iOS 27: Seven new features are being announced next month
Apple will unveil iOS 27 next month on June 8 during WWDC’s kickoff. Here are seven new iPhone features rumored to be coming in iOS 27.
#1: New Siri with standalone app, chatbot features, more
Siri is expected to be a major focus of iOS 27, with a total AI overhaul coming for Apple’s assistant.
The upgraded Siri is rumored to offer many new upgrades, including:
- standalone Siri app for iPhone
- chatbot-style interface like ChatGPT and Gemini
- world knowledge with LLM foundation
- new design tied to Dynamic Island
- perform multiple actions with a single request
- integrations with more third-party AI agents
- personal context, onscreen awareness, and app intents features that were previously delayed
- systemwide ‘Ask Siri’ buttons
If Apple can deliver everything that’s been rumored, the new Siri will be a huge improvement that marks a new chapter in the company’s AI story.
#2: Apple Photos gets new image editing tools
Apple’s Photos app is reportedly gaining three new AI-powered editing tools in iOS 27: Extend, Enhance, and Reframe.
- Extend: “lets users generate additional image content beyond the original frame”
- Enhance: “uses AI to automatically improve color, lighting and overall image quality”
- Reframe: “designed primarily for spatial photos…allows users to shift perspective after the shot is taken”
It’s possible the current Clean Up feature will get improved too thanks to Apple’s new partnership with Google for Gemini technology.
#3: Camera app adds visual intelligence features
Apple launched visual intelligence in iOS 18, tied to the iPhone 16’s Camera Control.
But visual intelligence is reportedly expanding with new capabilities in iOS 27, and being baked into the Camera app.
Inside the Camera app, there will be a new ‘Siri’ mode that joins existing options like ‘Photo’ and ‘Video.’ Opening Siri mode will provide all of the existing visual intelligence features, plus some new ones.
Beyond integration into the camera, Apple is expanding the feature with additional in-house capabilities. That includes the ability to scan a nutrition label on food packaging to log dietary information. Users also will be able to capture and add contact details directly from what the camera sees.
#4: Apple Wallet will let you ‘Create a Pass’
Apple’s Wallet app keeps getting better, with several new and upcoming improvements. And in iOS 27, a new feature is coming that should expand its usefulness even further.
Bloomberg reports that a new ‘Create a Pass’ feature is coming, enabling you to store even more of the important tickets and passes in your life in Apple Wallet. Per Mark Gurman:
Users can create a pass from scratch or rely on the iPhone’s camera to take a QR code and turn it into a digital ticket. The feature includes customization tools for styles, images, colors and text fields, allowing users to tailor the information displayed on each pass.
Apple is testing three template options: standard, membership and event. Standard, in orange, is a default option for any type of pass, while membership, in blue, is geared toward entering places like gyms. The event pass, in purple, is meant for tickets to games, movies and other occasions.
#5: Apple Health upgrades
Apple Health has a variety of upgrades coming in iOS 27, including new features that were previously tied to a planned subscription service.
Reporting indicates Apple had been building an ‘Apple Health+’ service, but Eddy Cue decided to pivot and release its new features free in the Health app instead.
New Health features expected in iOS 27 include:
- educational videos created by physicians and health experts
- AI-powered coaching and wellness suggestions
- more robust nutritional tracking
Tim Cook has long predicted that health will be Apple’s biggest contribution to the world, and iOS 27 might further that goal.
#6: Autocorrect expansion for iOS 27 keyboard
Autocorrect might get a big new feature in iOS 27: alternative word suggestions.
Per Bloomberg, Apple is working on an autocorrect change that could resemble tools like Grammarly. In addition to simply correcting misspelled words, the new keyboard can offer alternative word suggestions.
It’s unclear whether this new feature will be powered by AI or not, but that seems likely.
#7: Safari will be able to auto-name Tab Groups
If you use Safari’s Tab Groups feature, iOS 27 may be able to start auto-naming your different Tab Groups via Apple Intelligence.
Similar to how Apple currently uses AI to create custom podcast chapters in Apple Podcasts, and generate new Reminders sections inside your lists to organize tasks, iOS 27 will reportedly be able to automatically name your Tab Groups based on their contents.
This is expected to be an optional feature, but it could be a convenient addition to keep your Tab Groups organized.
For more rumored iOS 27 features, check out our full guide here.
What new features do you hope to see in iOS 27? Let us know in the comments.
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