In the early morning of June 9th, Beijing time, Apple WWDC 2026 officially opened at Apple Park.Tim Cook's last WWDC keynote speech as CEO——He will hand over the CEO position to hardware chief John Ternus on September 1.
Siri is reborn: driven by the 1.2 trillion parameter Gemini model, Apple’s AI “borrows strength”
The most important announcement of WWDC 2026 is undoubtedlyAll-new Siri AI.Approximately US$1 billionlicensing fee.
The new Siri has an independent App with a similar interfaceChatGPTandClaudechatbot style.Personal contextual access(mail, photos, messages, calendar, files),screen awareness,In-depth operations across apps, and deeply integrated with iPhone 16 and above models through Dynamic Island.
For users, this means that Siri has transformed from a voice assistant that "can only set alarm clocks" to one that can truly understand context, help you write emails, and complete tasks across applications.Personal AI assistant.
Multi-model extension system: users canChatGPT, Gemini andClaudeFree choice between
Possibly the most underrated announcement of the entire WWDC: Apple introduces a new feature in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27Brand new AI Extensions system, allowing users to freely choose the AI model behind Apple Intelligence functions——ChatGPT, Google Gemini (default) or AnthropicClaude.
This has a profound impact on the AI industry landscape:
- OpenAI: Lost its exclusive status on iPhone (previously iOS 18 only integratedChatGPT)
- Anthropic: Obtained the largest consumer distribution channel in history - Apple has approximately 2.2 billion active devices, even if 5% of users chooseClaude, that is, more than100 million new users
- Google: Although Siri uses Gemini by default, users can now switch at any time and are no longer locked out
- apple: Became the "Switzerland" of AI wars - not taking sides and letting all models compete on their own platforms
In terms of privacy architecture, Apple emphasizes that heavy Gemini inference tasks run on Apple’s ownPrivate Cloud Compute Serveron Google's infrastructure.
iOS 27 and system update: iPhone 11 officially retired
In terms of operating systems, Apple released iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27 and visionOS 27 as expected.iOS 27 Beta 1当天下午就向开发者推送, the official version is expected to be released in September.iPhone 11 ditched by iOS 27, iPhone 12 and later models will continue to be supported.
AI-enhanced photo editing tools were also demonstrated at the conference: generative background expansion, perspective recomposition, and AI-driven cleanup tools.
Tim Cook's farewell and a new chapter for Apple's AI
Tim Cook will step down as CEO on September 1. This WWDC will be his last keynote speech in his 17-year Apple career.Apple won’t miss AI, but it has its own way of playing.
When OpenAI burned US$180 billion, Anthropic's valuation approached one trillion US dollars, and Microsoft built its own MAI model, Apple chose a different path:Spend $1 billion/year renting the model and focus engineering resources on privacy computing and hardware integration.
Summary: What changed at WWDC 2026
WWDC 2026 did not release any new hardware, but the signal it released at the software and strategic levels was strong enough.ChatGPT,ClaudeA front-facing AI assistant; the multi-model extension system redefines the rules of competition for AI platforms; iOS 27 paves the way for the upcoming autumn hardware release.Spending $1 billion to rent a model rather than develop one yourself, is it vision or weakness?The answer will be revealed over the next two years.
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