Tim Cook opened Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote — his last as CEO.
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Siri's full-fledged AI moment is finally here.On Monday, Apple unveiled its long-awaited, much-delayed overhaul of Siri as it looks to catch up in the AI race."Today, we are introducing an entirely new version of Siri, Siri unlocked by Apple Intelligence," said Mike Rockwell, VP of engineering, said during the company's 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference. "We call it Siri AI."The new Siri AI will exist within Apple's software ecosystem but also as a standalone app. The underlying architecture of the new Siri is the result of Apple's partnership earlier this year with Google.Rockwell showed Siri using a variety of AI-powered capabilities, including the ability to find previously sent addresses, photos from particular locations, and more, "using your personal context." In one example, Rockwell showed how Siri could find specific photos he needed and share them with a group without ever opening the Photos app.Siri will have a brand new voice experience "that enables Siri to sound incredible and a lot more expressive." Rockwell said users can also customize how expressive they want Siri to be.
Mike Rockwell shows the capabilities of the new Siri during WWDC 2026
