Apple released iOS 27 beta 3 today, giving developers the second follow-up update since iOS 27 debuted at WWDC. Developers can download the new beta now, ahead of this month’s expected public beta release.
iOS 27 is a major iPhone update centered around Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, Liquid Glass refinements, and a long list of quality-of-life changes. Here’s what we’ve found so far in iOS 27 beta 3.
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Apple has released the third iOS 27 beta for developer testing. iOS 27 beta 3 replaces the second iOS 27 beta and continues Apple’s summer beta cycle ahead of a public release this fall. We’ll update our devices and share what we discover.
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Spotted by developer Sam Henri Gold on Twitter, iOS 27 beta 2 includes references to an upcoming Apple product codenamed B790, likely to be the rumored AirPods with cameras.
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A new iOS 27 framework will help apps fight back against social engineering scams as they unfold via voice calls, text messages, emails, and more. Here are the details.
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iOS 27 has been available in developer beta for almost a month, but there’s a public beta version coming soon. Here’s when the iOS 27 public beta is expected to release.
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iOS 27 brings new features to Apple Wallet, Maps, Notes, Messages, and more—and it packs key upgrades for the Mail app too. Here’s everything new for Apple Mail in iOS 27.
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iOS 27 is packed with new Apple Intelligence features, with Siri AI chief among them. But the Shortcuts app offers another standout AI upgrade in iOS 27 thanks to a new ‘describe a shortcut’ feature.
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I recently explored and tested over 200 new features in the iOS 27 beta, but in this post, I’ve distilled that list down to 10 of my favorite new features for iPhone. From Journal app writing prompts and section links in Notes, to much-improved 3D buildings in Apple Maps, iOS 27 is packed with awesome new enhancements.
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The new Siri app on iOS 27 defaults to the new Siri AI, but there is a way to quickly switch to ChatGPT at any time. Here’s how it works.
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A new rule added to Siri AI’s system prompt in iOS 27 beta 2 changes how it should handle requests involving extracting or summarizing content behind a URL. Here are the details.
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iOS 27 gives the Camera app a brand new ‘Siri’ mode that joins defaults like Photo, Video, Portrait, and more. Here’s what Siri mode does.
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AirPods Max 2 are currently just $399 on Amazon (down from $549), and new features coming in iOS 27 make it an especially great time to consider an upgrade.
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Apple’s release notes for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 reveal that AirPort Utility will soon be removed from the App Store. Here are the details.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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