WWDC 2026: Is Siri Actually Good Now?

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iOS 27 System Improvements: Shortcuts, Alarms, Find My, and More

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The hosts sprint through iOS 27's many 'Snow Leopard' fixes and smart additions. Shortcuts now lets users describe what they want in plain language and builds the Shortcut automatically in the editor — Marques immediately approves it as 'good AI.' Independent volume controls for alarms, timers, and media finally arrive, solving the perennial iPhone problem of sleeping through an alarm because you turned the volume down for a late-night video. Find My now supports custom location-sharing durations rather than the previous 1-hour, end-of-day, or indefinite options. Natural-language calendar event creation is declared Sherlock #2 — a direct hit on Fantastical. The Wallet app gains a feature to scan physical passes and digitize them, including NFC card capabilities. Camera UI is redesigned with three accessible settings near the shutter button, and a new Siri mode for visual intelligence replaces the previous Camera Control workaround.