Xiaomi Pad 8 review: Is this tablet better than a Chromebook?

8.4

For some years now, whenever I travel or need computing power away from home, I have been using a Google Chromebook. With everything in the cloud, I can work quite happily on a small screen and with low-spec computers. Indeed, the Chromebook in question was released in November 2021.

This got me thinking, will a Google tablet work just as well as a Chromebook? I take a look at the Xiaomi Pad 8 tablet to find out.

Why am I even considering a tablet as a notebook PC?

When the Pad 8 arrived for GadgetGuy to review, it came with three covers. Two included a keyboard, and one just a cover. One keyboard (the Pro Case) is so impressive that it looks like a notebook with illuminated keys, a trackpad, and reasonable key travel. The responsiveness is faster than on my Chromebook, and the specs are much better. Thus, my next thought is, could I use this instead to travel?

Xiaomi Pad 8 features

The Xiaomi Pad 8 is an 11.2-inch Android tablet with a fast Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor, a large battery, and four speakers. In the box, you will find the tablet and a USB-C cable. Various accessories are available for it, including a smart pen, protective cover, standard case keyboard, and a Pro Case keyboard.

Image: Angus Jones.

The tablet weighs less than half a kilogram and measures less than 6mm thick. Note that it does have a camera bump, which is flush when you add one of the cases mentioned above. Packed inside this thin body is a 9200mAh battery, which is quoted with up to 17 hours of video streaming. With multiple tasks, the useful life is closer to eight hours, which is still much better than the competition, at around five hours. Charging takes up to an hour and 10 minutes.

The display is a 3:2 aspect ratio, which is standard for tablets. Still, since most video is produced in 16:9 these days, you will have black bars above and below the video you are watching to maintain the correct aspect ratio. The screen itself is a 3K LCD supporting up to 144Hz refresh rate. This means it’s not as good as your 4K TV display, but it’s good for fast-moving video like sports. Because it is so much smaller than a TV, the actual resolution appears better to your eyes.

The tablet’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 engine is about a third faster than the Xiaomi Pad 7’s processor. This, together with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, gives you a fast, well-performing tablet that supports many of the latest games, video editing, and everyday responsiveness when moving between apps. Note that the 128GB of storage can fill up fast with apps or photos.

Various AI tools, split-screen tricks, and the ability to manage more open apps mean this tablet’s productivity is more PC-like than previous tablets.

Not that I am an Apple user, but it was interesting to read that you can use the tablet as an external display for a MacBook and seamlessly transfer files between it and an Apple device.

A big plus is that the Pad 8 ships with WPS Office, which lets you create, view, and edit documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and PDFs.

Xiaomi Pad 8 specifications and price

Screen	11.2-inch 3.2K (3200 x 2136) LED 144Hz refresh rate
Processor	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Storage	128GB
Memory	8GB
Dimensions & weight	25 x 17 x 0.6 cm 485 grams
Price (RRP)	$699
Website	Xiaomi Australia
Warranty	2 years

Using the Xiaomi Pad 8

Setup is super easy, assuming you are already in the Google ecosystem. In my case, I set up the tablet based on my smartphone configuration.

Setup screen. Image: Angus Jones.

As we all do, I sit and watch TV at night with my phone in hand, scrolling as I pretend to watch TV (I really cannot multitask). Having the Pad 8 on hand, I now find myself using it over my mobile. I almost feel guilty, but the bigger screen is so much better for doomscrolling as you relax at night.

I guess you expect it with a new device, but the speed at which apps opened, loaded, and tasks completed blew my expectations out of the water. Maybe my top-tier phone has too much bloatware, since the tablet was much faster.

I have been playing with the three case options, and at this stage I am leaning towards the non-keyboard one. I like the keyboard, but my use has ended up not being at a desk. This, of course, is a spoiler: I have decided this tablet, although lightning-fast, will not replace my five-year-old Chromebook. If I compare the screen, the vertical height is similar, but the Chromebook is wider.  That extra screen really does make a difference. I can manage dropping back from the large-screen dual-display setup I use at home to cope with the Chromebook whilst travelling, but to write and do a sales job on the road, I do need more screen real estate than the tablet offers. I did try reducing the font size, but it became too small.

Pro Keyboard. Image: Xiaomi.

The second showstopper for me was using Microsoft 365 on the tablet. I can load Outlook in a browser, read my email, write emails, but when I press send, it does not work. Turns out the email did go, but it sat there as if it had not been sent.  No doubt this software issue will be fixed, but for now, the tablet I really wanted will not be my remote work computing device.

For personal use, I am very excited about this tablet. Whether at home or exploring a new city, the size, battery life and ability to research and consume are amazing. The cameras on this tablet are very average, but everyone uses their smartphone, so it’s no big deal.

As part of my testing, I also used a Xiaomi Focus Pen Pro, a stylus pen that magnetically attaches to the top of the tablet and also wirelessly charges there. If I could draw, then I would see a lot of benefit, but I found myself going back to just using my finger rather than using the stylus to navigate. It has some innovative, customisable controls: pinch the pen or slide a finger along the body, or rotate the body. There was no latency when using it, and you do not have to touch the screen to interact; you can hover over it.

Split screen: Watch a video and do your email. Screenshot: Angus Jones.

A feature I love about the bigger screen (compared to my smartphone) is that, if you watch TV and scroll at home, you can split the screen on the Pad 8 to stream video while scrolling through email on the train, for example. Best turn the tablet to portrait orientation so you maximise available screen size.

Who is the Xiaomi Pad 8 for?

On paper, this tablet has all the potential to be a do-it-all computer and a desktop replacement on the road. In practice, for me, it did not quite get there, maybe if I forced myself to persist, but a product should aspire for you to love it from day one.

Speaking of which, I do love this device for ‘me’ time; it can be used for scrolling whilst I watch TV, streaming movies on a plane, navigating a foreign city, working out where the best gelato is, or reading your Gmail.

I see the Xiaomi Pad 8 is an amazing companion for leisure travel and a home device for browsing websites or getting instructions from YouTube videos. If you do all this on a phone today, you will be blown away by the Pad 8’s larger screen and versatility.

Xiaomi Pad 8

Compared to my Chromebook, the Xiaomi Pad 8 is an impressive tablet alternative, especially when it comes to entertainment.

Features

8

Value for money

9

Performance

9

Ease of use

7

Design

9

Positives

Long battery life

Fast responsiveness

Good accessory range

Negatives

Not quite a desktop replacement

8.4

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Samsung Galaxy A37 and A57 get good upgrades for $50 more

In this current era, particularly amidst the backdrop of global memory shortages, tech companies have two main choices when it comes to annual upgrades. One is to keep prices the same, albeit with some hardware compromises. The other is to increase prices but make some tangible upgrades to justify the higher cost. With the new Galaxy A57 and A37 phones, Samsung opted for the latter.

Both phones are $50 more expensive than their respective predecessors. Australians will pay $749 for the base Galaxy A57 model, and $599 for the A37. However, the mid-range phones don’t contain a mere processor upgrade and call it a day. Particularly with the A57, the changes are more wholesale.

Both phones have thinner bezels at the top and bottom, providing more available screen real estate. Compared to the Galaxy A56, the A57 is nearly 20 grams lighter and has been slimmed down to a svelte 6.9mm thick.

As you’d expect from a yearly upgrade, both phones process faster than their predecessors, running on Samsung’s in-house Exynos chipsets. Arguably, the Galaxy A37 gets the biggest processing improvement, benefitting from an upgrade to faster LPDDR5X memory.

According to Samsung, a combination of processor and software improvements equates to substantial battery life gains. Even though each phone houses a fairly standard 5,000mAh battery, the Galaxy A37 has an estimated 59-hour battery life, while the A57 gets up to 66 hours between charges.

Camera improvements also come to the new A-series handsets. Between the two phones, larger pixel sensor sizes, better image processing, and faster response times between taking photos are the main upgrades.

Each phone getting six years of software and security updates is among the best post-launch support for phones in this price range. The Samsung Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 launch in Australia on 10 April.

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Tapo C645D Kit security camera review: The big picture

9.2

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Looking in two directions at once, to keep a watchful eye on passersby, the dual-lens Tapo C645D Kit security camera doesn’t miss a thing.

Smart security cameras are great for keeping an eye on things from afar, but it’s always difficult to see everything. Rather than installing extra cameras to tackle blind spots, another option is to opt for a ‘pan-tilt’ camera that can swivel to look around.

Pan-tilt cameras let you control the camera angle remotely, while some also feature auto-tracking so they can automatically follow someone as they walk past the camera.

Auto-tracking is great for keeping an eye on suspicious characters, but when the camera is busy following someone, you lose sight of the big picture.

That’s where a dual-lens security camera comes to the rescue, with a main wide-angle lens for watching the entire scene and a second telephoto lens for following people around.

Table of contents

• First impressions
• Specifications and price
• Features
• Who is the Tapo C645D Kit for?

Tapo Solar-Powered Dual-Lens Pan/Tilt Security Camera Kit, 2K 3MP, Synchronised Smart Tracking, 360°, Wide-Angle & Telephoto Lens, Panoramic Coverages, Night Vision, Free Detection (Tapo C645D KIT)

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Tapo C645D Kit first impressions

The Tapo C645D Kit is understandably bulky, when you consider that it’s really two cameras stuck together.

The larger camera at the top features a wide-angle lens, so it can see everything that’s happening in front. You can adjust it left or right by hand, but it only looks straight forward and can’t move by itself.

Meanwhile, the smaller telephoto camera, hanging down at the bottom, has a narrower field of view and 10.8 x digital zoom for getting an up close view of things.

You can control the telephoto camera’s pan and tilt remotely using the Tapo app. It also features patrol mode, which moves between fixed points (but isn’t a constant sweep), as well as auto-tracking, which automatically follows passersby, even if they walk beyond the view of the main wide-angle camera.

The cameras work in unison for auto-tracking, so when the main lens spots someone, the telephoto lens automatically swings into action.

Thanks to the 2K resolution, you can tap or pinch to zoom on the view from either lens when you’re watching a live scene via the Tapo app, but you can’t zoom when watching action replays. It’s obviously not as sharp as 4K, but still better than what you get on basic 1080p cameras.

When it comes to installation, the supplied bracket lets you mount the dual camera on a wall, eaves, or a pole. Up high, looking slightly down is best, preferably not looking directly into the sun.

The Tapo C645D security camera kit comes with everything you need to attach it to a wall, eaves or a pole. Image: Adam Turner.

For the best results, Tapo recommends installing the camera 2.5 metres above the ground, with the wide-angle lens tilted down 15 degrees and the telephoto lens tilted down 20 degrees.

At first glance, it seems you can’t adjust the downwards angle of the wide-angle lens at the top, but look closer, and you discover you can press on the black front plate to tilt it inside the white frame.

To power the camera, you’ll want to add the solar panel mount, but of course, it might not suit you to mount the camera and solar panel in the same location.

Thankfully, there’s the option to install the solar panel in a different spot and connect it back to the camera using the supplied 3.8-metre extension cable.

You can adjust the solar panel on its ball joint to best catch the sun. Tapo says it needs to get at least one hour of sunshine per each to top up the onboard battery. Alternatively, you can recharge manually via USB.

The system is rated IP65 for protection against dust and low-pressure water jets, so it’s fine to install it exposed to the elements.

Tapo C645D Kit specifications and price

Image sensor	1/2.8” Progressive Scan CMOS Starlight Sensor
Lens	Wide-angle lens Focal Length: 2.53 mm Aperture: F1.6 Field of View: 165.1° (Diagonal), 137.6°(Horizontal), 73°(Vertical) Telephoto lens Focal Length: 6mm Aperture: F1.6 Field of View: 65.5° (Diagonal), 56.5°(Horizontal), 30.6°(Vertical)
Maximum Resolution	Fixed Lens: 2K 3MP (2304 × 1296 px) Pan/Tilt Lens: 2K 3MP (2304 × 1296 px)
Frame rate	15 fps
Zoom	10.8x digital
Pan/Tilt Range	Pan Mechanical Range: 334° (360° Pan Coverage) Tilt Mechanical Range: 90° (120° Tilt Coverage)
Lighting	6× Built-in Spotlights Motion Activated, App-Controlled 2× Alarm Lights 1× Indicator LED
Night vision	850 nm IR LED (33 ft / 10 m) Colour Night Vision
Image enhancement	3D DNRBLCWDR
Audio	Built-in Microphone and Speaker Two-Way Audio with Noise Cancellation
AI Detection	Motion, Person, Pet and Vehicle
Siren Volume	91.5 dBA (Level measured at 10-cm distance) 64.4 dBA (Level measured at 300-cm distance)
Local Storage	MicroSD Card Slot on Camera (Up to 512 GB)
Cloud storage	Tapo Care cloud storage services (Subscription required)
Connectivity	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11a/n, 5 GHz Wi-Fi
Power	10000 mAh Built-in Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Solar Panel Tapo A201
Ruggedness	IP65
Smart Integration	Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa
Dimensions	Camera: 132 × 82 × 160 mm Solar panel: 173 × 120 × 15.5 mm
Weight	890 gm inc solar panel
Price (RRP)	$399
Warranty	1 year
Official website	Tapo Australia

Features

Once you’ve decided where and how you want to install the Tapo C645D Kit, setup is pretty straightforward using the Tapo app on an Apple iOS or Google Android device.

To make life easier, the camera talks to you throughout the setup process. Unlike some Tapo cameras, the C645D Kit supports both 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi bands to reduce setup hassles.

The wide-angle lens’ 137-degree horizontal viewing angle offers a great view of the scene and, installed in a corner, it can see across from wall to wall.

Meanwhile, the 73-degree vertical viewing angle is more generous than some cameras but, as you’d expect, you still get a blind spot directly beneath the main camera.

That’s where the pan and tilt telephoto lens comes to the rescue, with the ability to tilt straight down (but not up past level). It can also pan 180 degrees left or right to provide full coverage, letting it follow people even if they walk beyond the view of the main wide lens camera.

In the Tapo app, the full-screen picture shows the main lens’ wide view of the world, while the inset picture shows the view from the telephoto lens. Image: Adam Turner.

After someone walks beyond the view of the pan-tilt camera, such as around a corner, it waits 30 seconds and then re-centres, ready to track the next person passing by.

Alternatively, you can leave auto-tracking disabled and position the pan-tilt telephoto lens, so the two lenses are always looking in two directions for increased surveillance coverage.

With auto-tracking enabled, the telephoto lens has followed me to the right, even though I am out of view of the main wide lens. Image: Adam Turner.

Each camera also features a built-in spotlight, plus you have the advantage of night vision to keep an eye on things after dark. You can opt for full-colour night vision for detailed clarity, otherwise you can stick with infrared for power-efficient monitoring even in complete darkness.

There’s a built-in microphone for listening in on events, along with a speaker so you can talk to people on the other end. Unfortunately, the microphone struggles with voices in the distance and doesn’t handle wind noise very well.

The Tapo app notifies you of real-time movement day or night, but watching action replays requires using local or cloud storage. Replays show the view from both lenses, so you get a complete view of the scene.

As part of the setup process, you get a 30-day free trial of the Tapo Care unlimited cloud storage service. After it expires, you can choose between the Basic and Premium plans or opt to continue without a subscription.

The free service offers some features that many other cameras can provide with a subscription. You get live view, motion detection, instant notifications, two-way audio, activity zones and local storage using a 512 GB microSD card. You also get free smart AI detection that can distinguish between people, animals and vehicles. 

Meanwhile, the paid plans add cloud recording for multiple devices and rich notifications with snapshots.

To reduce false positives, you can set separate detection zones in the field of view for People and Motion alerts, as well as create blacked-out privacy zones.

These are adjustable for each camera, although the pan-tilt camera’s privacy zones are of limited use when you consider that they remain fixed in the camera’s view as you pan, rather than adjusting to continually block the area you don’t want to see.

When it comes to smart home integration, you can link the camera to Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Samsung SmartThings, with the ability to view live streams on an Echo Show or Chromecast. Unfortunately, there’s no Apple HomeKit integration.

Who is the Tapo C645D security camera kit for?

If you’re frustrated with the limitations of a single camera when monitoring a wide area, the Tapo C645D Kit security camera could be exactly what you need. Especially if it saves you the expense of needing to buy a second camera for full coverage – not to mention saving on subscription fees if you’re happy with Tapo’s generous set of free features.

The convenience of a completely wireless camera that doesn’t require AC power or manual recharging is the icing on the cake, assuming you’ve got a good spot to install the solar panel.

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Tapo C645D Kit

Looking both ways and following intruders, the dual-lens Tapo C645D Kit security camera sees all.

Features

9.5

Value for money

9

Performance

9

Ease of use

9

Design

9.5

Positives

Dual lenses with good viewing angles

Pan and tilt with motion tracking

microSD for offline storage

Generous free features

Solar panel

Negatives

Cloud storage requires a subscription

Underwhelming microphone

No Apple HomeKit support

9.2

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AirDrop support is coming to Samsung Galaxy S26 devices

Samsung is the latest Android brand to confirm AirDrop support, enabling easier photo and file sharing with iPhones and Apple devices, but don’t get too excited just yet.

To start with, only the Samsung Galaxy S26 range will support AirDrop. Other devices will come later, but the feature will come to the company’s new phones, like the Galaxy S26 Ultra, first.

Secondly, and perhaps most crucially to those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, Samsung’s AirDrop support is limited to Korean users. For now, at least.

According to Samsung’s overseas announcement, AirDrop comes to Korea first, followed by Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Latin America, North America, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. Australia doesn’t get a specific mention, but it’s fair to assume that we’ll get the feature eventually, but there’s no set timeline currently.

With the announcement, Samsung joins Google in supporting direct wireless file transfer with Apple devices. Google added AirDrop functionality to its Pixel 10 range late last year, addressing demands for “a simpler way to share files between devices”.

Typically, Android users can send files between devices within close proximity using Quick Share. But this doesn’t extend to Apple devices, which rely on AirDrop, a different technology that previously hasn’t been cross-brand compatible.

Now, there’s a growing push for better compatibility between platforms. For the Android devices beginning to support AirDrop, it’s housed within the existing Quick Share settings menu.

Along with Samsung’s announcement is a quick video demonstrating how the AirDrop functionality works. Under Quick Share is a separate toggle labelled ‘Share with Apple devices’. Once enabled, the Samsung handset can send and receive files with Apple devices.

It’s quicker than sending an email or a cloud link, and there’s no image degradation associated with non-RCS messages. Stay tuned for when the feature comes to Australia.

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iOS 26.4 is here, and it fixes one of my biggest iPhone annoyances

Apple has launched its latest iPhone software update, iOS 26.4, and there’s good reason to be excited. Yes, it includes some fun things, like delightful new emojis, but there’s one addition I’m particularly pleased about.

Buried in the patch notes is this rather innocuous change:

“Purchase Sharing lets adult members in Family Sharing groups use their own payment method when making purchases, without relying on the family organiser.”

Halle-bloody-lujah.

Since I finished high school, I’ve always owned an iPhone. My parents have iPhones, and so does my younger brother. For years, we’ve used Apple’s Family Sharing feature, letting each other access apps and subscriptions without needing to make separate purchases.

However, because this was set up using my mum’s account, all purchases automatically came from her bank account. Despite trying various workarounds, we eventually resigned ourselves to this annoying centralised payment system. Any time one of us (usually me or my brother) wanted to buy an app, we’d send a quick message or call mum to let her know, accompanied by a bank transfer of the app’s cost (despite her protests).

Now, with iOS 26.4, I can finally pay for apps using my own debit card, instead of constantly paying back the bank of mum.

Apple also claims that iOS 26.4 has “improved keyboard accuracy when typing quickly”. I don’t know about you, but I feel that making typos on an iPhone keyboard is easier than ever. This YouTube video somewhat vindicated my suspicions, so I’m hoping the new update makes the typing experience better.

Apple’s iPhone update also introduces an AI prompt playlist feature in Apple Music, similar to what Spotify recently added. Better video support is also coming to Apple Podcasts, along with various other additions.

iOS 26.4 release notes

When you go to update your iPhone (Settings > General > Software Update), here are the iOS 26.4 patch notes that appear:

Apple Intelligence

• Live Translation in Messages automatically translates incoming texts, including group messages, and sends a response in your preferred language so it arrives already translated

Apple Music

• Concerts helps you discover nearby shows from artists in your library and recommends new artists based on what you listen to
• Offline Music Recognition in Control Centre identifies songs without an internet connection and delivers results automatically when you’re back online
• Ambient Music widget for Sleep, Chill, Productivity and Wellbeing brings curated playlists to the Home Screen
• Full-screen backgrounds give album and playlist pages a more immersive look

Accessibility

• Reduce bright effects setting minimises bright flashes when tapping on elements like buttons
• Subtitle and caption settings are available from the captions icon while viewing media, making them easier to find, customise and preview
• Reduce Motion setting more reliably reduces the animations of Liquid Glass for users sensitive to onscreen motion

This update also includes the following enhancements:

• Support for AirPods Max 2
• 8 new emoji including an orca, trombone, landslide, ballet dancer and distorted face are available in the emoji keyboard
• Freeform gains advanced image creation and editing tools, and a premium content library, joining Apple Creator Studio
• Mark reminders as urgent from the Quick Toolbar or by touching and holding, and filter for urgent reminders in your Smart Lists
• Purchase Sharing lets adult members in Family Sharing groups use their own payment method when making purchases, without relying on the family organiser
• Improved keyboard accuracy when typing quickly

It’s a reasonable list of features and improvements, with many of them also coming to iPad and Mac.

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Apple Business to take on Google Workspace and Microsoft 365

For the longest time, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 have been the go-to platforms for businesses of varying sizes. Providing collaborative tools, cloud storage, and branded emails, these platforms are ubiquitous in most workplaces. With Apple Business, the iPhone company hopes to keep more people within its ecosystem.

Announced overnight in the US and confirmed to launch in Australia on 14 April, Apple Business is billed as a one-stop shop for all things work-related for Apple devices. It doubles as a central hub for managing Apple devices within a workplace and controlling how a company’s brand appears online.

Many of the included features already exist in some form, like branded emails and Tap to Pay on iPhone, but now they have a more central home. Not all the features are coming to Australia, at least to start with. At launch, only the US can access the business-centric version of the device repair service AppleCare+ or buy iCloud storage for the company.

Similarly, only US and Canada-based businesses will be able to place ads on Apple’s Maps app. Starting in a few months, ads will start appearing on searches within Maps for users in those two countries.

But most of the Apple Business tools and features are free, which is what Australians will have access to when it launches. One of the major benefits touted by Apple is “zero-touch deployment”, meaning that a company’s IT department won’t need to manually set up devices for each employee. Instead, the device, whether it be an iPhone or a Mac, will be ready to use, replete with company apps and settings, out of the box.

Apple’s business hub will also allow for brand control, letting companies quickly adjust logos and imagery across platforms. For instance, a business can make its branding appear when its emails arrive in a customer’s inbox, or when processing a payment, adding a sense of legitimacy.

Google and Microsoft might have a strong presence in workplaces currently, but it’s clear that Apple wants to get more involved starting from next month.

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Apple confirms WWDC 2026 dates: What should you expect?

WWDC, one of Apple’s biggest annual events, has been locked in for 2026, with the major keynote scheduled for 8 June, US time.

Traditionally, Apple uses WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) as a platform to announce major software updates to its plethora of devices. Last year saw the announcement of iOS 26, with the rest of Apple’s operating systems adopting a shared ’26’ suffix.

In previous years, Apple also announced new hardware, including the Vision Pro headset. But more recently, WWDC has focused primarily on software features, in line with the conference’s developer-centric theme.

According to Apple’s pre-event announcement, WWDC 2026 will focus on “AI advancements and exciting new software and developer tools”. This could hint at the company’s major Siri update, which has continually been delayed.

When Apple first announced Apple Intelligence, its suite of generative AI-powered features, at WWDC 2024, it promised a smarter, more integrated version of its on-device assistant. That hasn’t yet materialised, but a recent partnership between Apple and Google could help the former achieve its AI chatbot vision.

Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman reported in January that Apple planned to announce a chatbot interface for Siri at WWDC 2026 that functions similarly to ChatGPT and Gemini. That update would likely come as part of the next wave of major operating system updates, including iOS 27.

Apple has attracted criticism from some onlookers for its slower approach to generative AI, especially compared to competitors Samsung and Google. However, delayed AI-based features have done little to impact sales, with Apple announcing record quarterly revenue of US$ 143.8 billion at the start of the year.

How Apple approaches WWDC 2026 will soon become apparent, as the 8-12 June event kicks off in a short few months.

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