WWDC 2026: Apple's Platform Improvements Slide, Organized

Better battery efficiency on Apple Watch

More accurate step tracking on Apple Watch

Sort by completed Fitness+ workouts

Guest key in watchOS

Tap gesture on Apple Watch

Dynamic app grid in watchOS

Transit cards and IDs in Smart Stack in watchOS

View card balance in Wallet in watchOS

Faster Rapid Return to Service

New Smart Stack suggestions in watchOS

More efficient water detection on Apple Watch

Faster app extension launch in watchOS

Faster media playback in watchOS

Faster shortcuts and actions indexing in Spotlight

Consolidated Find My app in watchOS

Improved distance accuracy during treadmill workouts

Smart downloads on Apple TV

AppleCare coverage details in Settings in tvOS

Redesigned Podcasts app for tvOS

More responsive Control Center in tvOS

Larger text sizes in tvOS

Smoother animations and app launches in tvOS

Updated video podcasts experience in macOS

Modify multiple Calendar events

Streamlined Calendar event details

Holiday-aware alarms in China

Alternate calendars for India support current time zone while traveling

Faster Camera launch in Low Power Mode

Camera uses less power in Low Power Mode

Easier-to-reach Camera experience

Support for 4K camera recordings in the Home app

Audio scrubbing in CarPlay Now Playing

Improved navigation heading and GPS accuracy in CarPlay

Improved wireless CarPlay reliability

Audio MiniPlayer in CarPlay

Dual camera in FaceTime

Improved FaceTime quality on poor connections

FaceTime Live Captions for Traditional Chinese

Faster browsing and transfers in Files in iPadOS

More flexible sharing options in Find My

Find My UI enhancements

Perimenopause and menopause symptom logging in the Health app

Perimenopause and menopause education in the Health app

Perimenopause and menopause support in the Health app

Fitness+ workouts for perimenopause and menopause

Faster data updates in the Health app

Synced step count in the Health and Fitness apps

More accurate route maps in the Fitness app after workouts

Support for time zone changes in Sleep

Faster board previews in Freeform

Smoother Freeform board performance

Dark Mode adaptive canvas in Freeform

More reliable right-to-left text editing in Freeform

Drawing in Freeform in macOS

Collaborative folders in Freeform

View streams from compatible cameras simultaneously in the Home app

Faster HomeKit accessory pairing

More reliable HomeKit camera storage

Improved connectivity for Thread home accessories

Faster smart home accessory updates

iCloud sync status for Journal entries

Full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud Shared Albums

More easily accessible share link for iCloud collaboration

Option to prioritize syncing to iCloud Photos

Faster to start uploading to iCloud Photos

Faster access to shared content on iCloud.com

Expire your Shared Albums

Participate in iCloud Shared Albums from Android and Windows

Additional participant permissions in Shared Albums

Easier to invite others in Shared Albums

Richer iCloud collaboration link previews

Access requests for items shared via iCloud

Control Center access in iPhone Mirroring

DRM video support in iPhone Mirroring

App resizing in iPhone Mirroring

Expanded touch support in Sidecar

Support for Mac mirroring in 5K resolution

Increased attachment limits in Journal

More intuitive journaling streaks

Time stamps for Journal entries

Improved Top Results in Mail

Faster message loading in Mail

More reliable search indexing in Mail

Improved list formatting in Mail

Improved unread badge accuracy in Mail

More accurate Visited Places in Maps

Enhanced Flyover in Maps

Guides in Maps available in more places

Natural language search for routing in Maps

Visited Places in Maps available in more markets

Maps Parked Car widget in Smart Stack

Improved Messages syncing across devices

Find offloaded media in Messages

Failed messages automatically retry sending

Continuous sending of photos, videos, and texts in Messages

Consolidated notifications for multiple Tabbacks in Messages

Thumbnails displayed for offloaded media in Messages

Search for conversations in Messages by phone number or a contact's nickname

Drawing app in Messages

Faster to add recent camera captures in Messages

Refreshed artist pages in Apple Music

Improved reliability of Apple Music streaming

New AutoMix transitions

Faster Apple Music playback start

Search within shows in Podcasts

Drawing in Notes in macOS

Copy and paste as Markdown in Notes

Section links in Notes

Divider lines in Notes

Improved performance in Apple News

Smoother animations in News and Stocks articles

News+ audio support in iPadOS

Filter photos and videos in Shared Albums

Add keywords to photos and videos in Photos

Album organization improvements in Photos

Captured by Me collection in Photos

Save any slideshow as a video in Photos

Faster loading of new captures in Photos

Choose a specific pet in Photo Shuffle

Search returns more pleasing photos of people and pets in Photos

Easier to save photos from Shared Albums

Option to include photos of yourself in Photo Shuffle

Faster rendering of Collections tab in Photos

Selection view in Photos

Identity Documents collection in Photos

Customize slideshows in Photos

Star ratings in Photos

Faster Text Recognition in photos and documents

Search for photos and videos using additional metadata

Save a video frame as a photo

Grocery List in Reminders language expansion

Expanded language support for autocategorization in Reminders

Faster start page content loading in Safari

Faster web application performance in Safari

Smoother animations and graphics in Safari

Smoother scrolling in Safari in macOS

Smoother start page resizing in Safari

Enhanced power efficiency for Safari in iOS and macOS

Faster handling of JavaScript in Safari

Else if support in Shortcuts

Group conversation support in Shortcuts

Expanded Get What's On Screen capabilities in Shortcuts

Store data in Shortcuts

Screenshot and notification automations in Shortcuts

Redesigned Shortcuts editor

More relevant Spotlight search suggestions

Faster shortcuts and actions indexing in Spotlight

Easier card selection and payment management with Apple Pay

Wallet Order Tracking support in Australia and Canada

Proactive car key setup

Updated hourly and 10-day views in Weather

New UI language for English (Canada) and English (Philippines)

Undo and redo Home Screen edits in iPadOS

Extra-large widgets in Today view in iPadOS

Extra-large widgets in iOS

iPhone app resizing in iPadOS

App names in iPad status bar

Faster window switching in iPadOS

Smoother paging between Home Screen pages

Updated app icons

Updated menu bar icons

Swipe down to refresh in macOS

Live Activities in Dynamic Island in landscape

Optional persistent menu bar on iPad

Faster to open full-screen view from Photos widget

Real-time updates for widgets when app is open

Smoother scrolling in the widget gallery

Faster window closing in iPadOS

More consistent window positioning persistence across external displays

More distinct active windows

Show Borders for macOS accessibility

HDR for macOS system UI

Uniform toolbars

Edge-to-edge sidebars

Faster app launches

Optimized CPU scheduler

Faster user account creation in macOS

Ethernet status in menu bar in macOS

Faster network file browsing

Faster PDF saving

More document formats in Preview

Autosize and reset columns

Consistent corner radii

Use your panoramas for Environments in visionOS

Extra-small widget option in visionOS

New windows with curvature in visionOS

Look and tap to view and respond to notifications in visionOS

Spatial scene support for panoramas in visionOS

Faster boot and connect to Wi-Fi in visionOS

Widget for Mac Virtual Display in visionOS

Multiple tab views in Safari in visionOS

Smoother animations in Mission Control and Spaces

Easier reading and editing of PDFs using VoiceOver

Streamlined Assistive Access setup

Faster entry and exit from Assistive Access and Guided Access modes

Streamlined setup for Touch Accommodations in iOS and iPadOS

Faster and more reliable NFC reading

Faster AirDrop transfers

Faster AirDrop recipient discovery

Faster AirPlay connections to Apple TV and HomePod

AirPods Custom EQ

GymKit on iPhone and AirPods Pro 3

Pairing and handoff improvements for MFi hearing devices

Password help accessible from the Lock Screen

Easier to access recovery codes for Apple Accounts

Quick Start with a recovery contact

Lock Screen consistently stays awake while scrolling notifications

Improved battery insights

Improved Bluetooth power management

Improved Wi-Fi connectivity in watchOS

More seamless transitions between Wi-Fi and cellular networks

Improved game controller settings

Improved navigation in Game Overlay

Improved PlayStation Access controller support

New keyboard layout for Slovenian and Estonian

Automatic punctuation when typing on multilingual keyboards

New keyboards for languages including Afrikaans, Basque, Baybayin, English (Philippines), Galician, Guarani, Luxembourgish, Xhosa, and Zulu

New keyboards for Indigenous languages, including Blackfoot, Comanche, Cree, Kiowa, and Tsuu'tina

Punctuation suggestions as you type in Chinese

QuickPath and typing suggestions for Vietnamese VNI keyboard

Multilingual grammar checking

Smart language and keyboard configuration suggestions

Faster loading of emoji and sticker keyboards

Scribble support for Hindi and Marathi with Apple Pencil

Chāizi typing

Onscreen context for more relevant typing suggestions for Chinese and Japanese

Improved conversion from phonetic scripts like Pinyin and Kana when typing in Simplified Chinese and Japanese

Faster multilingual text processing for handwriting in multiple languages

Natural language time formats for Chinese and Hindi

Content-based recipient suggestions for sharing photos and links

Support for media sharing from third-party apps

Call Recording transcriptions support for Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese

Live Voicemail transcription for English (Singapore) and Japanese

Switch between two iPhone devices with the same phone number

Web audio no longer interrupts system audio

Independent alarm volume

More efficient emergency alert monitoring