iOS 27 upgrades Messages app with key new features for RCS
iOS 27 beta 2 arrived today for developer testing, and it includes some welcome new features for RCS conversations in the Messages app.
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AirPods Max 2 firmware beta updates now available with iOS 27 and macOS 27 beta 2
AirPods Max 2 owners running iOS 27 or macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 2 can now enroll their headphones in Apple’s firmware beta program. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseiOS 27 beta 2 includes Write with Siri, the new version of Apple Intelligence writing tools
iOS 27 beta 2 includes our first look at the new Write with Siri features, which replace the standalone Writings Tools feature introduced as part of the first wave of the iOS 18 Apple Intelligence rollout.
When editing text, the keyboard now prompts the user to write with Siri. This allows you to ask Siri using a natural language request to generate new text, proofread something you already wrote, rewrite a document into another style, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Wallet in iOS 27 adds new feature for tracking your money
Apple Wallet in iOS 27 adds a handful of welcome new features, and today’s beta 2 brought another—Insights—to US users. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseiOS 27 adds brand new widgets for your iPhone’s Home Screen
iOS 27 comes with several hints about the upcoming iPhone Ultra, one of which is the array of new extra-large widgets that will be especially useful on the larger iPhone display. Here’s the full list of 15+ new widgets iOS 27 introduces.
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Apple Music is getting a handful of improvements in iOS 27, including new designs in two key parts of the app: artist pages and album pages. Here’s what’s coming.
Expand Expanding CloseApple just said the thing about Siri that we’ve long wanted to hear
Siri AI is a major overhaul for Apple’s assistant, and so far in the iOS 27 beta, it’s very good. One upgrade I’m especially excited about is that it’s the same Siri everywhere, regardless of what device you use—which Apple explains in a new interview was a very intentional goal.
Expand Expanding CloseJoanna Stern spent one week with new Siri AI, and it’s very good
Joanna Stern, formerly of The Wall Street Journal, spent a week testing iOS 27’s new Siri in a variety of ways. Her new video offers a great overview of the strengths and shortcomings of Siri AI in the current beta.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s why I think the AI photo features in iOS 27 are so well considered
In my roundup of what I saw as the 11 key AI features announced by Apple at this year’s WWDC, I said that the camera features seemed extremely well thought through.
In the two weeks since, my view has been very much reinforced. The Clean Up tool is now significantly more powerful, while the Reframe and Extend tools address similar real-life needs …
Expand Expanding CloseiOS 27 speed improvements won’t matter individually, but will collectively
It’s not unusual for both hardware and software companies to make claims about faster performance for new models and new software releases. I generally roll my eyes a little at these since they often refer to tiny improvements that would hardly be noticed in real life usage.
Apple has claimed more than 40 speed improvements in iOS 27, and I have to say that I did do a little eye rolling …
Expand Expanding CloseApple Weather gets two brand new features in iOS 27
iOS 27 includes new features for Apple Calendar, Wallet, Messages, Maps, and also the Weather app. Here are two new features coming to Apple Weather in iOS 27.
Expand Expanding CloseSeeing Siri AI in action has me excited for the future
Like a great many people, I’ve been impatiently waiting to leave the Siri AI waitlist, and that finally happened last night.
It’s early, but what I’ve seen so far has me very excited for the future …
Expand Expanding CloseSiri AI hints at new iPhone 18 Pro design change
Siri AI is available now in the iOS 27 beta after you get off the waitlist, and it includes a not-so-subtle hint about a design change that’s rumored for this fall’s iPhone 18 Pro.
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iOS 27 has some exciting new Apple Intelligence upgrades coming, but you’ll need the most powerful iPhones to access some of them—and in a repeat of recent history, iPhone 17 won’t even make the cut. Here’s why.
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Still seeing ‘Indexing in Progress’ on iOS 27? Here’s how to check the actual status [U]
Update, Jun 22: This method stopped working with the release of iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 2. The original story follows below.
For some iOS 27 beta 1 users, the indexing process is taking much longer than expected. Thankfully, there’s a way to check the actual percentage from a Mac. Here’s how.
Expand Expanding ClosePreview on iOS 27 inherits fun Liquid Glass easter egg from iPadOS 26
When Apple introduced the Liquid Glass redesign last year, it also added a fun interactive easter egg to the Preview app on iPadOS. Now, it is bringing the same playful element to iOS 27.
Expand Expanding CloseApple explains why Siri’s major iOS 27 overhaul took so long
iOS 27’s new Siri AI is a huge upgrade from the old Siri, but it also took longer than expected to arrive. Here’s why the new Siri took so long, per Mike Rockwell.
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iOS 27 is packed with new features, but also key performance improvements that apply systemwide on your iPhone—including in Low Power Mode.
Expand Expanding CloseiOS 27 adds new Liquid Glass slider on iPhone, here’s what it lets you do
iOS 27 contains refinements to Apple’s systemwide Liquid Glass design on iPhone, but it also lets you fully customize the transparency of Liquid Glass elements via a new slider. Here are some examples of what it looks like.
Expand Expanding CloseApple still has more iOS 27 and watchOS 27 features in the pipeline: report
Apple wrapped up its WWDC 2026 keynote this week, outlining all of its major new software features for the coming year, with Siri AI and improved stability taking the spotlight. That said, there are a few new features that are reportedly still in the works, and we should still see them by September, per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
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Apple has redesigned the Apple Pay checkout flow in iOS 27 for apps and websites. The changes make it easier to switch between different payment cards and see key details about the order you’re placing.
Expand Expanding CloseIcon Composer 2 and SF Symbols 8 now available as betas
Developers and designers can now download the betas for Apple’s updated library of symbols, as well as the next version of its tool for creating Liquid Glass app icons. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseDownload all 18 wallpapers Apple included in CarPlay with iOS 27
While CarPlay was mentioned only once during the WWDC26 keynote, it includes several improvements and, as always, a new set of wallpapers. You can download them below.
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