Apple teases Siri's new design in iOS 27 through WWDC 2026 artwork with Dynamic Island glow

Apple has already teased Siri's new design coming in iOS 27 - 9to5Mac

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that Apple's WWDC26 artwork has already given us our first look at the new design for Siri coming as part of iOS 27. Apple's voice assistant will finally be getting the revamp it deserves in iOS 27, with a bunch of new functionality and a new look. Gurman says the new Siri design includes visual elements that resemble the glow effect seen in the WWDC26 poster art. It is reportedly most striking when the iPhone is used in dark mode, which is why the WWDC art used a black background. Although the designs could change by June, this seems to be the approach Apple is going with. Gurman says that the new Siri emerges from the Dynamic Island of the iPhone display when invoked. The expanded pill glows in a way that resembles the WWDC artwork. The text field search bar in the new standalone Siri app also apparently gets this visual treatment. Here's how Gurman describes it: Siri's new look is what Apple is highlighting in its teaser. The design currently being tested within the company includes a Siri interface that sits within the Dynamic Island, the pill-shaped element near the top of the screen. When Siri is triggered, the Island expands with a prompt that reads "Search or Ask," accompanied by a glowing cursor. It looks similar to how the "26'' is highlighted in the conference's logo. In addition to the static artwork, the glow effects were also shown in the video posted by Apple VP Greg Joswiak when the date for this year's WWDC was announced: This would be the second time Apple has redesigned Siri in the LLM era, with the first Apple Intelligence incarnation centering on a rainbow lighting effect around the edge of the display. This design first shipped in iOS 18. However, as the intended features for that version of Siri failed to ship on time, Apple appears to have gone back to the drawing board. The new Siri in iOS 27 will make the experience more aligned with other modern AI chatbots. Users will be have to an ongoing back-and-forth conversation, make multiple requests in a single utterance, as well as deliver the previously-promised integration of personal context and onscreen awareness. The brain of Siri will be based on new foundation models using Google Gemini technology. There will also be a separate Siri app where users can find their previous conversations. The separate search interfaces across Siri and Spotlight are also expected to be unified. The new Siri is expected to be the major new feature of iOS 27, which Apple will preview at its annual WWDC conference in June. The keynote for this year's event will take place on June 8.

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Apple's WWDC event will have a major focus on the long-awaited Siri overhaul, as well as a more blown-out white-light appearance in iOS 27. Apple will be holding its Worldwide Developers Conference from June 8 through to June 12. It will be the main preview event for all of Apple's major operating system updates arriving in the fall, including iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. However, while there will be changes across the board, Mark Gurman for Bloomberg has seized upon the WWDC 2026 logo as an indicator for Siri changes. The logo, he writes on Sunday, teases Siri's new look. The Siri overhaul has been delayed quite a bit, but will be substantial. That will include a new chatbot-like interface, a separate Siri app, and handle multiple commands at once. There will also be support for third-party AI agents and the previously-promised contextual AI feature. Reading the logo To Gurman, the logo is teasing what the new Siri will look like in iOS 27. Specifically, it will be sitting within the Dynamic Island and expand the pill when triggered. A prompt will appear reading "Search or Ask," as well as a glowing cursor. This glow is claimed to be similar to the light bloom effect seen in the WWDC 26 logo. The pill shape will also have a thin glow matching Siri's animation colors. The standalone Siri app also has a glow around the search bar. While Gurman is generally quite accurate when it comes to leaks and rumor reporting, he does add wiggle room. He warns that the interface can still change before WWDC, but since it's being subtly marketed, it's doubtful. As for what else is coming up in WWDC, Gurman says the other big focus will be on performance. Bug fixes and other improvements are anticipated, including speed and battery life boosts. Other features will also be on the way, including some aimed at enterprise and education users.