Major OS release · iOS

iOS 27

Version 27Sep 14, 20261 public releases · 0 point updates

Software history

Defining features

Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.

Siri AI

iOS 27 introduces a more capable and conversational Siri with personal context understanding, app actions, onscreen awareness, broad world knowledge, and a dedicated Siri app that syncs conversations through iCloud.

Apple Intelligence across apps

The next generation of Apple Intelligence expands across system apps, including writing assistance, natural-language automation, and more context-aware actions in everyday workflows.

Intelligent photo editing

Photos adds Spatial Reframing, the Extend tool, and a more capable Clean Up experience for changing composition, expanding images, and removing larger distractions with higher-quality results.

Safari intelligence

Safari can organize tabs by topic, monitor webpages for changes with Notify Me, and create custom website extensions from natural-language descriptions.

Natural-language automation

Describe a Shortcut can create or refine shortcuts from natural language, while Calendar can turn a natural-language event description into structured event details.

Parental controls and Screen Time

New parental controls and Screen Time improvements make it easier for families to manage communication, content, browsing, and app access for children.

System refinements

iOS 27 includes broader improvements to design, responsiveness, connectivity, search, and day-to-day reliability.

Apple feature source ↗

iPhone Software / iPhone OS / iOS

Device support

Archive-product links show the canonical products represented by this project. The full device-name list preserves the broader structured support evidence, including hardware refreshes that do not have their own archive node.

Supported archive products33 mapped products
Full device coverage34 device names
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 13
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • iPhone 13 mini
  • iPhone 14
  • iPhone 14 Plus
  • iPhone 14 Pro
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • iPhone 15
  • iPhone 15 Plus
  • iPhone 15 Pro
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • iPhone 16
  • iPhone 16 Plus
  • iPhone 16 Pro
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • iPhone 16e
  • iPhone 17
  • iPhone 17 Pro
  • iPhone 17 Pro Max
  • iPhone 17e
  • iPhone 18 Pro
  • iPhone 18 Pro Max (Global)
  • iPhone 18 Pro Max (US)
  • iPhone Air
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation)
  • iPhone SE (3rd generation)

Support dropped at this major

No mapped archive product was fully dropped when this major version arrived.

Public releases

Public release history

Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.

2026

  1. 27.0Initial major release