Major updates for Apple’s software platforms are now available

opens in new window UPDATE September 14, 2026 Making Apple Products More Personal and Useful Than Ever Siri AI is an entirely new version of Siri powered by the next generation of Apple Intelligence and deeply integrated into iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. A more capable and conversational assistant with personal context understanding, broad world knowledge, onscreen awareness, and even more systemwide app actions, Siri AI is now rolling out as a beta in English, with support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish coming in October. Siri AI can understand personal context across messages, emails, photos, and more, to help users find what they need in the moment. It can also answer questions related to the content on a user’s screen or go out to the web to get up-to-date information to generate a helpful answer. Siri is integrated into the Camera app on iPhone with Siri mode, allowing users to get information and take action on what’s in front of them, like splitting a bill and paying friends with Apple Cash,1 or adding a custom pass to Wallet. With Visual Intelligence, users on iPhone, iPad, or Mac can now ask Siri about what they’re looking at on the screen, and Vision Pro users can search, ask questions, and take action simply by looking at their surroundings and asking Siri. Siri mode is shown in the Camera app on iPhone 18 Pro. The Visual Intelligence experience is shown on a user’s iPad. The new Visual Intelligence experience is shown on a user’s MacBook. The new Visual Intelligence experience is shown on a user’s Apple Vision Pro. A user employs Write with Siri on iPhone 18 Pro. A user employs Write with Siri on iPad. A user’s Apple Vision Pro is shown next to their open Mac and iPad, with both of the latter screens showing the new Siri app. The next generation of Apple Intelligence also brings helpful new features to apps that users rely on every day. In Photos, Spatial Reframing, Extend, and an upgraded Clean Up tool provide more ways to edit photos while respecting the original moment as it was captured. Image Playground gives users the ability to create high-quality images in virtually any style, including photorealistic, and with image metadata and upcoming support for the SynthID standard, users can identify images generated or edited with AI.2 In Safari, Apple Intelligence powers new tools that automatically organize a user’s tabs into topics; notify them of website changes, like product restocks or price drops; and enable the creation of custom extensions based on a description. Call Context surfaces relevant information, like a confirmation code or reservation number, when calling a business. In the Photos app, a menu shows the Clean Up, Extend, and Reframe tools. On iPhone 18 Pro, a user employs the Image Playground app. In Safari, a user’s tabs are automatically organized into topics, including “Jazz Community,” “Coffee,” “Puzzles,” and more. On a user’s iPhone 18 Pro, the Notify Me feature surfaces a website change on the Lock Screen. On iPhone 18 Pro, a user employs the Describe a Shortcut tool to generate a shortcut titled “Compose a message.” Call Context surfaces information about a user’s flight on Apple Watch Series 12. A More Refined Experience Across Platforms Performance: Users will experience faster performance on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On iPhone and iPad, apps launch up to 30 percent faster,3 photos load up to 70 percent faster after being taken,4 and AirDrop transfers are up to 80 percent faster.5 On iPad, browsing files and transferring them to an external USB drive is now up to 5x faster, and there are additional improvements to closing, switching, and dragging windows while multitasking.6 On Mac, things users do every day feel extra snappy and responsive. AirDrop transfers are quicker, iCloud Photos uploads begin faster, swiping between spaces and Mission Control is smoother, and more. On Apple Watch, music playback is even faster. iCloud Shared Albums support full-resolution sharing for photos and videos, and make it easier for Android and Windows users to join and contribute. The Health app brings support for perimenopause and menopause in Cycle Tracking, including notifications about cycle deviations inclusive of perimenopause.8 AirPods users can now enjoy custom EQ to further personalize how their AirPods sound. And with expanded Apple GymKit functionality, users with AirPods Pro 3 can sync their heart rate data through iPhone while enjoying incredible audio quality. Apple Maps brings an enhanced Flyover experience, which combines aerial imagery with AI, allowing users to enjoy even more detailed visuals. On Apple Watch, new Smart Stack widget suggestions surface when they are relevant, and users can conveniently open a widget with a new single-handed tap gesture. Workout Buddy is supported even when users don’t have their iPhone nearby, and it’s now available in Spanish in addition to English. Apple Vision Pro users can now turn panoramas into spatial scenes with rich depth and use them as a personal Environment, or transform their space entirely with the new Thórsmörk Environment featuring a dynamic Icelandic aurora. On Apple TV, users get high-resolution lossless audio support for Apple Music, a redesigned Apple Podcasts app, and broader text-size accessibility options. The updated iCloud Shared Albums experience. The updated Cycle Tracking experience in the Health app. A pair of AirPods are shown next to a user’s iPhone 18 Pro showing their AirPods settings. The enhanced Flyover experience in Apple Maps. New Smart Stack widget suggestions on Apple Watch Series 12. The new Apple Vision Pro panoramas experience. Features are subject to change. Some features may not be available in all languages or regions, and availability may vary due to local laws and regulations. For more information about availability, visit apple.com. New Apple Intelligence capabilities across apps are available for users with supported products set to a supported language. Siri AI begins rolling out as a beta in English, with French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish coming in October. Mac and Apple Vision Pro users in the EU will be able to access Siri AI when set to a supported language. Siri AI will not be available initially in the EU in iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. Siri AI and the other new Apple Intelligence features will not be available in China while Apple works through regulatory requirements. Users who enable Apple Intelligence on supported products set to a supported language will have access with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. Apple Intelligence is available with support for these languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, and Korean. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see apple.com/apple-intelligence. Apple Intelligence and Siri AI in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 are available on iPhone Duo, iPhone Air, iPhone 16 models or later, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad mini (A17 Pro), iPad models with M1 or later, MacBook Neo (A18 Pro), Mac with M1 or later, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Watch Series 9 or later, Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, and Apple Watch SE 3 when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone. Some features on Apple Watch require iPhone nearby. Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, intelligent photo editing tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies, and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to Apple Intelligence terms and conditions. Learn more at apple.com/apple-intelligence. Siri AI is not available for users under 13. Text of this article Media in this article Only available in the U.S. on eligible iPhone and iPad devices. Requires Siri AI on an Apple Intelligence-enabled device. Apple Intelligence is available on iPhone 16 models or later, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad mini (A17 Pro), and iPad models with M1 or later. Apple Cash services are provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC. Apple Payments Services LLC, a subsidiary of Apple Inc., is a service provider of Green Dot Bank for Apple Cash accounts. Neither Apple Inc. nor Apple Payments Services LLC is a bank. Learn more about the terms and conditions. SynthID will be available in a software update later this year, and will be included for most edited images, depending on the edits applied. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2026 using iPhone 11 Pro Max with iOS 26.6 and prerelease iOS 27. App launch performance measured after many cycles of device usage. Performance varies based on configuration, settings, content, usage, software versions, environmental conditions, and other factors. Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using iPhone 15 with iOS 26.6 and prerelease iOS 27. Photos app tested using a 50,000-asset library, and taking additional individual photos with Camera app. Performance varies based on configuration, settings, content, usage, software versions, environmental conditions, and other factors. Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using iPhone 16 Plus with iOS 26.6 and prerelease iOS 27. AirDrop tested by transferring multiple photos totaling 30MB between nearby contacts while not associated with a Wi-Fi network. Performance varies based on configuration, settings, content, usage, software versions, environmental conditions, and other factors.