I've used iOS 26 for a year — these are the 9 features I can't live without

I rate all the new features introduced with iOS 26 to tell you how much I use them after spending nearly a year using Apple's latest iPhone software.

iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don’t drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads

But many of the new features Apple mentioned require support for Apple Intelligence, which remains confined to newer devices with at least 8GB of RAM. Apple Intelligence still requires an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, an iPhone 16 or newer, or an iPhone Air. On the iPad, support requires an iPad Air or iPad Pro with an M1 or newer.

Apple will let you build workflows using AI in its new Shortcuts app

Shortcuts gets an AI upgrade, letting you describe the workflow you want in a prompt.

Apple announces iOS 27 with speedy app launches, Siri AI, and Liquid Glass refinements for your iPhone

Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, and the message this year is quite simple: this one is faster, more polished, and comes loaded with new Apple Intelligence features, including the new Siri AI. It isn’t the most visually dramatic update, but it addresses some of the most frustrating aspects of using iOS.
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Returning to iOS 18 after using iOS 26 might surprise you

iOS 26 brought a major new Liquid Glass design that, in some cases, led to user reports of slower iPhone performance. But Daring Fireball’s John Gruber recently went back to iOS 18 after a long time on iOS 26, and had a surprisingly different experience.

iOS 27: All the Rumored App Features

Siri is getting a major overhaul in iOS 27, but Apple also has some big updates planned for apps like Camera, Photos, and Wallet. There are multiple new AI features in the works, plus some non-AI upgrades.