This year's WWDC keynote was different in both tone and pace. Apple focused on performance and stability improvements, new parental controls, and, of course, Siri AI and Apple Intelligence. Unlike previous years, there was no dedicated section for improvements in iOS 27 or new features in macOS 27 Golden Gate, as you'd usually expect. As such, many new and interesting upcoming features did not get the spotlight they perhaps deserved. Instead, they ended up as footnotes on Apple's WWDC Preview pages. Here, I've compiled 20 such features I think are worth a shoutout. If you watched WWDC, these are the features you didn't hear about:
With iOS 27, Apple will finally let you set distinct volume levels for your ringtone, media, and alarms. The Sounds & Haptics screen in Settings lets you manage all three volumes independently. By default, they're all the same, so disable the "Match Ringtime Volume" in the alarms and alerts section to define different volume levels for each.
The Now Playing widget on the Lock Screen is now completely in your control. You can swipe left on the widget to reveal the new Clear button. Once the widget is cleared, the playback continues, but you can control it from the Control Center rather than the Lock Screen. To bring it back, just change the audio source.
