Overview
- Apple began the public rollout of iOS 27 on Monday, September 14, 2026, with matching updates for iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS available through Settings > General > Software Update.
- Siri AI launches in beta as the update’s headline feature, offering conversational chats, on‑screen awareness, and a dedicated Siri app that can use personal context to act inside supported apps.
- Advanced Apple Intelligence capabilities require newer hardware so some Siri AI features need an iPhone 15 Pro or later while the most powerful on‑device models are restricted to the very newest devices.
- iOS 27 also adds Visual Intelligence and Photos tools such as Extend and Spatial Reframe, refines the Liquid Glass interface with a transparency slider, improves app and image load speeds, and expands parental controls.
- Apple is staging the rollout with daily usage limits and regional gating, has delayed a few promised features to a later iOS 27.x update, and says it will reintroduce them when corresponding hardware and regulatory work are in place.