Apple released iOS 27.2, uniting the iPhone Duo and other iPhone models into the same version of iOS. iOS 27.2 is the first major update to iOS 27 and adds several useful new features. Siri AI Improvements Siri AI can remember past conversations you had with it, so you can ask Siri about something it told you before, like a restaurant it previously recommended. You can also tap into more sources: Photos attached to Messages Calendar of event attendees Voicemails Apple says you’ll also get better results from Safari history and Reading List. There’s a redesigned Excluded Apps feature that lets you quickly select which apps Siri, Search, and Suggestions can access. The previous app access feature required excluding apps individually. There’s also granular text selection, so you can select and copy just the part of a Siri response you need. Siri AI requires an iPhone 15 Pro or later. Siri AI Languages Siri AI is now available in more languages, including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. Siri AI is not yet available in the EU or mainland China. Messages Suggestions were added to Messages in iOS 27.2. The feature was available during the iOS 27 beta testing period, but was removed before launch. Message suggestions display tappable shortcuts in a conversation based on context, so you can do things like track a package with a tap or add a dinner invitation to the Calendar app. You can choose which suggestions you want, with options to add Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Maps, and Flights and Packages. Apple Music iOS 27.2 introduces a new Apple Music icon that matches Apple’s recent Apple Music rebranding. The icon is black and white and replaces the red icon. Apple also changed the color of highlights in the navigation bar and other areas of the Apple Music app to remove the color red. Shared photo albums in the Photos app now have an editing option for captions and comments. Apple also added a feature to prevent duplicate photos and there is now a reminder before albums expire so users can save important photos and videos. SynthID iOS 27.2 includes SynthID tagging for Image Playground images and some edits to the Photos app. Watermarks are added when using Stretch and Reframe in Photos and for large edits with the Cleanup tool. You can check images for SynthID using Google’s SynthID Detector website. Podcasts The Home tab of the Podcasts app has separate sections for New Episodes and Continue Playing. The new sections replace Up Next. Games The Friends tab in the Games app now includes context on friend suggestions and shows recent games played on friends’ player pages. Apple TV Apple TV app users can now create profiles in the account settings section on iPhone and iPad. Profiles only require a name, a profile rating, and information about whether the user is a child. Creating a profile for a child limits content to a PG rating by default, but there is a customization option for finer control. Users can select age ratings for TV shows and movies that are appropriate for the child based on his or her age. Phone The Call Context feature in the Phone app reminds you of a contact’s anniversary when you call them, as long as you’ve saved the date in the Contacts app. FaceTime FaceTime Dual Capture is now available in group FaceTime calls. Dual Capture is a feature that allows you to stream FaceTime video content from the front and rear cameras at the same time. On a device compatible with iOS 27, rotating the camera during a FaceTime call automatically activates dual capture. Dual Capture is available on iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Duo. Apple also added an option to add an external sign language interpreter or live captioning to a call. Shortcuts iOS 27 includes new automations, actions, and improvements to the Shortcuts app. There’s a new “when my iPhone opens or closes” automation for the iPhone Duo. An updated workout automation adds support for the Fitness app, and the app automation can provide the name of the app that was closed. The window layout can be configured with the “Show Actions” and Show menu items to describe a shortcut, and the shortcut names and icons can be edited from the library. iPhone Duo Updates iOS 27.2 adds Apple Pencil USB-C support to the iPhone Duo. It also includes Edge Light to illuminate your face during video calls. Multiview iOS 27.2 expands Multiview in the Apple TV app to iPhone, so users can watch up to four live sports broadcasts running simultaneously for sporting events included in an Apple TV subscription: Major League Soccer (MLS), Formula 1 (F1) in the US, and Friday Night Baseball doubleheader during the Major League Baseball season. Clock App There are smaller am and pm tags in the Clock EU alarm list – App Tracking Transparency App Tracking Transparency supports an alternative extended notice for EU users along with an alternative annual notice. France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Romania. Apple tested its redesigned Health app in the iOS 27.2 beta, but it won’t be released until later this year and is not included in iOS 27.2. Security Fixes iOS 27.2 addresses more than 160 security vulnerabilities. None of the vulnerabilities were actively exploited, but it’s always a good idea to update when so many fixes are included.
