Apple Unveiled 5 New Apps Last Week

Last week was a busy one for Apple, with five new apps unveiled across its ecosystem. Four were spotlighted at WWDC 2026 as part of the company’s upcoming fall software updates, one was released in beta for developers, and another launched independently through its subsidiary, Claris.

Siri AI App stood out as one of the most significant reveals at WWDC 2026. This is a complete rebuild of Apple’s voice assistant, and for the first time, it arrives as a dedicated standalone app. Like many modern chatbots, Siri can now search the web with general world knowledge, evaluate documents, solve math problems, and take action within and across apps. Users can ask for detailed Maps directions with multiple stops, edit and share photos, or compose an email in their own writing style. The interface allows typing or speaking in a chat thread format, with conversation history synced across all devices via iCloud. The Siri app will be available this fall as part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. While the operating systems are in developer beta now, access to Siri AI itself requires joining a waitlist. Notably, it will not be available in the EU at launch, though Apple says it is working on a path forward.

Apple TV Remote App is making a comeback. Apple previously offered this app in the App Store but removed it in 2020. With this year’s major updates, it returns as a proper Home Screen icon, pre-installed with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. To add it to the Home Screen, users can swipe down, search for “Remote,” then tap and hold the icon to drag it into place. It is also accessible via the App Library.

All-New Find My on Apple Watch is a long-overdue consolidation for watchOS 27. Previously split across separate Find Devices, Find People, and Find Items apps, the new app merges everything into a single, map-centric interface. The main screen offers quick access to actions like getting directions and finding nearby items, with Precision Finding available for locating a paired iPhone, AirPods Pro 3, or AirTag 2. The redesign also introduces more flexible sharing options, giving users greater control over how they share their location and item tracking.

Apple also introduced Pass Designer, a new Mac app for building and previewing Apple Wallet passes, aimed at developers and businesses. The app supports templates provided by Apple or custom designs, letting developers bring in images such as logos, backgrounds, and strip images. As edits are made, Pass Designer updates a real-time preview using the same rendering as iOS and watchOS, ensuring what developers see is exactly what customers will see on their devices. The app validates the pass as work progresses, alerting developers to issues like missing required key values. For boarding passes and event tickets, Pass Designer supports semantic tags, which add structured data such as event dates, venue locations, and flight details. This enables features like Siri Suggestions, Calendar integration, and Maps directions. It can also automatically generate a backward-compatible pass structure from semantic data, ensuring passes work across devices where semantic tags may not be supported. Pass Designer beta requires macOS 27 or later and is available now for registered Apple developers.

Unlike the four WWDC announcements, Claris FileMaker Go 2026 is already available, having launched on June 10. FileMaker is a low-code database application platform that lets users build custom apps to organize, manage, and automate data without extensive programming knowledge. The new version adds support for iOS and iPadOS 26 and brings Google Gemini to FileMaker’s roster of supported AI models, which already includes Anthropic, OpenAI, and Cohere. The 2026 release focuses on developer productivity, infrastructure resilience, and an AI-ready architecture, shaped directly by feedback from the Claris developer community. FileMaker is developed by Claris International, a subsidiary of Apple.