iOS 27 is focused on features like Siri AI, along with making overall improvements. But there's much more to this update, especially for those with HomeKit accessories. No, Apple isn't bringing the revamped Siri to the HomePod just yet — though that might happen soon. Instead, HomeKit and the Home app are getting some great new features.

Apple's iOS 27 will be available for iPhone 11 and later, as well as iPhone SE (2nd generation and later). Also, Apple's upcoming iPhones, which are reportedly iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max, and the foldable iPhone Ultra, will almost certainly run iOS 27 out of the box.

Apple today released the sixth public betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate, allowing anyone with a compatible device to download and test the new software. The sixth betas come a week after Apple seeded the fifth betas and a few hours after the eighth developer betas.

Apple's Visual Intelligence will make splitting the check easier in iOS 27.

Apple appears to be preparing a slate of more advanced photography tools for the iPhone, including exposure scopes, focus peaking, and expanded manual focus controls.

Macworld We expect Apple to release iOS 27 next week ahead of the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro, but before that happens, there’s one last update to iOS 26. The iOS 26.6.2 update (also iPadOS 26.6.2) fixes one minor but important bug.

iOS 27 release date: Apple is expected to roll out the latest software update to compatible iPhones in September, following its 9 September event. The developer beta is already in testing, and the final release focuses on stability,

Apple has officially unveiled iOS 27, a feature-packed update designed to enhance performance, refine the user experience and advanced tools.