iOS 27 will bring a host of new features to your iPhone later this year – these are the ones I'm looking forward to most

OS 27 could bring major AI upgrades, smarter Siri, and big iOS performance and stability improvements. Here’s everything we’ve heard so far about the 2026 iOS update.

Update: Apple has officially announced iOS 27, with key new features including a Siri app, a slider to adjust the appearance of Liquid Glass, and more. Read the full list of announcements for iOS 27 and WWDC.

A 'Reduce Brightness' setting aims to make the transparency features less intrusive, but there are a few other ways to tone down Liquid Glass before Apple rolls out a more dramatic slider this fall.

OS 27 introduces a new device recovery mode. This is a Mac-like recovery feature where the iPhone is able to boot into an alternative UI that doesn’t involve loading the entirety of the main operating system.

OS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 support plenty of older devices, but many headline features require Apple’s newest hardware.

Apple's new Child Safety features address a number of longtime frustrations, but they won't prevent the most annoying part of parenting in the age of devices.

Apple has announced iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, and as usual, they include new wallpapers to mark the transition to the next major software cycle.

iOS 27 comes with a new gesture for Siri AI that could cause problems for your muscle memory.