast app. (Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you like it!) Or watch the video version, embedded below.

What the new, AI-powered Siri will look like (and do) in iOS 27

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iPhone screenshot showing Siri in iOS 18, used to illustrate a story on AI upgrades coming to Siri in iOS 27
A major upgrade will make Siri the gateway to AI on Apple devices.
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Apple plans a top-to-bottom revamp of Siri in iOS 27 that turns the beleaguered voice assistant into an AI chatbot at the heart of iPhones, Macs and iPads, according to a new report.

Apple might even launch a standalone Siri app that, like competing apps from ChatGPT and Google Gemini, serves as a central hub for all the user’s interactions with the AI assistant.

Apple sets June dates for WWDC26 and its next major software updates

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The 2026 edition of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off June 8 at Apple Park in Cupertino, California.
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Apple WWDC26:The annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC26) will take place June 8–12, according to an update Monday on the Apple Developer website — setting the stage for what promises to be one of the company’s most anticipated software events in years. The event will mark the arrival of iOS 27, macOS 27 and more.