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Apple Reportedly Plans Snow Leopard–Style iOS 27 Focused on Quality, With Select AI Features

Reports say Apple is refocusing engineers to fix bugs and raise performance after the Liquid Glass overhaul.

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OS 27 development focuses on eliminating iPhone bugs.
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Overview

  • Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that iOS 27, along with macOS and other platforms, will prioritize code cleanup, bug fixes, and performance gains over major new interface changes.
  • Despite the quality-first shift, the release is expected to add AI capabilities such as a health-focused agent that could tie into a Health+ subscription and an AI-powered web search tool.
  • A more capable Siri is expected earlier with iOS 26.4 in the spring, reportedly backed by a custom, privately hosted version of Google’s Gemini to keep data within Apple’s control.
  • Apple is said to be testing an internal chatbot codenamed Veritas to help re-architect Siri and to lay software groundwork for future hardware, including potential foldable iPhones.
  • Early developer betas of iOS 27 are anticipated shortly after WWDC in June 2026, and none of these details have been officially confirmed by Apple.