Apple Seeds iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Second Betas to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the second betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming two weeks after Apple released the first betas following the WWDC 2026 keynote.

Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.

iOS 27 introduces Apple's smarter version of Siri, Siri AI. Siri AI is a chatbot similar to ChatGPT, incorporating general world knowledge, personal data from apps like Messages and Mail, and onscreen awareness to answer questions and find information for you.

There are new Apple Intelligence features in apps like Photos, Safari, Shortcuts, Wallet, and Passwords, plus Apple added a standalone Siri app that houses Siri conversations. Write with Siri is available systemwide for generating text or offering feedback on your writing, and Visual Intelligence has been relocated to the Camera app with a new Siri mode.

Apple improved the look of Liquid Glass and added a slider for customizing transparency. There are multiple performance improvements to speed up iOS, so everything feels faster, even on older iPhones. Apps launch quicker, AirDrop transfers are faster, the keyboard pops up more quickly, and devices are better at transitioning between Wi-Fi and Cellular to keep you connected.

For more on what's new in iOS 27, we have a dedicated iOS 27 roundup.

Article Link: Apple Seeds iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Second Betas to Developers

 

[ethanwa79]

Hopefully no regressions. Beta 1 has been pretty great honestly.

 

[IceCool]

Installing iOS 12 27 beta 2 now!

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

Omg

Pouncing on it

 

[kalafalas]

If RCS encryption is back I’m diving in

Edit: it’s back, lfgggggg

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

Hopefully no regressions. Beta 1 has been pretty great honestly.

No it wasn’t 🤣🤣🤣

 

[datsdatcharlie]

Very neat, let’s see whats new

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

Not too bad

17 pro

With beta 1 on it

 

[Minato1990]

Ohhh gigigty

 

[insocal]

I feel like we had the ability to EDIT with the "green bubble" people, at one point a while back (quite a while back), but then it went away. Will that ever come back?

 

[baddj]

Not too bad

On my testing device iPhone 11 the update was 1GB.

 

[firstcitazen]

M1 iPad Pro, shows 4.18GB for the update from Beta 1

iPad was already running better than 26.x, which was a real dog....

 

[Astuces iOS]

let's hope they make devices faster

 

[ajkoeltz]

let's hope they make devices faster

DB 1 on all my devices performed so much better than any previous original build. Battery life wasn't too far off from iOS/iPadOS 26 either!

 

[spazzcat]

This seems faster than normal?

 

[DBZmusicboy01]

No it wasn’t 🤣🤣🤣

You are 100% right
It was good the first 2-3 days after that it went like a rocket to the abyss.

 

[applematte]

If RCS encryption is back I’m diving in

I am seeing the toggle in Message settings on Beta 2:

 

[noah82]

Just updating and my indexing message finally went away!

 

[Radeon85]

It’s been

This seems faster than normal?

It’s about the same time as the older OS updates.

Still indexing since the day B1 came out, better not restart it 😄

 

[csalm87]

This seems faster than normal?

Nope every 2 weeks has been the standard until it gets closer to final release.

 

[jmacvean]

Beta one was a dumpster fire. Lets hope they fixed a bunch of stuff.

 

[surfzen21]

I hope it fixes the graphics issues on the iPhone 11 where the books app randomly decides to scramble the letters on the page and the lock screen smears the edges of the screen.

Also, I am still indexing almost two weeks later. Although this is a secondary device that gets way less use. Basically its phone calls, some texts and some reading on the books app.

 

[Pruus]

Just updating and my indexing message finally went away!

here exactly the same.....

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

The iOS 27 beta 1 was much much better than MacOS 27 beta 1.

Only noticeable issue I've had is a bit trouble with the connection to my Apple Watch, but I'm fairly sure that's the Watch OS beta and not (necessarily) iOS.

Still indexing from the first beta while downloading the second. 🙂

 

[baddj]

Just updating and my indexing message finally went away!

Maybe they just removed the message so it does not upset people.