Main points
- iOS 27 will introduce a radically redesigned Siri, which will become a full-fledged chatbot and intelligent agent integrated with Dynamic Island.
- The update includes improvements to the Liquid Glass design, new features in the Camera app, and changes to other standard apps like Safari and Weather.
How iOS 27 will change the iPhone experience / Channel 24 Collage/Unsplash
As WWDC 2026 approaches, there are massive leaks about the next iteration of Apple's mobile platform. iOS 27 is expected to bring more than just cosmetic fixes, but a fundamental transformation of the user experience with the device through artificial intelligence and interface flexibility.
What innovations will make iOS 27 the most important update of the decade?
The centerpiece of iOS 27 will be a completely redesigned Siri, which will turn into a full-fledged chatbot and intelligent agent capable of competing with ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. We have been waiting for this for several years, but Apple has been dragging its feet, losing the battle for the AI market. The latest leaks indicate that our wait is finally coming to an end, writes 24 Kanal , which analyzed the rumors and collected them together.
In iOS 27, Siri will mostly work in Dynamic Island, but for the first time, a separate Siri app will also appear,
– notes Bloomberg.
The new app will allow users to view conversation history, create new chats via the “+” button, and upload documents or images for analysis. In addition, the interface will feature a grid of rectangles with a summary of past discussions, writes MacRumors.
Integration with Dynamic Island will become deeper: when the assistant is activated, a pill-shaped animation will appear, and query results will be displayed as transparent cards.
When users interact with Siri, they can scroll down the transparent results card to enter chatbot mode, which looks similar to a text message thread,
– reports journalist Marcus Mendes, who writes for the publication 9to5mac.
This mode will include mini cards for weather, notes, and upcoming appointments. In addition to Apple's own intelligence, users will be able to choose third-party services like Gemini or ChatGPT as default tools for writing texts or creating images.
To improve Siri's efficiency, the company even sent a significant portion of its engineers on a special intensive training course.
Apple is sending a significant portion of its Siri engineers on a multi-week intensive course to learn how to program using artificial intelligence,”
– The Information previously reported.
This underscores the seriousness of the developers' intentions to make the assistant “an always-on agent that can use personal data and perform actions across applications.”
Apple is still struggling to get out of the hole it fell into with Liquid Glass
An important part of the update will be improvements to the Liquid Glass design language, writes 9to5mac. The main goal of the changes is to make the interface more streamlined and lightweight after numerous users criticized the new design after its initial appearance.
One notable change will be a return to a unified tab bar design in apps like Apple Music, Podcasts, and Apple TV, where search will once again be integrated with other navigation elements. There will also be a new keyboard animation that appears to slide out from the bottom of the screen, MacRumors reported.
The Camera app will become more flexible and customizable
The Camera app is undergoing perhaps the biggest transformation since the release of iOS 26.
Apple plans to update the Camera app, making it fully customizable as part of a broader set of user interface changes coming in the next iPhone software update,
– writes Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman.
Users will be able to choose which functions appear at the top of the interface, such as flash, exposure, timer or resolution. These controls will be called widgets and can be selected from a transparent tray that appears at the bottom. Moreover, there will be a special “Siri mode” for the camera, which integrates visual intelligence functions directly into the shooting process.
Even more changes
The changes will also affect other standard programs:
- Safari will update the home page, adding four tabs for quickly switching between favorites, bookmarks, reading list, and history.
- The Weather app will get a new Conditions panel for convenient monitoring of precipitation and wind on the home screen.
- For creative users, Apple will update Image Playground, adding the ability to edit created images with text descriptions of changes and using new models to achieve greater realism.
- Even home screen settings will become easier with the addition of Undo/Redo functions.
When will iOS 27 be released?
The official presentation of iOS 27 will take place on June 8, 2026 during the keynote at WWDC. The release of the final version for all users is traditionally expected in September.
You may also be interested in remembering: how Apple promised us a new Siri – all the announcements and deceptions that disappointed us
Apple began actively promoting the idea of a “new Siri” in June 2024 during the WWDC 2024 conference. It was then that the company introduced the Apple Intelligence platform and announced that Siri would receive full-fledged generative artificial intelligence functions, recalls 24 Channel .
At the presentation, Apple showed off an assistant that supposedly understands the user's context, sees the content of the screen, analyzes correspondence, photos, files, and can execute complex commands between different applications. The company demonstrated scenarios where Siri searched for documents in emails, found specific messages, remembered recommendations from friends, and could even answer questions just like a regular chatbot, writes MacRumors.
Apple gave the impression that the revolutionary Siri was almost ready. Some of the smaller Apple Intelligence features were indeed released in iOS 18, including ChatGPT integration, Type to Siri, and a new assistant interface.
But the most important thing – personalized Siri – never appeared. Already in March 2025, Apple officially admitted that the release was being postponed. The company stated that the launch “needs more time” and the features will appear “within the next year”. As you can understand, this was another deception.
Later it became clear that the problem was much more serious. Apple's software chief Craig Federighi explained that the first architecture of the new Siri did not meet the company's quality standards. According to him, the system worked only in “simple scenarios”, but began to make mistakes in more complex situations. As a result, Apple had to essentially rebuild Siri on a new second-generation architecture. This is what caused the massive delay.
Against this backdrop, Apple began to receive serious criticism. Some users and analysts believe that the company showed features that were not actually ready for launch. The situation even ended with a class action lawsuit in the US. In 2026, Apple agreed to settle a case worth about $250 million over claims about advertising Siri AI features for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16, TechRadar reports.
All of this has taken a toll on Apple's reputation in the AI space. While Google has been actively promoting Gemini and Microsoft has been integrating Copilot into its services, Apple has been seen as a company that is lagging behind the market. Even some of the promised developer tools, including Swift Assist for Xcode, have not been released on time, as users have complained on Reddit.
Now we are waiting for WWDC 2026: what is known about the conference
Now Apple's main hope is connected with WWDC 2026. The company officially confirmed that the conference will take place from June 8 to 12, 2026. The keynote presentation is scheduled for June 8 at Apple Park in Cupertino. Apple will show iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27 and visionOS 27.
The main topic of WWDC 2026 will almost certainly be artificial intelligence, writes 24 Kanal. In recent months, there have been many leaks that Apple is preparing “Siri 2.0”. This is a new version of the assistant, which will work much closer to ChatGPT or Gemini. Insiders write about a full-fledged chatbot mode with support for long dialogues, a new Siri interface, integration with Dynamic Island and even a separate Siri application.
Apple is also reportedly expanding its partnership with Google Gemini, which is expected to help power some of Apple's Intelligence features. The leaks also mention AI features for calendaring, health, and personalized recommendations.
What other features can we expect in iOS 27?
- Previous leaks mentioned the use of Visual Intelligence to analyze objects in the frame, The Verge writes.
- Apple is also allegedly testing automatic tab grouping using AI in Safari, according to Tom's Guide.
- There have been rumors of 5G satellite connectivity for future iPhones, sending photos via satellite mode, and even Apple Maps working via satellite. Some of these features may be exclusive to the new iPhone 18 Pro models.
- A separate direction of development for iOS 27 is system stability. Insiders compare the upcoming update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, meaning Apple may focus not only on new features but also on bug fixes, optimizations, and performance after the mixed user reaction to iOS 26.
At the same time, there is currently no complete certainty that Apple will have time to complete all AI functions by the release of iOS 27 in the fall of 2026. Some journalists and users are already openly doubting the company's ability to quickly catch up with competitors after a series of delays and postponements of Siri.