iOS 27 changes visualized for the first time, new Apple Watch details, AirDrop reliability

Benjamin and Chance discuss the illustrations Bloomberg published depicting iOS 27 and the new Siri interface. Also, we talk about rumors of a revamped AirPods settings UI, phone snatching detection in iOS 26.6 code, and Digitimes says the Apple Watch Ultra 4 will feature a significant redesign. Also, has AirDrop got worse?

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Links

• iOS 27 leak reveals new Siri design, Camera app, more
• Report: iOS 27 to revamp the AirPods settings UI
• Report: watchOS 27 to improve heart-rate tracking; AI health coach may not debut at launch
• Apple Intelligence image models to boast ‘major’ visual upgrades in iOS 27: report
• Apple Watch Ultra 4 getting two major new upgrades, per report
• Apple Watch could soon gain new high blood pressure feature
• iOS 26.6 adds new alert when you try blocking too many contacts
• Apple working on iPhone anti-snatching feature that locks the device automatically
• New Oura Ring 5 unveiled with dramatically smaller design, hypertension detection, more
• Apple TV to air first major live sporting event shot entirely on iPhone 17 Pro
• How Apple Shot an Entire MLS Game Using Only iPhone | PetaPixel
• Eddy Cue named 2026 Cannes Lions Entertainment Person of the Year