5 iOS 27 Features You Should Be Excited About
Key Points:
- iOS 27 is primarily a stability and performance update addressing the issues and sluggishness experienced with iOS 26's Liquid Glass design, featuring over 40 performance improvements including faster AirDrop transfers and quicker app load times.
- Siri AI in iOS 27 is significantly enhanced, offering smarter, faster responses with better integration across Apple services like Calendar and Notes, and introduces a new summon animation for easier access, though third-party app support remains limited.
- The update introduces a new CPU scheduler improving performance on older devices back to iPhone 11, helping manage demanding real-time physics and rendering tasks more efficiently under the Liquid Glass system.
- iOS 27 enhances child safety features with improved parental controls such as Ask to Browse requiring approval for new websites, Communication Safety blurring violent or explicit content, and customizable screen time limits across app categories.
- Users now have control over the intensity of the Liquid Glass transparency effects with a system-wide slider, and new AI-powered photo editing tools (Extend, Reframe, and High Quality Clean Up) are added, along with usability improvements like a dedicated Siri app and smarter Messages quick actions.