iOS 27 Beta 1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[cflasche]

I noticed something new in the iOS 27 beta. On my 2023 Honda Accord, I can now drag the playback progress bar in CarPlay to seek/scrub forward and backward within a song. Previously the progress bar appeared to be view-only and didn’t respond to touch on my vehicle.

Can anyone else confirm this on their car? I’m curious whether this is a new CarPlay feature in iOS 27 or something specific to Honda.

Not just you. They added scrubbing to CarPlay (finally).

 

[QuarterSwede]

I noticed something new in the iOS 27 beta. On my 2023 Honda Accord, I can now drag the playback progress bar in CarPlay to seek/scrub forward and backward within a song. Previously the progress bar appeared to be view-only and didn’t respond to touch on my vehicle.

Can anyone else confirm this on their car? I’m curious whether this is a new CarPlay feature in iOS 27 or something specific to Honda.

It’s a new CarPlay feature. Was mentioned somewhere in the keynote.

 

[Brettka7]

Speaking of CarPlay, mine was randomly disconnecting a lot after the OTA. I plugged it up to my Mac today and updated it a second time from recovery, and that bug is gone for now. Drove for an hour straight with flawless connection.

 

[ghostface147]

Thoughts after 12 hours of using it:

1. Quite stable for beta 1
2. Still indexing and waiting for new Siri
3. Battery draining faster than normal, but not a ton. Likely attributed to indexing
4. All my apps work fine with minimal UI glitches
5. Wireless CarPlay disconnected once on the way home from work and then reconnected automatically after about 20 seconds. 2021 Accord
6. A few interface bugs from time to time, but not common
7. AirPods Pro 3 sound great with the new custom EQ
8. Free is a better song than Golden

 

[Mac_tech]

Nah, 15 Pro Max 512GB, EU launch version!
Luckily, I had a full iTunes backup. Still, it took nearly 2 hours to DFU reset the phone, install iOS 26.6, and reimage the device from backup.
After that, I spent another hour re-adding 15 debit and credit cards and reactivating all of my banking apps.
What an absolute nightmare!!!

Sorry you had to go through this but at least you have a working device now. By the time the public beta hits next month it should be a lot more stable by than or even the fall when it's released to the general public.

 

[DimaVR6]

Under settings about parts and labor is all screwed up lol 😂. Under scored and symbols

 

[ghostface147]

Under settings about parts and labor is all screwed up lol 😂. Under scored and symbols

Where do you see that?

 

[ProbablyDylan]

How is performance on older devices ?

My iPad Mini 6 is back from the dead on iOS 27. The previous version was pretty rough on the old A15

 

[LutzRFrank]

Finally off the waitlist. Got a notification that the new Siri is ready during sleep and yes, she is on duty.

Only issue… can’t find the new image editing tools on my 16PM

 

[DJM1740]

I'm going to really jinx myself, but I went ahead with the beta and immediately noticed that the UI definitely feels faster.

Having said that, watch it start to stutter crash and burn on me just for saying that.

 

[LutzRFrank]

Finally off the waitlist. Got a notification that the new Siri is ready during sleep and yes, she is on duty.

Only issue… can’t find the new image editing tools on my 16PM

Weird. Some photos show the Siri icon and refram works really nice. Others don’t show the option. Why? Must a specific photo style have been used?

 

[Win$ton l]

Still indexing. Still no Siri.


Doesnt work for me at all 🙁

I finally tried it. Screen went completely black. A few minutes later it worked fine so maybe it’s hit or miss

 

[Ethan.Albano]

Weird. Some photos show the Siri icon and refram works really nice. Others don’t show the option. Why? Must a specific photo style have been used?

The only consistent pattern I’ve noticed to this is my images taken in RAW do NOT allow me to use the Siri tools. Once I screenshot them, I can use the tools just fine.

A less consistent pattern seems to be when family members below 18 are present, I have a significantly higher error-rate on those specific pictures.

 

[LutzRFrank]

The only consistent pattern I’ve noticed to this is my images taken in RAW do NOT allow me to use the Siri tools. Once I screenshot them, I can use the tools just

Bingo - shot mostly in RAW…

 

[LutzRFrank]

Anyone else unable to edit the new Siri voice? Sliders and buttons grayed out for me.

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Is this only an 17 pro and higher?

 

[Dave.Inwood1988]

Just got a weird one, went into settings and seen this, press it and it just loops around View attachment 2636814

I’ve had that since I woke up yesterday

 

[one more]

Adding a full day event in iOS Calendar app now requires an extra step, as the Whole Day button is now hidden behind the suggested time. Not a fan.

 

[Mac_tech]

Just got a weird one, went into settings and seen this, press it and it just loops around View attachment 2636814

I would submit feedback for this. @one more you can also submit as well. The more people experiencing it the better it will be for Apple to fix it for the next beta.

 

[Mac_tech]

Adding a full day event in iOS Calendar app now requires an extra step, as the Whole Day button is now hidden behind the suggested time. Not a fan.

You can submit feedback for this so it can be improved. Since it's a beta, it's fluid so if we don't like how something works Apple change it to how it used to be.

 

[Dave.Inwood1988]

Can anyone in the UK confirm who have the Siri AI if their language/regional settings are English UK or English US?

 

[WildstarBR2020]

Damn this **** is stable. They really knew they couldn't mess up even this beta.

From what I remember, all b1 look fantastic… until b2 arrives 😞

 

[krspkbl]

Can anyone in the UK confirm who have the Siri AI if their language/regional settings are English UK or English US?

Mines is UK. Just got access to Siri this morning.

 

[zakarhino]

Anyone reported this yet? My AirPods Pro 3 are not being detected by my mac anymore, only my iPhone running iOS 27. My Mac is still running the latest version of macOS 26

 

[ManuCH]

Aside.. Like my iPhone 16pm 2 weeks ago. Must be rare but this wouldn’t recover from dfu when I tried no after multiple tries with different kit and staff at Apple Store (new system board now)

Any upgrade can brick an iPhone that is on the verge of becoming defective. But it's not a beta directly that can cause it because it's a beta. That was my point.

 

[iLuddite]

I don’t think so. Apple Intelligence and Siri is now just Siri. I thought, at first, then turning off Siri would turn off Apple Intelligence but it still seems active in apps like Mail with summaries.

Also there was no option to disable Apple Intelligence on install like we’ve had in the past. I guess it’s too baked in now to have an off switch?

Why is no one talking about this?

…Also how in the world does one access the app switcher on watchOS 27?