With iOS 27, Apple is introducing a new version of its system-level RAW image processing engine that uses machine learning to greatly improve detail and reduce noise, including when reprocessing older RAW photos.
After downloading the new model assets, iOS automatically enables Advanced Dictation (FoundationModelTranscriber) introduced in DB 1 for eligible devices.
Advanced Dictation is enabled even if you're installing DB 3 as the first beta of the iOS 27 cycle, or didn't enable the Preview in previous betas.
On macOS 27 DB 3, after downloading the new model assets, macOS automatically enables Advanced Dictation (FoundationModelTranscriber) for eligible devices.
Advanced Dictation Preview was previously gated behind feature flags and sandbox restrictions.
A new iOS 27 framework will help apps fight back against social engineering scams as they unfold via voice calls, text messages, emails, and more.
Apple is introducing a framework that runs mostly on-device, analyzing “interaction patterns, timing, context, and basic sensor data.”
If it detects signs that a user may be getting coached through a scam, Trust Insights can assign a medium or high risk level, allowing the app to add warnings, delays, or additional verification steps.
Trust Insights doesn’t inspect the contents of Photos, Messages, or Mail. Instead, it analyzes behavioral signals on-device, immediately discards the underlying data, and sends only a single output value to Apple’s servers. That value may then be combined with information from the user’s Apple Account and checks for unusual activity before Trust Insights returns its final assessment of the suspected scam.
> Apple is planning a refreshed iPad Pro line in spring 2027, as well as a redesigned entry-level MacBook Pro. It's also planning its first M7 chip for around the same time. > > The company is testing four new iPad Pro models planned to arrive in spring 2027, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new models will keep the current 11-inch and 13-inch display sizes, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing unannounced products. > > The updates will largely focus on internal improvements, including faster chips. Apple has previously tested a vapor chamber cooling system for the tablets, to improve sustained performance and reduce overheating, Bloomberg has reported. > > Apple is also preparing a revamped entry-level MacBook Pro, code-named K104, for as early as the first half of next year. The 14-inch laptop will adopt a new design in line with what Apple is preparing for higher-end MacBooks with touch screens due between the end of this year and early next year.
>Apple is in negotiations to purchase chips from two Chinese semiconductor makers on a Pentagon blacklist to help reduce the impact of a global memory shortage that’s forced the company to raise prices across its product line.
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>The iPhone maker is seeking to buy memory components from ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. for use in devices sold in China, according to people familiar with the matter. Talks between Apple and the companies are ongoing, and nothing is final yet, said the people, who requested anonymity to describe private discussions.
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> While Apple doesn’t need formal US approval to buy chips from CXMT or YMTC, the company would risk significant blowback from national security hawks in Washington at a time of heightened tensions between the US and China, especially over advanced technology. Some Trump administration officials have expressed objections to giving Apple leeway to add the two Chinese firms to its supply chains.
>Since iOS 5 in 2011, the iPhone and iPad have included Notification Center, a central place to find alerts from various apps in chronological order.
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>Starting with iOS 27, Apple is making a major change to how users open Notification Center on iPhone and iPad when Siri AI is enabled.
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>Once enabled, Siri AI takes over the swipe gesture for a lot of the iPad top edge. In iPadOS 27, notifications now live in the top-left corner. It’s roughly the size of two app columns with Notification Center on the left and Control Center on the right. The rest is for invoking Siri.
Apple debuted a new version of Final Cut Camera, its pro-focused camera app that’s free on the App Store.
The update brought several new features, such as the ability to easily bring files from Final Cut Camera into Final Cut Pro by connecting iPhone to your Mac.
One change that’s especially intended for “pro” users is exclusive to iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. From the release notes:
Use Clean HDMI Out to send a clean video feed without overlays to an external monitor or recorder so you can stay focused on the image being captured (requires iPhone 17 Pro)
Conversation Focus is now limited to 3 hours per month, 15 hours per month if you pay for Meta One Premium. The feature runs on device.
Apple is "concerned" about a recent data leak from Tata Electronics, one of its manufacturing partners in India, reports Reuters. Tata Electronics was the target of a cyberattack, with confidential Apple documents stolen and shared on the dark web.
Hackers were able to steal information about the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, including a list of suppliers, parts, and images of the devices. Detailed documents with component designs and specifications have been leaked, and earlier reports suggested some of the data leaked included emails, event logs, documents from TSMC and Qualcomm, and information about older iPhones.
Play was a Mac and iPhone app that allowed designers to prototype iPhone app interfaces using Apple's SwiftUI frameworks, and then send them to Xcode.
Play is longer available in the App Store, presumably due to Apple's acqui-hire.
iOS 27 DB2 includes a hidden Type to Siri experience for Siri AI. While currently hidden behind a feature gate^(*), the Beta includes all the necessary plumbing to activate Type to Siri for Siri AI when double-tapping the bottom of the screen or pressing Globe + S with a hardware keyboard. The same feature gate also hides the Type to Siri toggle under Siri Requests in Settings.
And, for now at least, the rainbow glow effect lives on in the home bar!
Another tidbit: While on the Lock Screen, Type to Siri won't activate unless you're looking directly at your iPhone. Works with both Siri AI and the earlier Siri powered by Apple Intelligence on iOS 27 or earlier, when Attention Aware Features with Face ID are enabled. Attention checks are inactive on the Home Screen or within apps. If you've ever had trouble activating Type to Siri on the Lock Screen, this is probably why. If you're still on iOS 26, or on the Siri AI waitlist, give it a try!
^(*)The interface is gated behind SystemVoiceAssistantServices eligibility, specifically the selected assistant's SVASPreferencesModel.quickTypeActivationState.
> For all the criticism Apple gets over its pricing, it didn’t want to do this. The company’s sales, operations, procurement and finance teams have spent months trying to avoid these increases, but ultimately reached a point where absorbing the added costs would have materially dented margins and weighed on the financial performance Wall Street expects. > > The irony is that Apple never wanted this version of the AI era in the first place. Apple has mostly leaned into running as much AI on-device as possible and has only recently dramatically expanded into cloud processing for the new Siri AI. The more Apple and others can do locally, the less they need sprawling, power-hungry and wildly expensive data centers filled with high-end chips and advanced memory. > > There’s no question that ChatGPT, Claude and similar systems have created real value for some consumers, making it easier to code, research, write, edit and create. But the costs of this boom are now becoming apparent to many average electronics buyers for the first time: more expensive devices, tighter component availability and a technology industry now shaped around serving AI infrastructure rather than making products cheaper and better.
The lower-end iPhone 18 models set to launch in spring 2027 will feature 9GB DRAM, up from 8GB, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
> Apple Inc.’s first-ever touch-screen laptop will rely on the company’s current high-end M5 chips, rather than next-generation silicon, though the company is working on a follow-up model with future M7 processors. > > The MacBook models, positioned at the top of Apple’s lineup, will arrive between late this year and early next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. They’re planned to be powered by the existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private.
With the increased popularity of smart rings from Oura and others, there’s been plenty of speculation about whether Apple would build its own competitor. Now, per leaker Kosutami it sounds like an Apple ‘iRing’ might be in development.
A new section in Siri AI's system prompt now says:
>You cannot access content behind a URL: When a user provides a URL and asks you to summarize, read, or extract information from it, inform them that you cannot access web pages. Do not offer follow-up suggestions or workarounds.
Siri AI was already unable to access URLs to extract content. However, the new section instructs it to clearly state that it cannot fulfill such requests, nor assist the user if they try to circumvent the limitation.