WWDC 2026 Wish List: Health for Mac, Wallet everywhere, and other OS 27 dreams

Zac Hall | May 29 2026 - 6:00 am PT

WWDC 2026 is 10 days away. Here’s a grab-bag selection of things I hope to see from Apple’s new OS 27 updates that aren’t really rumored.

Health app on the Mac

Apple brought the Health app to the iPad two years ago. It’s great having access to all the data on the big screen.

Next, I really want to see Apple Health come to the Mac.

iPhone Mirroring on iPad

The Mac introduced iPhone Mirroring last year, and it’s surprisingly useful for accessing and controlling iPhone apps that aren’t on the Mac (like Health).

iPhone Mirroring is something I miss when using the iPad.

iPad Mirroring on Mac

Sure, it may not be for everyone, but it’s the logical conclusion of Apple’s big Continuity play. Every Apple device deserves a portal into other Apple devices.

Upgraded Journal app on the Mac

The Journal app originated on the iPhone before coming to iPadOS and macOS last year.

The Mac version lacks a lot of the content suggestions that the iPhone and iPad versions include. I hope that changes this year.

I also want to see Journal sync perform as instantly as Apple Notes. Journal on the Mac is one of my most-used apps.

Liquid Glass appearance toggle on Apple Watch

I know Liquid Glass on the Mac has a bad reputation for not being as baked as the iPhone design.

For me, there’s something about clear Liquid Glass elements on the Apple Watch that makes me feel a little uneasy still.

This is especially true of notifications. I don’t use the tinted Liquid Glass setting on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac, but I’d choose it on the Apple Watch if given the option.

Expanded window limit on iPad

Apple greatly expanded the iPad windowing system in iPadOS 26 by actually embracing the idea of floating windows.

It’s so close to just working, but the window system still has training wheels.

I think the limit is 12 app windows at a time. That sounds like a lot, but I find it easy to have more than 12 windows, most of them lightweight, in an “open” state on my Mac.

Top comment by Jay Pier

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100% on iPhone mirroring on iPad. I’ve suggested that on Apple Feedback. 100% on Wallet App.

But, while we’re dreaming, my biggest hopes are for actually for Home products. I’d love to see a full on HomeOS that ran on an iPad connected to a HomePod (i.e. Echo Show). Unlike the useless, ad infested, Echo Show, however, I actually want HomeOS to run… iPhone/iPad apps! And I’d so love to be able to create a morning routine, something like… a brief headlines update followed by… the weather forecast followed by… this day in history followed by… a random playlist.

While it was in hibernation I want it to cycle through my favorite photos!

And full integration with the Health App, so at any time I could say “Hey Siri, pull up my sleep score for last night” and wala there it is on the screen. Or “Hey Siri show me my steps average for the last month” and wala…

One more wish. The ability for HomeOS to control an Apple made video door bell or camera security system that you can either stream 30 day history to a local NAS, or pay a subscription for iCloud storage. Something with built in AI that can be trained to tell when a delivery driver is at the door, but also not bomb you with messages when someone in the family is simply bringing in the groceries.

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When using the iPad in “laptop” mode, I suddenly have the overhead of watching windows drop off again. Close, but not quite there yet.