iPhone AutoLock for snatch thefts leans on the Apple Watch
AutoLock weighs a snatch-like jolt against vetoes such as a passed biometric check, and in iOS 27.2 beta 2 the lock itself still sits switched off.
iOS 27
iOS 27 from WWDC to public release: the new Siri, Liquid Glass's second pass, and every beta in between.
The oldest iPhone that runs iOS 27 loses nothing by installing it. iAppleBytes puts two iPhone 11 units side by
iOS 27 vs iOS 26.7 on an iPhone 11 is a tie on Geekbench
Geekbench 6 lands within 7 points single-core between the two releases on iAppleBytes' iPhone 11 pair, though one game load favored iOS 27.
The old Health app was a database you had to dig through, MacRumors says. The iOS 27.2 beta replaces
iOS 27.2 beta rebuilds the Health app around two new tabs
Health Age ships in beta 1 of iOS 27.2 with at-home movement tests, MacRumors finds, while Quest lab ordering and the For You picks wait for a later build.
Swiping down from the middle of the screen no longer opens notifications. That's the iOS 27 change you'll
iOS 27 reaches the iPhone 11, Siri AI needs a 15 Pro
Even with Siri AI in the headline, 9to5Mac's iOS 27 tour lands hardest on a top edge split into three swipe zones and a Wi-Fi fix.
Back to iPhone Handoff on iOS 27, which 9to5Mac set up live between an iPhone 17 Pro and an iPhone
iPhone Handoff follows whichever iPhone you pick up
9to5Mac's live setup finishes in about 45 seconds, but only one of the two iPhones rings, and the Apple Watch never moves between them.
Twenty-odd small things in ten minutes, sorted by app: iReviews' hidden-features tour of iOS 27 skips the keynote
20 hidden iOS 27 features, from RCS replies to a 1% alert
The Shortcuts automation switch and a Messages setting that ends accidental voice memos lead iReviews' list, but two Safari tricks need Apple Intelligence.
Apple will train its AI on Siri chats, if you opt in
An eight-word opt-in clause lets Siri AI chats and audio feed Apple's models, and heise online says the decline button in the iOS 27 prompt looks muted.
The iPhone Duo gets the split screen the iPad lost
Saved app pairs and a video beside an app make the iPhone Duo's split screen simpler, 9to5Mac argues, than the windowing iPadOS 27 forces on an iPad mini.
The advice I'd follow in iReviews' iOS 27 pre-update video is the rule the channel abandons in its
The iOS 27 update wants 20 GB and a slow start
Apple Intelligence outgrew iOS itself on iReviews' test iPhone, and the channel still breaks its own wait-a-few-days rule for this release.
Edge Light may reach the iPhone Duo, per iOS 27 RC code
The Mac's ring-light trick turns up in the iOS 27 release candidate tied to one device subtype, the foldable, with its warmth slider still unfinished.
Visual Intelligence may get sponsored results in iOS 27
Code in the iOS 27 betas lets Google and other providers slot paid product tiles into the camera's shopping results, with Apple not selling the space itself.
The foldable is the iPhone Duo, and it ships October 23
Apple's foldable keeps Touch ID, MagSafe, and the A20 Pro, drops the Ultra name for Duo, and doesn't reach stores until October 23, a month after the rumors.