Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026 on Monday. Unlike iOS 26, which overhauled the iPhone’s visual design with Liquid Glass, iOS 27 is focused on performance improvements and a major AI push.
The headline addition is Siri AI, a rebuilt version of Siri powered by a custom Google Gemini model; Apple and Google announced the partnership on January 12. The new Siri arrives as a standalone app, can take actions across your apps, and understands personal context from your Messages, Mail, and Photos.
When did the iOS 27 beta drop?
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Apple released the first iOS 27 developer beta on June 8, 2026, the same day as the keynote. The build number is 24A5355q.
