Apple Vision Pro is the one platform that could be impacted by the advent of AI the most, and Apple's WWDC announcements for visionOS 27 show why.

WWDC 2026 is underway, and Apple is showing off all of the new features coming to each of the OS 27 updates due in the fall. Since Apple Intelligence can run on Apple Vision Pro, the new AI features are coming to the platform in addition to some platform-specific upgrades.

Apple has only just announced visionOS 27, so keep refreshing for more details as they become available.

visionOS is a relatively new operating system from Apple, so it has a lot of room to grow with each release. This is only its second full software revision, given that visionOS 2 was announced four months after Apple Vision Pro's launch.

When Apple pre-announced its accessibility features, Apple Vision Pro was included with eye-tracking wheelchair control. AI-generated subtitles for video, Accessibility Reader, and the new natural language Voice Control are all coming to Apple Vision Pro as well.

Let's get into what was revealed for visionOS 27 during the main WWDC keynote.

Spatial Panoramas

Apple's WWDC keynote has a peculiar order to it, so it hasn't provided in-depth feature upgrades for each OS as usual. However, new features for each device have been shared so far.

Lush green moss-covered cliffs form a deep canyon with a winding blue river below under a clear bright sky, suggesting a remote, dramatic natural landscape

Spatial Panoramas open up new customization options for visionOS 27

For Apple Vision Pro and visionOS 27, there is a new Spatial Panoramas feature. Users can convert a panorama into a spatial 3D view.

Spatial Panoramas can also be set as custom environments which will open up customization on the platform.

Spatial Siri

visionOS 27 gains a new Siri interaction capability through spatial widgets. Add a Siri bauble to your environment for quick and easy access to the new Siri AI.

Bright, modern living room with fireplace and large windows, overlaid with semi-transparent virtual chat and messaging panels floating in front, suggesting mixed reality or augmented reality interface

Siri gets a new 3D widget for visionOS 27

There's no need for a wake word. Just look at the Siri AI widget and start speaking to interact with the AI.

Apple Intelligence has been upgraded with a new backend powered by Google Gemini. It has more contextual understanding and can interact privately with your on-device data to perform actions and answer questions.

Spatial Reframing

Any photo that could already be made into a spatial photo through conversion on Apple Vision Pro can now be edited with Spatial Reframing. The Photos app gained several new AI editing features, but the Spatial Reframing feature combines them into one.

Man standing outdoors using a smartphone, alongside a close-up of hands zooming into a family photo on the phone screen, with wooden chairs and green trees in the background

Spatial Reframing lets users change how an image was framed via AI generation

Users can take an image, crop in, rotate the subject separate from the background, and have it extend otherwise missing data around the edges all at once.

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