iOS 26 → 27

New features

New in iOS 27 · 24

• Apple Intelligence in Home

  Home combines activity notifications, describes camera footage and searches clips by what happened.

  Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese.

• Apple Intelligence photo editing

  Reframe a photo after taking it, extend its borders and remove distracting objects more precisely.

  Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese.

• Ask to Browse

  Approve new websites a child requests in Safari.

• Call Context

  Surfaces relevant information, such as a confirmation code from Mail, when calling a business.

  Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese.

• Custom extensions

  Create a Safari extension from just a description.

• Dual Capture

  Share front and back camera views at the same time during a FaceTime call.

• Extra-large widgets

  Extra-large widgets show more information on the Home Screen.

• Flyover view

  Maps renders detailed views using aerial imagery and Visual Intelligence models.

• Generated and translated captions

  Automatically generate synced subtitles and translate existing captions.

  Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese.

• Genmoji suggestions

  Genmoji suggests images based on your photos and phrases you often type.

• Image Playground styles

  Create images in new styles and refine them with a description or touch.

• Liquid Glass slider

  Adjust Liquid Glass from ultraclear to fully tinted.

• Local Lists

  Collections of places trending in your area.

  available in the U.S. only

• Menopause and perimenopause tracking

  Log menopause and perimenopause symptoms in Cycle Tracking and get notified when patterns suggest perimenopause.

• Notify Me

  Watches web pages for changes such as price drops or restocks and alerts you.

• Pinned camera tools

  Pin the camera tools you use most just above the camera frame.

• Save video frame as photo

  Save any frame of a video as a photo.

• Setup Assistant app choices for kids

  Choose which apps a child can use during setup.

• Siri AI

  A conversational assistant (beta) with world knowledge and personal context that keeps conversations in a dedicated app and can take action across apps.

  Siri AI is available in beta on iOS 27 or later on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 model or later with Siri and device language set to a supported language.

• Siri writing tools

  Generate first drafts, get feedback and adjust the style and tone of your writing.

  Siri AI is available in beta on iOS 27 or later on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 model or later with Siri and device language set to a supported language.

• Tab topics

  Safari groups tabs into topics automatically.

  Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese.

• Visual Intelligence in Camera

  Search, ask questions and take action on what is in the camera frame.

  Siri AI is available in beta on iOS 27 or later on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 model or later with Siri and device language set to a supported language.

• VoiceOver image descriptions

  VoiceOver gives richer image descriptions and can be reached with the Action button on supported models.

• iCloud Shared Albums improvements

  Shared albums support full-resolution sharing and new ways to filter and react.

Settings that moved

From the iPhone settings tracked by the Settings Pathfinder, compared between Apple's 26 and 27 User Guides.

• Bold Text

  iOS 26

  Settings →then Display & Brightness →then Bold Text

  iOS 27

  Settings →then Appearance →then Bold Text

• Display Zoom

  iOS 26

  Settings →then Display & Brightness →then Display Zoom

  iOS 27

  Settings →then Appearance →then Display Zoom

• Hey Siri

  iOS 26

  Settings →then Siri →then Talk to Siri

  iOS 27

  Settings →then Siri →then Requests →then “Siri” or “Hey Siri”

• Screen Time

  iOS 26

  Settings →then Screen Time →then App & Website Activity →then Turn On App & Website Activity

  iOS 27

  Settings →then Screen Time →then Manage Screen Time →then Turn On App & Website Activity

• Screen Time Share Across Devices

  iOS 26

  Settings →then Screen Time →then Share Across Devices

  iOS 27

  Settings →then Screen Time →then Manage Screen Time →then Share Across Devices

• Text Size

  iOS 26

  Settings →then Display & Brightness →then Text Size

  iOS 27

  Settings →then Appearance →then Text Size

New in Apple's 27 guide

• Bold Text
• Display Zoom
• Hey Siri
• Screen Time
• Screen Time Share Across Devices
• Text Size

No longer in Apple's 27 guide

• Bold Text
• Display Zoom
• Hey Siri
• Screen Time
• Screen Time Share Across Devices
• Text Size

Compatibility changes

“Not 26” usually means the model came out later. Only models in Osnivo's verified device list are counted.