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iOS 26.4 and iOS 27 Features Revealed in New Leak

Apple may have decided to delay and insanely stretch out and promote "innovative" features across iOS26 to iOS27 and on to iOS28 due to an ever growing exodus of the software team to Meta. Siri meanwhile has been left to rot and should have been switched off, terminated and cremated a long time ago but it still resides in iOS like some malignant tumor spreading and attaching its carcinogens.

A fresh new direction from the top maybe not far away and finally we can remove the tumors bloating iOS.
 
“If you have credit card information stored in Apple's Passwords app”

Is this even possible on iOS? I thought CC details are kept in settings app?
 
Why doesn’t HomePod have AudioMix? It’s supposed to be the premium speaker but doesn’t have auto mix??? It might if I stream from my phone, but not native on it. Is it not capable or just an oversight. Either way wtf
 
They should take that liquid glass, freeze it, and then smash it with a hammer. Please, no more gimmicks. Focus on improved functionality. Work on reviving Siri, she's been braindead for a number of years. Lower the threshold for tolerating bugs. Fix the broken auto correct functionality. The list goes on.
 
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Digital Dude said:
If Apple had any sense, they would retire the Siri name altogether. 👵🏼
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Sometimes, a brand is so damaged that nothing is gained by retaining it. That is definitely the case with Siri. It is, and has been, known as the worst assistant for many years. They aren't turning that brand around.
 
I’m not sure why so many comments are negative on this. Apple isn’t promising, but it’s rumored that Apple Intelligence will finally be linked to Siri in 26.4. That’s very good news if it turns out to be true.
 
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Sometimes, a brand is so damaged that nothing is gained by retaining it. That is definitely the case with Siri. It is, and has been, known as the worst assistant for many years. They aren't turning that brand around.
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I agree, but the damage is limited to MacRumors posters. I use Siri for this and that and I would like more capability out of it, I’m not worried about my privacy.
 
Macaholic868 said:
That argument is an oversimplification because iOS runs on Darwin, not “old Unix,” and Darwin combines a modern Mach-based kernel with BSD components, continuously evolved and actively maintained. While it inherits Unix principles, those are design philosophies, not frozen 1970s code.

The kernel, security model, memory management, and hardware integration in iOS are all modern, purpose-built systems optimized for ARM, sandboxing, and secure enclaves. Calling it “old technology” is like saying modern CPUs are obsolete because they still use binary.

Classic Siri is built around:
  • Intent classification
  • Slot filling
  • Predefined action graphs
That model:
  • Scales linearly poorly
  • Requires explicit engineering for every new capability
  • Struggles with paraphrasing, ambiguity, and novelty
Apple engineers and management have known for years that this approach has plateaued. Things like improving accuracy and adding new features have became exponentially harder for increasingly diminishing returns. Yet they’ve done nothing to address the underlying issue that the model and design philosophy on which Siri is based are fundamentally flawed and it needs to be redesigned from the ground up if it’s ever going to be able to fulfill the promise of being an actual, useful virtual assistant.
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Wow that’s an informative post! Thank you for educating me. Good points all around.

Good point on the Siri issue as well! Thanks.
 
Why don’t they concentrate on fixing the multiple existing bugs in iOS 26 before shovelling yet more features into it. Let alone gimmicks like liquid glass.

They should also include an option to turn off liquid glass for those who don’t want it.
 
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