iPadOS 27 arrives this fall with an all-new Siri AI, smarter photo tools, plain-language Shortcuts, and a tidier Safari. Here’s everything we know so far about what’s landing on your iPad.
iOS 27 has plenty of headline features, but smaller updates to Mail, iCloud Shared Albums, accessibility, Home, Maps, and network switching may be the ones people notice most.
Safari is getting an AI-powered extension builder that lets users describe the browser tool they want. It could help Apple fix one of Safari’s oldest weaknesses without chasing Chrome’s giant add-on library.
Apple’s SwiftUI changes and new iOS 27 framework references suggest the company may be getting apps ready for an iPhone that works across two different displays.

Apple did not announce a foldable iPhone at WWDC 2026. But the first developer beta of iOS 27 is full of evidence that one is coming, and soon. Software researcher M1Astra discovered code strings inside the beta that reference folding hardware directly…
Two new studies argue smartphone adoption, beginning with the iPhone’s 2007 launch, contributed significantly to falling birth rates in the US and globally.
Apple confirmed at WWDC 2026 tyhat watchOS 27 will not support the Apple Watch Series 8, first-generation Apple Watch Ultra, or the Apple Watch SE 2. The update, due this fall, marks the largest single-cycle drop in Apple Watch software support.
Every Intel Mac is now officially locked out of macOS 27 Golden Gate, and even some Apple silicon Macs won’t get the full Siri AI experience. Here’s the full compatibility list.