WWDC highlights, iPad updates, and Apple Intelligence

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The iPhone got the most attention, but the Mac saw some serious updates too.

At long last, Apple has revealed everything we were waiting for in the iOS 26, macOS 26, iPadOS 26 releases. It’s time to pick through what was tremendous — and what was not — on the AppleInsider Podcast.

It’s the event we’ve been waiting for, but the question is whether it was the event we were waiting for. There have been very mixed reactions to this year’s WWDC, but some of those reactions seem peculiar if you actually watched the keynote.

There’s also detail from the event to pick over, including some surprising omissions by Apple. And also what we’ve learned from a few days of using the new beta software.

Be warned, too: one thing we’ve learned is why you shouldn’t use beta software. One of your hosts has struggled more than the other with key apps not launching in macOS Tahoe, but also this very episode is an experiment in using the betas — it was recorded using the iPad’s new Local Capture feature.

BONUS: Subscribe via Patreon or Apple Podcasts to hear AppleInsider+, the extended edition. This time, forget the details of the announcement, WWDC is like our Superbowl and we want to examine what it was like as a show.

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Links from the Show

  • If you were underwhelmed by WWDC 2025, you’re not alone

  • Liquid Glass is more than skin deep on macOS Tahoe

  • iOS 26 vs iOS 18: Is Apple’s ‘Liquid Glass’ a true redesign?

  • iOS 26 is here with Liquid Glass redesign, new Camera, and Apple Intelligence promises

  • Apple’s Games app is a dedicated place for iPhone gaming

  • iOS 26 brings big changes to Music, Maps, and Wallet

  • All of your iPhone icons can be clear in iOS 26 — if you want to

  • Visual Intelligence in iOS 26 makes screenshots useful, not just saved

  • iPadOS 26 fixes nearly everything wrong with the platform after everyone already left

  • iPadOS 26 has been revealed with new windowing, audio tools, background tasks

  • iPadOS 26 multitasking is more Mac-like with menubar, better pointer and more

  • Apple finally brings Journal to iPad & Mac for better writing, sketching & reflection

  • Files on iPadOS 26 doesn’t suck anymore

  • How Local Capture immediately turns iPad into a podcasting studio

  • Apple gives iOS gaming a real home, just not a new direction

  • Apple Intelligence opened up to all developers with Foundation Models Framework

  • Apple’s AI rollout leaves Siri behind & long-time fans are asking questions

  • Apple execs explain Apple’s position in the AI race & how it isn’t necessarily ‘behind’

  • visionOS 26 brings better organization, anchored widgets, & more to Apple Vision Pro

  • Apple Vision Pro ‘Spatial Widgets’ blend digital life into your real space

  • New ‘F1’ trailer brings roaring engines and a pounding soundtrack to life with haptic feedback

  • watchOS 26 gets a fresh design and new health-focused features for Apple Watch users

  • macOS Tahoe gets Liquid Glass visual redesign & major tools updates

  • Apple has again Sherlocked developers with Clipboard History

  • macOS Tahoe is the last big update for Intel Macs

  • Be strong, let everyone else risk their devices and data with the new betas

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