iOS 27: 7 biggest rumored upgrades coming to your iPhone this fall
iOS 27: 7 biggest rumored upgrades coming to your iPhone this fall
Publish Date: 2026-05-09 03:15:00
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WWDC 2026 is just a month away, and that’s the countdown to our first official look at iOS 27 — the new software for iPhones set to arrive with the iPhone 18 later this year.
But while the World Wide Developers’ Conference will be the first official peek at the software, we already have an idea of some of the changes Apple has penciled in. With the iPhone Fold expected to make its long-awaited debut this year, there’s a focus on making the software foldable-friendly, but even those with more traditional handsets should benefit from some of the changes, too.
Here are the seven biggest rumored upgrades coming to your iPhone this fall (or earlier if you’re brave enough to try potentially buggy developer code).
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Despite being first out of the gate with digital assistants, Apple’s Siri has struggled to keep up with its traditional rivals of Alexa and Google Assistant, and that gap has grown even larger in the age of generative AI.
That could finally change with iOS 27. The much-delayed Siri 2.0 is set to be a part of it, introducing a “fresh look” and a “chatbot-like experience”.
For the latter, Apple is reportedly testing glowing borders introduced in iOS 18 for when Siri is listening, paired with a Dynamic Island-style indicator that will expand into a Liquid Glass panel when it has an answer.
But the main meat of the upgrade is within Siri’s general intelligence and usefulness. In particular, the upgrade is set to include personalized context (e.g: “what movie did John recommend last week?”), awareness of what’s on screen (e.g: “Siri, send this photo to Sue”) and better app integration (e.g: “Siri, send my journey ETA to Paul”).
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