Apple Unveiled These Five New Apps Last Week

Key Points:

• Apple announced five new apps, including four revealed at WWDC 2026 with upcoming fall software updates and one released independently by its subsidiary Claris.
• Siri AI is a major new standalone app that rebuilds Apple's voice assistant, offering web search, document evaluation, and multi-app integration, available with iOS 27 and other OS updates this fall, though it will not launch in the EU initially.
• The Apple TV Remote app returns as a dedicated Home Screen icon pre-installed with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, restoring functionality removed since 2020.
• watchOS 27 introduces a unified Find My app on Apple Watch, combining device, people, and item tracking into a single map-centric interface with enhanced sharing controls and Precision Finding.
• Apple launched Pass Designer, a Mac app for creating and previewing Apple Wallet passes with real-time rendering and semantic tagging, available now in beta for developers on macOS 27 or later; meanwhile, Claris released FileMaker Go 2026, adding iOS/iPadOS 26 support and Google Gemini AI integration.