All the ‘small things’ coming to apple’s platforms

Rishi Ó compiled a list of all the “small things” from Monday’s WWDC announcements.

“My favorite Apple updates are not the flashy new features, but the quiet little touches: annoyances fixed, workflows made smoother, rough edges sanded down, and longstanding flaws thoughtfully reworked. To me, they’re the clearest sign of a company that cares about its craft,” they wrote. “Here’s a collection from a WWDC26 screen-grab, organized for easier reading, on improvements coming later this year.”

There’s a cornucopia of bullet points in Rishi Ó’s post. Undeterred, however, I went through them all and managed to pick out the new features pertinent to accessibility.

Beware: there are going to be a lot of bullets in this post too.

• Easier PDF editing with VoiceOver

• Faster Voice Control response

• Streamlined Assistive Access setup

• Faster entry/exit from Assistive Access and Guided Access

• Show Borders accessibility feature

• Streamlined Touch Accommodations setup

• MFi hearing device pairing improvements

• Larger text sizes in tvOS

• Improved PlayStation Access controller support

I haven’t downloaded any developer betas—I typically don’t grab the public beta until the iOS RC build ships in late summer—but maybe I’ll break historical precedent this year and try the developer beta on a secondary device. I’ll post a piece on my big picture thoughts on WWDC soon, but suffice it to say I’m excited and intrigued by Siri AI and the Apple Intelligence upgrades. I should also note some of these smaller updates, like the overhauled UI in Wallet on iOS, will likely manifest as de-facto accessibility features—particularly considering I use Apple Pay whenever and wherever possible.