iOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone

[MacRumors]

Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8, and there are already many rumored features and changes for iPhones.

The first developer beta of iOS 27 will likely be available immediately following the keynote, and a public beta typically follows in July. Following beta testing, the software update should be released to all users with a compatible iPhone in September.

Below, we outline some of the new features that are rumored to be coming with iOS 27, as reported by sources such as Bloomberg and The Information.

Siri App

Apple reportedly plans to debut an all-new, dedicated Siri app with a so-called "Extensions" feature across iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.

With the Siri app, iPhone, iPad, and Mac users will reportedly be able to interact with Apple's assistant in both text and voice modes. The app will also provide users with access to their past conversations with Siri. Overall, the Siri app would function similarly to chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.

It has been rumored that iOS 27 will include a new Siri interface in the Dynamic Island. When you trigger Siri, the Dynamic Island will reportedly show a "Search or Ask" prompt, and this will apparently be accompanied by a "glowing cursor" that looks similar to how the "26" is highlighted in the WWDC 2026 graphic.

iOS 27 should also include Apple's delayed personalized Siri features from 2024. For example, Apple showed a user asking Siri about their mother's flight and lunch reservation based on info retrieved from the Mail and Messages apps.

"We look forward to bringing a more personalized Siri to users coming this year," said Apple's CEO Tim Cook, on an earnings call this week.

New Satellite Features

iOS 27 will reportedly support 5G satellite internet connectivity, although this functionality might be limited to the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Ultra models with Apple's next-generation C2 modem.

Four additional satellite features have been rumored:

• Apple Maps via satellite
• Photos support for Messages via satellite
• Third-party apps in the App Store will be able to integrate Apple's satellite features
• The ability to connect an iPhone to a satellite without pointing the device toward the sky

Amazon last month announced plans to acquire Globalstar, the satellite company that powers Apple's satellite features on the iPhone 14 and newer and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. In turn, Amazon announced that it has signed an agreement with Apple to provide satellite connectivity for current and future iPhone and Apple Watch features.

Apple's current satellite features:

• Emergency SOS via satellite
• Find My via satellite
• Roadside Assistance via satellite
• Messages via satellite

All of the features are currently free to use in supported areas without Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity. Availability varies by country.

"Mac OS X Snow Leopard" Approach to Bug Fixes

iOS 27 may be similar to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, in the sense that Apple is apparently focused on improving "quality and underlying performance." Apple is expected to focus on bug fixes, improved stability, and Liquid Glass design enhancements.

More Rumored Features

Apple has reportedly tested an updated iPhone keyboard with enhanced autocorrect. The features should debut on iOS 27 if Apple moves forward with it. Similar to Grammarly, the keyboard "expands autocorrect by offering alternative words."

iOS 27 is not expected to include any major Liquid Glass design changes, but the update may add a system-wide Liquid Glass slider for precisely adjusting the opacity of the interface. A similar slider already exists for the Lock Screen's clock.

The update may include four new Apple Intelligence features for the iPhone 15 Pro and newer, based on code on Apple's servers discovered by Nicolás Alvarez:

• Visual Intelligence will let you scan nutrition labels on food packaging, for tracking calories and macronutrients in the Health app.
• Visual Intelligence will let you scan phone numbers and addresses printed on paper or a business card and add them to the Contacts app.
• In the Wallet app, you will likely be able to scan physical event tickets, gym membership cards, and so forth and generate digital versions.
• In the Safari app, you will be able to automatically name Tab Groups for users based on the contents of the tabs within the group.

A subsequent report provided more details about the new Visual Intelligence features.

iOS 27 may also have three new Apple Intelligence photo editing tools in the Photos app.

Apple reportedly plans to add "Undo" and "Redo" options to the iPhone's Home Screen customization menu on iOS 27.Compatible iPhone Models

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[Padre_Pio]

It will be worth it for the keyboard update alone. Autocorrect is AWFUL, often changing things to non-words. Dictation is similarly awful on iOS.

 

[HylianKnight]

I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if Apple has an eleventh hour iOS 26 release that gives us upgraded Siri, so when they announce iOS 27 they can say something along the lines of “In iOS 26 we took Siri up a notch with Apple Intelligence, and in iOS 26 we are continuing to advance Apple Intelligence and Siri to new heights…”

 

[TVreporter]

Await the tidal wave of complaints of battery drain (especially on older devices) if this update comes anywhere close to living up to its hype.

 

[nottorp]

I don't see getting readability back and cutting down on pointless battery wasting effects in that list.

I guess it's because that would make iOS 27 work on the iPhone X...

 

[ypl]

It will be worth it for the keyboard update alone. Autocorrect is AWFUL, often changing things to non-words. Dictation is similarly awful on iOS.

"Will" or "would"? You're expecting keyboard to be better just because Apple is adding YET another feature? Providing latest SW quality degradation we could expect "expanded degradation" of keyboard as well.
I hope it won't happen ofc.

 

[uacd]

I would love to have manual processor throttling mode, so I can adjust how much I want limit processor speed and performance. This potentially can give increase in battery life and can be handy for off-the-grid scenarios. Smth like 80% speed or 50%. But since we still cannot have full access over 120Hz mode I doubt this will ever happen

 

[Astuces iOS]

Worst iOS update ever !

 

[Radon87000]

I am more interested in the Snow Leopardesque optimisations they plan to do in this release. iOS needs this badly.

 

[ghostface147]

I think autocorrect is worse when you have more than one language on it. Since I do both Spanish and English, it doesn’t correct it well or it tries to correct into Spanish. Weird.

 

[Padre_Pio]

"Will" or "would"? You're expecting keyboard to be better just because Apple is adding YET another feature? Providing latest SW quality degradation we could expect "expanded degradation" of keyboard as well.
I hope it won't happen ofc.

I'd think they realize it is so bad it needs to be addressed. It is truly terrible.

 

[FatLouie]

iOS 27 is not expected to include any major Liquid Glass design changes, but the update may add a system-wide Liquid Glass slider for precisely adjusting the opacity of the interface. A similar slider already exists for the Lock Screen's clock.

Hmmm....and is this a permanent setting? Or will I need to adjust that slider every time I start my phone or open it?

LG is on or off. Apple is merely letting users adjust the opacity in an attempt to slowly acclimate users to LG. That won't work on me. There will be no upgrades on any of my devices.

 

[GfPQqmcRKUvP]

I hope everyone is ready for personalized Siri being awful and/or not actually available until 27.3 in late 2026.

 

[schneeland]

I think autocorrect is worse when you have more than one language on it. Since I do both Spanish and English, it doesn’t correct it well or it tries to correct into Spanish. Weird.

Yeah, same with German and English. Sometimes it feels like autocorrect simply gives up.

 

[schlitzz]

It’s going to be interesting to see how these features will end up in the cellular versions of the iPad gamma, epsilon, and delta models.

 

[vegetassj4]

Like Apple Intelligence: new features coming.........tomorrow

 

[ZipZilla]

iOS 18 may be the end of the line for my iPhone 13. We will see what 27 holds. Maybe Ternus will crack the whip on the software teams to do better

 

[xxFoxtail]

Hopefully they fix the "Speak Screen" control for the Books app. Highlighted and underlined words don’t always sync up to what's be spoken. It also occasionally stops on a page turn.

 

[jimmy_john]

Obviously a total redesign is in the works, given iOS 26 being such a dumpster fire and finally foisting Alan Dye onto Facebook.

 

[klasma]

I'd think they realize it is so bad it needs to be addressed. It is truly terrible.

They didn’t realize or act on it in the past, so there’s really no reason to expect they’ll do now.

 

[klasma]

Hopefully they fix the "Speak Screen" control for the Books app. Highlighted and underlined words don’t always sync up to what's be spoken.

Same on web pages. It becomes especially borked when you change speaking speed.

 

[scrapesleon]

ain't nobody using that Siri app so they might as well scrap it from now

 

[klasma]

Hmmm....and is this a permanent setting? Or will I need to adjust that slider every time I start my phone or open it?

They’ll add a “True Translucency” option, which will automatically adjust the opacity to your surroundings.

 

[shornby]

Can’t wait for all the new bugs. Maybe they’ll sell a subscription plan for a special iOS build with all the bug fixes.

 

[CarAnalogy]

It will be worth it for the keyboard update alone. Autocorrect is AWFUL, often changing things to non-words. Dictation is similarly awful on iOS.

They've promised this as many times as they've promised improved Siri with about the same results.