Everything Apple Didn’t Have Time to Show at WWDC 2026
This year’s keynote for all of Apple’s new operating systems had three simple tentpole features:
Quality-Of-Life Improvements
Parental Controls
Siri AI
During the QoL improvements, Apple quickly flashed up a slide, dense with text covering a multitude of points not mentioned in the keynote. For your viewing pleasure, they are listed and categorised below.
iOS & iPhone
More relevant Spotlight search suggestions
Web audio no longer interrupts system audio
Improved connectivity for Thread accessories
Automatic punctuation on multilingual keyboards
Faster smart home accessory updates
Drawing app integration in Messages
Improved navigation in Game Overlay
Smoother iPhone unlocking
Camera options displayed in Settings
Password help from Lock Screen
AutoMix transitions
Faster HomeKit accessory pairing
Faster camera launch in Low Power Mode
Dual Capture in FaceTime
Lock Screen remains awake while scrolling notifications
Failed Messages automatically retry sending
Improved Bluetooth power management
Faster text recognition in photos and documents
Improved CarPlay navigation and GPS accuracy
Continuous sending of media in Messages
Faster loading of new photo captures
Faster JavaScript handling in Safari
Improved message syncing across devices
AirPods custom EQ
iPadOS
Undo and redo Home Screen edits
Extra-large widgets in Today View
Faster window closing
Faster browsing and file transfers in Files
Persistent menu bar option
Faster Control Center access
Faster access to shared content in iCloud Drive
More distinct app windows
Improved multitasking
App names in status bar
App resizing improvements
Better support for external displays
Faster menu bar access
macOS
Drawing in Notes
More document formats in Preview
Ethernet status in menu bar
Enhanced Safari power efficiency
Improved Apple News performance
Edge-to-edge sidebars
Faster Safari web app performance
Refreshed Apple Music artist pages
Improved VoiceOver PDF editing
5K Mac mirroring support
Better Mission Control and Spaces animations
More reliable NFC reading
HDR system UI support
Faster account creation
Streamlined Calendar event details
watchOS & Apple Watch
Better battery efficiency
More accurate step tracking
Sort completed Fitness+ workouts
Faster Wi-Fi connectivity
Guest Key support
Perimenopause and menopause symptom tracking
Improved route mapping in Fitness
More accurate visited places in Maps
Perimenopause and menopause education
More efficient emergency alert monitoring
Faster workout starts
Synced step counts between Health and Fitness
Wallet order tracking (Australia and Canada)
New Smart Stack suggestions
Fitness+ menopause workouts
Faster handoff for hearing devices
visionOS
Panoramas as environments
Extra-small widgets
Curved windows
Improved Control Center
Tap-to-respond notifications
Live Mac Virtual Display widget
Easier Touch Accommodations setup
Search conversations by phone number or contact name
Spatial scene support for panoramas
Multiple Safari tabs
Improved Persona rendering
Apple Intelligence / Siri / Search
More relevant Spotlight suggestions
Natural language time formatting
Smart language and keyboard suggestions
Content-aware sharing suggestions
Faster Spotlight indexing
Search improvements in Mail
More reliable Mail indexing
Better search in Maps
Search within podcast shows
Smarter camera and photo recognition
Photos
Filter Shared Albums
Add keywords to photos and videos
Captured by Me collection
Improved album organisation
Full-resolution media in Shared Albums
Additional Shared Album permissions
Expiring Shared Albums
Save slideshows as videos
Save video frames as photos
Recent activity in Shared Albums
Faster photo loading
Improved slideshow customisation
Better sharing suggestions
Easier invitation management for Shared Albums
Messages, FaceTime & Communication
Faster message loading
Find offloaded media in Messages
Same phone number across two iPhones
FaceTime Dual Capture
Call recording transcription support
Expanded communication features in Messages
React with any emoji in Shared Albums
Consolidated notification controls
Live voicemail transcription expansion
Apple Music, Podcasts & Media
Improved Apple Music streaming reliability
Refreshed album pages
Refreshed artist pages
Faster media playback
Redesigned Podcasts app for tvOS
Audio scrubbing in CarPlay
Faster Apple Music startup
Audio MiniPlayer in CarPlay
Health & Fitness
Perimenopause and menopause tracking
Menopause educational content
Faster Health data updates
Improved route maps
Better workout metrics
Faster workout starts
Better integration between Health and Fitness apps
More accurate treadmill calibration
Maps
Enhanced Flyover
More accurate Visited Places
Guides available in more locations
Offline Maps improvements
Search improvements
Visited Places available in more countries
Home, HomeKit & Smart Home
Faster AirPlay connections
Better Thread accessory connectivity
Faster HomeKit pairing
4K camera recording support in Home
Improved HomeKit camera storage
Better smart home accessory updates
Guest Key support
Improved home accessory controls
Safari
Improved power efficiency
Faster web app performance
Faster JavaScript execution
Faster start page loading
More distinct Safari windows
Better collaboration support
Improved scrolling performance
Notes, Freeform & Productivity
Drawing in Notes
Section links in Notes
Copy and paste as Markdown
Freeform Dark Mode adaptive canvas
Improved Freeform performance
More reliable text editing in Freeform
Easier collaboration in Freeform
Edge-to-edge sidebars
Redesigned Shortcuts editor
Shared conversation support in Shortcuts
Store data in Shortcuts
Accessibility
Improved VoiceOver PDF editing
Better game controller settings
PlayStation Access controller support
Easier camera access
Faster Assistive Access transitions
Improved hearing-device pairing and handoff
Expanded Indigenous language keyboard support
New keyboard layouts for many additional languages
Developer & System
ESLint support in Shortcuts
RDMA over Thunderbolt improvements
Improved external display support
Faster PDF saving
More efficient background processing
Improved battery and power management across platforms
Faster file browsing and transfers
Better network diagnostics and monitoring
