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Apple's annual developers event, WWDC 2026, is in full swing with announcements covering all of the company's major operating systems. That includes visionOS 27, which controls the Apple Vision Pro headset.
With Apple reportedly halting work on the Vision Pro, we didn't expect much at WWDC, and Apple didn't provide much in new updates.
Last year, Apple switched to an annual naming convention for its OSes, naming them after the following year. This year's edition is no different, with visionOS 27.
Read on for the other changes coming to Apple's headset:
3D Siri
Siri is getting a major upgrade for all of Apple's operating systems, including visionOS 27. Every OS is getting most of the same new Siri features, but some are specific to each platform.
For visionOS, it now has a new 3D visualization of Siri that you can place anywhere in your virtual space. Plus, you don't need to say "Hey Siri," to interact. Instead, you can just look at the 3D visualization and start talking.
Beyond that Visual Intelligence and Apple Intelligence should work much better in visionOS 27.
Everything else
Beyond that, here are a few notable features that we found in the Apple visionOS 27 preview page.
- Control Center has been redesigned
- Open notifications using your eyes
- Windows can now have curvature like Safari web pages
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Panoramas can be turned into spatial scenes
- Or used as your immersive environment
- Improved Flyover in Apple Maps
- Faster W-Fi
