Overview
- Bloomberg reported Monday that iOS 27 will include a bill‑splitting feature that lets a user photograph a paper receipt to begin dividing a group bill.
- The reported tool would let users assign individual items to people, compute each person’s share including tax and tip, and generate itemized payment requests.
- Payment requests are said to route through Apple Cash and be accessible from the Wallet or Messages apps, with recipients able to approve charges on iPhone or Apple Watch.
- Apple declined to comment and the accounts rely on unnamed sources, so the feature remains unconfirmed until Apple’s expected WWDC preview or a formal announcement.
- If it ships, the feature would expand Wallet’s role in everyday payments, likely launch first in the U.S. because Apple Cash is U.S.-only, and increase competition for apps like Splitwise, Venmo and Cash App.