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iPhones Running iOS 26 Are Freezing FaceTime Calls When They Detect Nudity

The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

While the news coming out of WWDC 2026 is not as dramatic as last year's iOS 26 update, where the new Liquid Glass redesign caused a big stir, Apple’s presentation still made waves. During the WWDC keynote, Apple walked through the new changes coming to the next version of its mobile operating systems, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. These updates will roll out to iPhones and iPads later this year, likely in September.

iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don't drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads

If you're using older iPhone or iPad hardware and you're hoping to keep running Apple's latest operating systems, this year's releases bring mostly good news. The iOS 27 update will run on all iPhones that can run iOS 26, all the way back to the iPhone 11 and second-generation iPhone SE. The iPadOS 27 update is slightly less generous, dropping support for the 3rd-generation iPad Air, 8th-generation iPad, and 5th-generation iPad mini (all of these devices used an older A12 Bionic chip;...

The iOS 27 beta pretty much confirms that an Apple foldable is happening

The iOS 27 beta pretty much confirms that an Apple foldable is happening Can’t a multi-trillion-dollar company have secrets any more? Everybody knows that Apple has been working toward creating a foldable phone. Maybe the company hasn't given the official word about the project, but we've had more than a few signals about it, such as the experimental iPhone Air that debuted last year.

iOS 27 beta has arrived: Here's how to get it on your iPhone

iOS 27 beta has arrived: Here's how to get it on your iPhone Beta versions of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS are available to download if you have a developer account. Apple's recently announced iOS 27 update won't officially ship until the fall, but you can get a taste of the performance improvements and new Siri features the company showed off at WWDC 2026 by downloading a developer beta today. Apple has made betas available for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and more, but you should be aware of...

Apple unveils iOS 27: Gemini Siri, softer Liquid Glass, speed boost for older iPhones

Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026—and for once, the pitch wasn't about a sweeping reinvention. This is a year of fixes. A softer Liquid Glass.

iOSWorld: A Benchmark for Personally Intelligent Phone Agents

Announce Type: new Abstract: A useful phone agent needs to be personally intelligent. It should reason over a user's identity, history, and preferences as they exist on the device, not just follow isolated instructions in an impersonal sandbox. Existing mobile agent benchmarks lack this kind of personalization.

iOS 27 can run on phones as old as the iPhone 11

iOS 27 can run on phones as old as the iPhone 11 Apple's focus on efficiency and performance improvements is good news for older iPhones. Apple's two main focuses for iOS 27 were polishing the performance of its mobile operating system and adding a sprinkle of AI across everything thanks to Apple Intelligence and Siri AI. Anything AI-related is the most attention-grabbing, but Apple's attempts to clean up its software have already secured a big benefit: the company isn't dropping support for...

WWDC 2026: Apple is Folding

The sample app at this year’s Platform State of the Union was a place to relax. A place, as Maribeth from the Foundation Models team put it, “to unwind and get creative with paper.” The demo involved generating paper craft projects from photos and producing step-by-step folding tutorials.

Apple announces iOS 27

Apple announced its next major iOS update, iOS 27, at WWDC 2026 on Monday. Apple is highlighting performance and design improvements as a major feature, and the update will be supported all the way back to the iPhone 11. A big change is an opacity slider for Liquid Glass.