WWDC26: A New Kind of Keynote

The WWDC keynote just wrapped up, and it was startlingly different. For years, Apple has gone through each of its operating systems, highlighting features it was bringing to each one. That had broken down overtime as more and more features were cross-platform. For example, Apple would announce something in its iPadOS section just for it to popup in macOS. Something in Reminders on the iPhone would also be present on the iPad. I have been hoping for a change for years, and this year, I got it. After the customary naming of macOS, Apple broke its keynote down into just three major topics, including: Platform improvements Trust and Safety Apple Intelligence and Siri Platform improvements included much-needed refinements to Liquid Glass (especially on the Mac), better performance across OSes, and some quality-of-life items like updates to cycle tracking in Apple Health. Trust and Safety was all about better controls and tools for parents to manage their kids’ devices. As someone with two…