WWDC 2026 Preview: Siri to Integrate Gemini and Launch an AI Agent Store in iOS 27

Apple’s WWDC 2026 (PST 10:00) is expected to unveil major updates for Apple Intelligence and iOS 27, with a strong focus on Siri. According to TechCrunch’s preview, Siri will be rebuilt with better context understanding and multi-step, cross-app task handling. The headline change is deeper integration with Google’s Gemini to upgrade Siri’s underlying AI capabilities. Apple is also rumored to consider a dedicated “Siri App” that would directly compete with mainstream AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. For privacy control, Siri may add customizable chat auto-delete timers. Beyond Siri, the App Store could introduce an “AI Agent” section. Users may be able to delegate work such as booking, scheduling, document editing, and smart-home control—positioning AI agents as a new app category. In camera and photos, Apple plans “Visual Intelligence” features for real-world object recognition (via Google Image Search) and more advanced photo editing with natural-language prompts. Additional upgrades are expected for generative features (including Image Playground improvements and smarter Genmoji/AI wallpaper suggestions) and Apple Wallet, adding a “split”/receipt-based request flow and a “Create a Pass” option for digitizing tickets.