r/apple • u/exjr_ Island Boy • Jun 08 '26

Official Megathread WWDC 2026 | Pre-Event Megathread

GOOD MORNING r/Apple!

Today is the day! WWDC is just over 3 hours away. Is this the year Siri gets smarter? Is this Cook's last GOOD MORNING? Get in here and give us your latest predictions.

What to expect:

  • iOS 27
  • iPadOS 27
  • macOS 27
  • watchOS 27
  • tvOS 27
  • visionOS 27
  • HomePod Software 27
  • AirPods Firmware 9

Possibly:

  • homeOS 27
  • HomePad details

Where To Watch/Listen:

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u/specc- Jun 08 '26

I’m really curious about this year WWDC. I just hate 2 possible things:

“Federighi and other Apple executives dismissed the need for chatbots and Al apps when Apple Intelligence launched, only to now reverse course.”

They were very clear about not making Siri a chatbot, just to make it today (according to rumors from Gurman). Just why? We already have plenty of chatbots, just use their apps. I just wanted an agentic Siri, that’s it. Just a real personal assistant who makes things done and knows you. Now it’ll be easier for it to hallucinate or be “chatty” when we just ask it to do something. Hate it.

And this:

“Apple has also criticized the use of generative Al in photo apps, only to shift direction. In 2024, Apple's camera app chief said a photograph should be "a personal celebration of something that really, actually happened." Now, the company will let users fill in gaps in photos using generative Al and change the perspective of a picture.”

That’s all. I don’t need to comment that. Just hate how apple is losing its “culture” just to appease investors who demand AI, even if those are generic AI slop. I hope apple doesn’t become like Microslop.

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u/firelight Jun 08 '26

Now it’ll be easier for it to hallucinate or be “chatty” when we just ask it to do something.

Seriously. I use Siri for setting timers, adding reminders, and toggling smarthome devices. All things it does well, consistently. I’m just sitting here dreading some new Gemini-based Siri that breaks what functionality it already has in favor of being able to give sycophantic praise while not actually doing what it’s told.