iOS 27 quietly ships two dictation systems. The better one is off by default, requires 12GB of RAM, and most users will never know to enable it.
I’ve spent a week testing iOS 27, and these are the three features that made the biggest difference to my everyday iPhone experience.
Your iPhone now celebrates birthdays with on-screen fireworks during phone calls, and it’s one of iOS 27’s best undiscovered features.
While it’s not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions to iOS 27 worth looking at.
From scanning loyalty cards to splitting restaurant bills, Apple Wallet is becoming the app you actually open.
Apple reportedly has hidden support for multiple third-party AI models in iOS 27, potentially letting Siri work with services beyond ChatGPT.
CarPlay is getting its most substantial update in years with iOS 27, and the best changes aren’t the flashy ones.
Apple Intelligence 2.0 is Apple’s attempt to make AI feel native to the iPhone, with Siri as the visible test, Gemini as the quiet twist, and app plumbing underneath.
The headline iOS 27 features get all the attention, but these seven small changes are the ones quietly making my iPhone better every single day.
Apple just redesigned Apple Pay checkout so tapping a card actually switches your card, finally.