WWDC tipped for Siri overhaul
Reports say WWDC 2026 will include a major Siri overhaul and refinements to 'Liquid Glass' controls — signaling new system APIs and adaptive UI paradigms that will change how apps integrate voice and contextual intelligence reported. That could shift platform work toward richer on-device interactions and new UX surface areas.
Siri’s promised AI revamp—originally previewed at WWDC 2024—was publicly confirmed as delayed into 2026 in Apple’s March 2025 communications. idownloadblog.com Reports say Apple is negotiating a roughly $1 billion‑per‑year contract with Google for a custom Gemini model, described in coverage as a 1.2‑trillion‑parameter variant to power the assistant. techcrunch.com Those heavier Gemini inferences are reported to be routed off‑device to Apple’s Private Cloud Compute while personal context and on‑device signals remain local to preserve privacy, per Apple and Bloomberg reporting. apple.com Bloomberg’s timeline places the broader chatbot redesign (code‑named “Campos”) for a developer preview at WWDC in June 2026 and a public OS release window around September 2026. bloomberg.com Multiple outlets note iOS 27 builds show no wholesale Liquid Glass redesign but instead a slate of usability tweaks and new developer controls for transparency, contrast, and control behavior that aim to make Liquid Glass more consistent across apps. macrumors.com The combination of a $1B external model deal and Private Cloud Compute reliance implies a material shift in backend capacity planning—Apple will need sustained GPU/accelerator footprint and Mac‑chip server provisioning to host custom Gemini inference at scale, according to reporting on the infrastructure plan. cnet.com
