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iOS 27 Will Reportedly Have Two Key Upgrades

iOS 27 will reportedly have two major elements: quality improvements and new AI features.

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In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that iOS 27 will be similar to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, in the sense that Apple is focused on improving "quality and underlying performance" over adding new features.

Gurman said there is one exception to this rule, though, as he expects there to be new AI features. He said that iOS 27 will extend artificial intelligence to additional Apple apps, and he reiterated that there will be an Apple Health+ subscription service that offers personalized health recommendations and more.

He said this focus on improved quality over new features also applies to macOS 27.

The first betas of iOS 27, macOS 27, and other corresponding updates should be released shortly after Apple's annual developers conference WWDC next June.

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MacUserFella Avatar
24 weeks ago
I always prayed for things like this, but I never thought we’d ever get a major bug fix update

I’m crying tears of joy
Score: 54 Votes (Like | Disagree)
24 weeks ago
I swear it feels like we hear this “improve quality over features” every year from leakers.
Score: 48 Votes (Like | Disagree)
24 weeks ago
It makes sense to focus MacOS 27 on fixes. This will be the first OS to not support Rosetta and Intel processors. There is a lot of code that can now be removed and existing code simplified.
Score: 40 Votes (Like | Disagree)
24 weeks ago
Apple fans when iOS 27 is rumored to be a Snow Leopard update: Thank God! Snow Leopard was the best!

Apple fans when iOS 27 is announced: That’s it? What a boring update! Apple’s really losing it!
Score: 37 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vegetassj4 Avatar
24 weeks ago

quality improvements
Wooohoo...no more liquid glass

*ducks*
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The Game 161 Avatar
24 weeks ago
Apple fans when iOS 27 is rumored to be a Snow Leopard update: Thank God! Snow Leopard was the best!

Apple fans when iOS 27 is announced: That’s it? What a boring update! Apple’s really losing it!
People will moan regardless yeah
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