WWDC 2026, Graded: What Apple Actually Shipped vs. What We Told You to Build
Two weeks ago we mapped what iOS 27 would let developers build. Apple gave the WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8 — so we graded ourselves. Both big bets landed: the Foundation Models framework now takes image input (the 1–2GB bundled-VLM tax is over), and App Intents became the way into Siri (with SiriKit now deprecated on a 2–3 year clock). We even called the Core AI rename. What we missed: Apple outsourced Siri's brain to Gemini (~$1B/year) and made MCP system-wide across iOS 27 and macOS 27. The reality map for what to build now that the rumors are facts.