Apple iOS 27 makes iPhones faster, improves Liquid Glass and revolutionizes Siri
Together with macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple also unveiled iOS 27 today. The next major operating system update for Apple's smartphones will be released for every iPhone that also runs iOS 26, meaning that the operating system is compatible with all models from the iPhone 11 to the iPhone 17. Older smartphones should benefit particularly strongly from the new operating system, as Apple has revised the CPU scheduler, which should make the system feel more fluid.
As important app data is preloaded into the RAM, apps should start up to 30 percent faster – and this also applies to third-party apps. AirDrop file transfers should be completed 80 percent faster, and uploading photos to iCloud should also be faster than ever before. Apple revises the "Liquid Glass" design introduced last year, and not only introduces revised app icons and extra-large home screen widgets, but above all a setting that allows users to choose how transparent Apple's "glass" actually is.
iOS 27 brings new features and more parental controls
The system-wide Spotlight search is designed to index the content of various file types more reliably and find this data more quickly. The camera app has been given the option to record panoramas with depth data so that they can be viewed in 3D with Apple Vision Pro. Another new feature is the ability to adjust the sound of AirPods to your own preferences using an equalizer.
Improved parental control options make it possible to set which apps, websites and contacts children are allowed to use. If the child wants to use a new app or website, a parent can be asked for permission at the touch of a button. Violent photos or videos should be automatically blocked in Apple Messages.
Siri AI competes with ChatGPT
As befits tech giants in 2027, Apple has also announced new AI features. Apple Intelligence will offer more features than ever before in iOS 27 and will be able to access both the screen content and the features of the currently open app to simplify interactions. Apple combines an improved Large Language Model that runs locally on the iPhone with Google Gemini, but still wants to protect users' data.
The highlight of these new AI features is "Siri AI", a fundamentally revised version of the voice assistant. Siri AI is more reminiscent of ChatGPT than older versions of Siri, as the assistant can hold conversations and has its own app in which previous conversations can be read up on. As Siri can access the screen content and apps, it can, for example, ask questions about a website or an open photo or enter a route in Google Maps. The camera app gets a "Siri mode" to use these features through the iPhone's camera. Siri also has a much more natural voice on newer iPhones.
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