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iOS 27: All The Little Things
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A question for those downloading iOS 27 Beta… can Siri and Apple Intelligence still be turned off - at least as of today?
Dj64Mk7
macrumors 65816
If you turn off Siri, do you now lose Apple Intelligence features as well?
Also I’m not sure if it’s a bug, but I can’t access ChatGPT extension settings until “Apple Intelligence assets finish downloading”, but yet the pane also says “You’ll be notified when New Siri is available for your iPhone.” without any sort of download percentage for on-device features, on my 16 Pro.
This should be for another topic. This one is for little new things added.
Shared folder in Notes has the icon updated to match the shared icon elsewhere in iOS
The paste option in messages is a nice quality of life thing!
weather app now makes it easier to see different elements of weather. Just click with aspect you want. Conditions, precipitation, wind.
NBKindaGirl
macrumors 6502a
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone talking about this yet but I’m seeing the new keyboard (from iOS 26) in more apps now and I’m SO happy about that! I hated opening a random third party app and it still had the old keyboard.
There is no longer the old keyboard at all.
iTunes Store app now has Liquid Glass design 🤯
Dj64Mk7
macrumors 65816
GradientWinds
macrumors newbie
This is legitimately exciting for me. Finally, we can disable the hideous Messages contact photos layout that only gets worse when you have someone’s Find My location enabled.
The Messages list reverts to iOS 7 list behavior as well; contact photos are shown nowhere in the app once you disable them.
ProbablyDylan
macrumors 68040
I feel like they increased the saturation of most 1st party app icons.
Lobwedgephil
macrumors 603
Dj64Mk7
macrumors 65816
Pretty sure this has been an option since at least iOS 11, maybe even before that?
palemonkey
macrumors 6502a
Here’s the list of improvements they shared in the keynote - the big wall of text.
- New UI language for English (Canada) and English (Philippines)
- Faster AirPlay connections to Apple TV and HomePod
- More relevant Spotlight search suggestions
- Web audio no longer interrupts system audio
- Undo and redo Home Screen edits in iPadOS
- Faster PDF saving
- Improved Top Results in Mail
- Filter photos and videos in Shared Albums
- More document formats in Preview
- Drawing in Notes in macOS
- New keyboard layout for Slovenian and Estonian
- Control Center access in iPhone Mirroring
- Audio scrubbing in CarPlay Now Playing
- Add keywords to photos and videos in Photos
- Extra-large widgets in Today View in iPadOS
- Live Activity for Precision Finding with Friends
- Better battery efficiency on Apple Watch
- Smart downloads on Apple TV
- ESLint support in Shortcuts
- Faster board previews in Freeform
- More accurate step tracking on Apple Watch
- Sort by completed Fitness+ workouts
- Faster message loading in Mail
- Improved connectivity for Thread home accessories
- Automatic punctuation when typing on multilingual keyboards
- Faster smart home accessory updates
- Option-click to secondary sort
- More efficient emergency alert monitoring
- AppleCare coverage details in Settings in tvOS
- More intuitive journaling streaks
- More consistent window positioning across external displays
- Updated video podcasts experience in macOS
- Natural language time formats for Chinese and Hindi
- Enhanced power efficiency for Safari in iOS and macOS
- Drawing app in Messages
- Faster data updates in the Health app
- Call Recording transcriptions support for Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese
- Improved game controller settings
- Easier reading and editing of PDFs using VoiceOver
- Improved battery insights
- Smoother scrolling in App Library
- Improved navigation in Game Overlay
- Smoother unlocking on iPhone
- Use panoramas for Environments in visionOS
- Faster window closing in iPadOS
- Improved performance in Apple News
- Edge-to-edge sidebars
- More reliable right-to-left text editing in Freeform
- Find offloaded media in Messages
- All options displayed in Camera settings
- Password Help accessible from the Lock Screen
- Group conversation support in Shortcuts
- New keyboards for Afrikaans, Basque, Baybayin, English (Philippines), Galician, Guarani, Luxembourgish, Xhosa, and Zulu
- Smoother Freeform board performance
- Improved PlayStation Access controller support
- Improved reliability of Apple Music streaming
- New AutoMix transitions
- Camera uses less power in Low Power Mode
- Extra-small widget option in visionOS
- Refreshed album pages in Apple Music
- iCloud sync status for Journal entries
- More responsive Control Center in tvOS
- Faster network file browsing
- Ethernet status in menu bar in macOS
- Perimenopause and menopause symptom logging in Health
- Improved Wi-Fi connectivity in watchOS
- Faster multilingual text processing for handwriting
- Guest key in watchOS
- Expanded “Get What’s On Screen” capabilities in Shortcuts
- Faster HomeKit accessory pairing
- Faster Now Playing view loading in Music
- Faster start page content loading in Safari
- Increased attachment limits in Journal
- More accurate route maps in Fitness after workouts
- New keyboards for Indigenous languages including Blackfoot, Comanche, Cree, Kiowa, and Tsuut’ina
- Switch between two iPhone devices with the same phone number
- Content-based recipient suggestions for sharing photos and links
- Album organization improvements in Photos
- Perimenopause and menopause education in Health
- Improved RDMA over Thunderbolt
- Customize Liquid Glass
- Support for 4K camera recordings in Home app
- Faster camera launch in Low Power Mode
- Colorful sidebar icons
- Faster Voice Control response in iOS
- More accurate Visited Places in Maps
- Improved Messages syncing across devices
- Dual camera in FaceTime
- Faster browsing and transfers in Files in iPadOS
- Full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud Shared Albums
- Faster Lock Screen switching
- Store data in Shortcuts
- Additional participant permissions in Shared Albums
- Guides in Maps available in more places
- New windows with curvature in visionOS
- Enhanced Flyover in Maps
- Customize slideshows in Photos
- Section links in Notes
- More power-efficient Personal Hotspot on N1 devices
- Stylized notes from third-party Calendar accounts
- Improved Control Center in visionOS
- Perimenopause and menopause support in Health
- Optional persistent menu bar on iPad
- Lock Screen stays awake while scrolling notifications
- Faster AirDrop transfers
- Dark Mode adaptive canvas in Freeform
- More flexible sharing options in Find My
- “Captured by Me” collection in Photos
- Extra-large widgets in iOS
- Failed messages automatically retry sending
- Save slideshows as videos in Photos
- Faster web app performance in Safari
- Expire Shared Albums
- Faster loading of emoji and sticker keyboards
- GymKit on iPhone and AirPods Pro 3
- Redesigned Podcasts app for tvOS
- Consolidated Find My app in watchOS
- Improved treadmill workout distance accuracy
- Find My UI enhancements
- Chaizi typing
- Richer iCloud collaboration link previews
- Improved Bluetooth power management
- Access requests for items shared via iCloud
- Expanded touch support in Sidecar
- Faster text recognition in photos and documents
- Support for Mac mirroring in 5K resolution
- Smoother Calendar scrolling
- Smoother animations and graphics in Safari
- Refreshed artist pages in Apple Music
- Search within shows in Podcasts
- Look and tap to view/respond to notifications in visionOS
- Improved navigation heading and GPS accuracy in CarPlay
- Smart language and keyboard configuration suggestions
- Faster workout start in Workout app
- Updated Liquid Glass
- Independent alarm volume
- Smoother camera switching while zooming in video
- Faster app extension launch in watchOS
- Recent activity in Shared Albums
- Offline Maps update improvements
- Improved FaceTime quality on poor connections
- Tap gesture on Apple Watch
- Synced step count in Health and Fitness apps
- AirPods Custom EQ
- Faster media playback in watchOS
- Faster Shortcuts and actions indexing in Spotlight
- Multilingual grammar checking
- Faster loading of new captures in Photos
- Copy and paste as Markdown in Notes
- Redesigned Shortcuts editor
- Continuous sending of photos/videos/texts in Messages
- Save a video frame as a photo
- Faster JavaScript handling in Safari
- Choose a specific pet in Photo Shuffle
- Modify multiple Calendar events
- Holiday-aware alarms in China
- More reliable search indexing in Mail
- iPhone app resizing in iPadOS
- React with any emoji in Shared Albums
- QuickPath typing suggestions for Vietnamese VNI keyboards
- Updated menu bar icons
- Punctuation suggestions while typing in Chinese
- Consolidated notifications for multiple tapbacks in Messages
- Updated app icons
- Swipe down to refresh in macOS
- Larger text sizes in tvOS
- Spatial scene support for panoramas in visionOS
- View streams from compatible cameras simultaneously in Home app
- Dynamic app grid in watchOS
- App names in iPad status bar
- Participate in iCloud Shared Albums from Android and Windows
- Alternate calendars for India support current time zone while travelling
- Smoother scrolling in Safari in macOS
- Faster boot/connect to Wi-Fi in visionOS
- Uniform toolbars
- Thumbnails displayed for offloaded media in Messages
- App resizing in iPhone Mirroring
- Search conversations in Messages by phone number or contact nickname
- Easier to invite others in Shared Albums
- Collaborative folders in Freeform
- Improved list formatting in Mail
- Star ratings in Photos
- Consistent corner radii
- Easier card selection and payment management with Apple Pay
- Screenshot and notification automations in Shortcuts
- More efficient water detection on Apple Watch
- Maps Parked Car widget in Smart Stack
- Faster AirDrop recipient discovery
- Optimized CPU scheduler
- Autosize and reset columns
- Search photos/videos using additional metadata
- Improved wireless CarPlay reliability
- Grocery List in Reminders language expansion
- Smoother paging between Home Screen pages
- Search returns more pleasing photos of people and pets
- Improved conversion from phonetic scripts in Chinese and Japanese
- Smoother scrolling in Control Center and Control Gallery
- Drawing in Freeform in macOS
- Faster app launches
- More high-resolution and high-refresh-rate display modes for external displays
- Easier-to-reach Camera experience
- Option to prioritize syncing to iCloud Photos
- Easier to save photos from Shared Albums
- Faster menu bar access in iPadOS
- Redesigned settings in Apple Watch app
- Support for time zone changes in Sleep
- More accurate photo orientation
- Streamlined Assistive Access setup
- Faster and more reliable NFC reading
- Faster to open full-screen view from Photos widget
- Smoother animations/app launches in tvOS
- Time stamps for Journal entries
- DRM video support in iPhone Mirroring
- Divider lines in Notes
- Faster Apple Music playback start
- Smoother scrolling in widget gallery
- Easier to access recovery codes for Apple Accounts
- Faster access to shared content on iCloud.com
- Quick Start with a recovery contact
- News+ audio support in iPadOS
- Option to include photos of yourself in Photo Shuffle
- Smoother animations in News and Stocks
- Live Voicemail transcription for English (Singapore) and Japanese
- Smoother animations in Mission Control and Spaces
- Visited Places in Maps available in more markets
- Faster rendering of Collections tab in Photos
- Smoother start page resizing in Safari
- Selection view in Photos
- View card balance in Wallet in watchOS
- Faster Rapid Return to Service
- Updated hourly and 10-day views in Weather
- Live Activities in Dynamic Island in landscape
- Transit cards and IDs in Smart Stack in watchOS
- More easily accessible share link for iCloud collaboration
- Faster window switching in iPadOS
- More distinct active windows
- Show Borders for macOS accessibility
- Widget for Mac Virtual Display in visionOS
- Streamlined setup for Touch Accommodations in iOS and iPadOS
- Pairing and handoff improvements for MFi hearing devices
- Multiple tab views in Safari in visionOS
- Scribble support for Hindi and Marathi with Apple Pencil
- More seamless transitions between Wi-Fi and cellular networks
- Fitness+ workouts for perimenopause and menopause
- Audio MiniPlayer in CarPlay
- HDR for macOS system UI
- Identity Documents collection in Photos
- Improved unread badge accuracy in Mail
- Proactive car key setup
- Natural language search for routing in Maps
- More reliable HomeKit camera storage
- Onscreen context for more relevant typing suggestions in Chinese and Japanese
- Faster to add recent camera captures in Messages
- Real-time updates for widgets when app is open
- Wallet Order Tracking support in Australia and Canada
- Faster entry/exit from Assistive Access and Guided Access modes
- Support for media sharing from third-party apps
- Expanded language support for autocategorization in Reminders
- Faster user account creation in macOS
- Streamlined Calendar event details
- FaceTime Live Captions for Traditional Chinese
- New Smart Stack suggestions in watchOS
- Faster to start uploading to iCloud Photos
jameseld82
macrumors 6502
You are right. I’ve got contact photos disabled on messages.
The Focus control in the Control Center can now be resized 🤩
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ProbablyDylan
macrumors 68040
tomtad
macrumors 68040
All I want is to be able to pull out separate focuses so I don't have to open up the menu of them every time I want to change focus.
I just got a tiktok app clip to work for the first time ever! Never was possible on my phone prior to iOS 27.