During its WWDC 2026 keynote on Monday, Apple briefly showed a slide with hundreds of new features and enhancements coming across iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27. All of the software updates are currently available as developer betas, and they are expected to be released to all users in September.


We already highlighted some of the key new features from the slide, and now we have shared a categorized list of all of the more than 250 changes shown.

iPhone & iOS 27 & iPadOS 27

• Switch between two iPhone devices with the same phone number


• More seamless transitions between Wi-Fi and cellular networks


• Live Activities in Dynamic Island in landscape


• Enhanced power efficiency for Safari in iOS


• Faster Voice Control response in iOS


• Extra-large widgets in iOS


• Streamlined setup for Touch Accommodations in iOS and iPadOS


• Live Activity for Precision Finding with Friends


• Smoother scrolling in App Library


• Smoother unlocking on iPhone


• Undo and redo Home Screen edits in iPadOS


• Extra-large widgets in Today View in iPadOS


• Faster window closing in iPadOS


• Faster browsing and transfers in Files in iPadOS


• Faster menu bar access in iPadOS


• iPhone app resizing in iPadOS


• Apple News+ audio support in iPadOS


• Faster window switching in iPadOS


• Optional persistent menu bar on iPad


• App names in iPad status bar


• Dual camera in FaceTime


• Faster Lock Screen switching


• Lock Screen consistently stays awake while scrolling notifications


• More power-efficient Personal Hotspot on N1 devices


• Expanded touch support in Sidecar


• Independent alarm volumes


• Smoother camera switching when zooming in video


• Smoother paging between Home Screen pages


• Smoother scrolling in Control Center and Control Gallery


• Easier-to-reach Camera experience


• More accurate photo orientation


• Faster and more reliable NFC reading


• Quick Start with a recovery contact


• Pairing and handoff improvements for Made for iPhone hearing devices


• Faster entry and exit from Assistive Access and Guided Access modes


• Proactive car key setup

macOS 27

• More relevant Spotlight search suggestions


• Faster shortcuts and actions indexing in Spotlight


• Drawing in Notes in macOS


• Updated video podcasts experience in macOS


• Enhanced power efficiency for Safari in macOS


• Edge-to-edge sidebars


• Colorful sidebar icons


• Updated menu bar icons


• Uniform toolbars


• Consistent corner radii


• Faster user account creation in macOS


• Ethernet status in menu bar in macOS


• Improved RDMA over Thunderbolt


• Support for Mac mirroring in 5K resolution


• More high-resolution and high-refresh-rate display modes for external displays


• Swipe down to refresh in macOS


• Smoother scrolling in Safari in macOS


• App resizing in iPhone Mirroring


• DRM video support in iPhone Mirroring


• Drawing in Freeform in macOS


• Smoother animations in Mission Control and Spaces


• Show Borders for macOS accessibility


• HDR for macOS system UI

Apple TV & tvOS 27

• Faster AirPlay connections to Apple TV


• Smart downloads on Apple TV


• AppleCare coverage details in Settings in tvOS


• More responsive Control Center in tvOS


• Redesigned Podcasts app for tvOS


• Larger text sizes in tvOS


• Smoother animations and app launches in tvOS

Apple Watch & watchOS 27

• Better battery efficiency on Apple Watch


• More accurate step tracking on Apple Watch


• More efficient water detection on Apple Watch


• Improved Wi-Fi connectivity in watchOS


• Apple Wallet guest keys in watchOS


• Consolidated Find My app in watchOS


• Faster app extension launch in watchOS


• Tap gesture on Apple Watch


• Faster media playback in watchOS


• Dynamic app grid in watchOS


• Maps Parked Car widget in Smart Stack


• Redesigned settings in the Apple Watch app


• Support for time zone changes in Sleep


• View card balance in Wallet in watchOS


• Transit cards and IDs in Smart Stack in watchOS


• New Smart Stack suggestions in watchOS

Vision Pro & visionOS 27

• Use your panoramas for Environments in visionOS


• Extra-small widget option in visionOS


• New windows with curvature in visionOS


• Improved Control Center in visionOS


• Look and tap to view and respond to notifications in visionOS


• Spatial scene support for panoramas in visionOS


• Faster boot and connect to Wi-Fi in visionOS


• Widget for Mac Virtual Display in visionOS


• Multiple tab views in Safari in visionOS

Home & HomePod

• Faster AirPlay connections to HomePod


• Improved connectivity for Thread home accessories


• Faster smart home accessory updates


• Faster HomeKit accessory pairing


• More reliable HomeKit camera storage

CarPlay

• Audio scrubbing on CarPlay's Now Playing screen


• Improved navigation heading and GPS accuracy in CarPlay


• Improved wireless CarPlay reliability


• Audio MiniPlayer in CarPlay

Photos

• Filter photos and videos in Shared Albums


• Add keywords to photos and videos in Photos


• Album organization improvements in Photos


• Customize slideshows in Photos


• Captured by Me collection in Photos


• Save any slideshow as a video in Photos


• Choose a specific pet in Photo Shuffle


• Search for photos and videos using additional metadata


• Search returns more pleasing photos of people and pets in Photos


• Option to prioritize syncing to iCloud Photos


• Easier to save photos from Shared Albums


• Option to include photos of yourself in Photo Shuffle


• Faster rendering of Collections tab in Photos


• Selection view in Photos


• Identity Documents collection in Photos


• Faster loading of new captures in Photos


• Save a video frame as a photo


• Star rings in Photos


• Full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud Shared Albums


• Additional participant permissions in Shared Albums


• Expire your Shared Albums


• Recent activity in Shared Albums


• React with any emoji in Shared Albums


• Participate in iCloud Shared Albums from Android and Windows


• Easier to invite others in Shared Albums

Messages

• Drawing app in Messages


• Find offloaded media in Messages


• Failed messages automatically retry sending in Messages


• Continuous sending of photos, videos, and texts in Messages


• Consolidated notifications for multiple Tapbacks in Messages


• Thumbnails displayed for offloaded media in Messages


• Search for conversations in Messages by phone number or a contact's nickname


• Faster to add recent camera captures in Messages


• Improved Messages syncing across devices

Apple Music & Podcasts

• Improved reliability of Apple Music streaming


• New AutoMix transitions


• Refreshed album pages in Apple Music


• Faster Now Playing view loading in Music


• Refreshed artist pages in Apple Music


• Search within shows in Podcasts


• AirPods Custom EQ


• Faster Apple Music playback start

Mail

• Improved Top Results in Mail


• Faster message loading in Mail


• More reliable search indexing in Mail


• Improved list formatting in Mail


• Improved unread badge accuracy in Mail

Maps

• More accurate Visited Places in Maps


• Guides in Maps available in more places


• Enhanced Flyover in Maps


• Offline Maps update improvements


• Natural language search for routing in Maps

Health & Fitness & Journal

• Sort by completed Fitness+ workouts


• Faster data updates in the Health app


• Perimenopause and menopause support in the Health app


• Perimenopause and menopause symptom logging in the Health app


• Increased attachment limits in Journal


• More accurate route maps in the Fitness app after workouts


• iCloud sync status for Journal entries


• Improved distance accuracy during treadmill workouts


• Synced step count in the Health and Fitness apps


• Faster workout start in the Workout app


• Time stamps for Journal entries


• Fitness+ workouts for perimenopause and menopause


• More intuitive journaling streaks


• GymKit on iPhone and AirPods Pro 3

Notes

• Section links in Notes


• Stylized notes from third-party Calendar accounts


• Copy and paste as Markdown in Notes


• Divider lines in Notes

Shortcuts

• Else if support in Shortcuts


• Group conversation support in Shortcuts


• Expanded Get What's on Screen capabilities in Shortcuts


• Store data in Shortcuts


• Redesigned Shortcuts editor


• Screenshot and notification automations in Shortcuts

Freeform

• Faster board previews in Freeform


• More reliable right-to-left text editing in Freeform


• Smoother Freeform board performance


• Dark Mode adaptive canvas in Freeform


• Collaborative folders in Freeform

Safari

• Faster start page content loading in Safari


• Faster web application performance in Safari


• Smoother animations and graphics in Safari


• Faster handling of JavaScript in Safari


• Smoother start page resizing in Safari

Apple Wallet & Apple Pay

• Easier card selection and payment management with Apple Pay


• Wallet order tracking support in Australia and Canada

Find My

• More flexible sharing options in Find My


• Find My UI enhancements

Home

• Support for 4K camera recordings in the Home app


• View streams from compatible cameras simultaneously in the Home app

Calendar

• Modify multiple Calendar events


• Streamlined Calendar event details


• Smoother Calendar scrolling

Accessibility

• Easier reading and editing of PDFs using VoiceOver


• Improved PlayStation Access controller support


• Streamlined Assistive Access setup

System & Performance & Miscellaneous

• Updated Liquid Glass


• Customize Liquid Glass


• Faster app launches


• Web audio no longer interrupts system audio


• Faster PDF saving


• Faster AirDrop transfers


• Faster AirDrop recipient discovery


• Improved Bluetooth power management


• Improved FaceTime quality on poor connections


• Faster network file browsing


• Support for media sharing from third-party apps


• More document formats in Preview


• More efficient emergency alert monitoring


• More consistent window positioning persistence across external displays


• Improved game controller settings


• Improved battery insights


• Improved navigation in Game Overlay


• Improved performance in Apple News


• All options displayed in Camera settings


• Password help accessible from the Lock Screen


• Camera uses less power in Low Power Mode


• Faster Camera launch in Low Power Mode


• Richer iCloud collaboration link previews


• Access requests for items shared via iCloud


• Faster Text Recognition in photos and documents


• Updated app icons


• Optimized CPU scheduler


• Autosize and reset columns


• Faster to open full-screen view from Photos widget


• Faster access to shared content on iCloud.com


• Smoother animations in News and Stocks articles


• More easily accessible share link for iCloud collaboration


• More distinct active windows


• Real-time updates for widgets when app is open


• Faster Rapid Return to Service


• Updated hourly and 10-day views in Weather


• Faster to start uploading to iCloud Photos


• Option-click to secondary sort


• Content-based recipient suggestions for sharing photos and links


• Faster loading of emoji and sticker keyboards


• Smoother scrolling in the widget gallery


• Easier to access recovery codes for Apple Accounts

Languages & Regional

• New UI language for English (Canada) and English (Philippines)


• New keyboard layout for Slovenian and Estonian


• Automatic punctuation when typing on multilingual keyboards


• Natural language time formats for Chinese and Hindi


• Call Recording transcriptions support for Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese


• New keyboards for languages including Afrikaans, Basque, Baybayin, English (Philippines), Galician, Guarani, Luxembourgish, Xhosa, and Zulu


• New keyboards for Indigenous languages, including Blackfoot, Comanche, Cree, Kiowa, and Tsuu'tina


• Faster multilingual text processing for handwriting in multiple languages


• Chāizì typing


• Smart language and keyboard configuration suggestions


• QuickPath and typing suggestions for Vietnamese VNI keyboard


• Multilingual grammar checking


• Holiday-aware alarms in China


• Punctuation suggestions as you type in Chinese


• Alternate calendars for India to support the current time zone while traveling


• Grocery List in Reminders language expansion


• Improved conversion from phonetic scripts like Pinyin and Kana when typing in Simplified Chinese and Japanese


• Live Voicemail transcription for English (Singapore) and Japanese


• Visited Places in Maps available in more markets


• Scribble support for Hindi and Marathi with Apple Pencil


• On-screen context for more relevant typing suggestions for Chinese and Japanese


• Expanded language support for auto-categorization in Reminders


• FaceTime Live Captions for Traditional Chinese

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iOS 27 has a new "Tap to Share" feature that lets merchants use their iPhone to connect to a customer's device with an NFC tap for the purpose of data exchange. This is useful for small business owners, vendors at local markets, and so forth.


Tap to Share is an extension of the existing Tap to Pay on iPhone feature, which lets merchants accept contactless payments on an iPhone, with no point-of-sale hardware required. The latter feature allows customers to pay by simply tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch, contactless credit card or debit card, or other contactless payment option on the merchant's iPhone. Payment is securely completed using NFC, like Apple Pay.

During an active Tap to Pay on iPhone session, iOS 27 users can now share contact details for membership sign-up, provide a shipping address or email for receipts, add or share Apple Wallet passes, view their cart, and pay with Apple Pay.

Tap to Share requires an iPhone 12 or newer, and the feature is not currently available in the European Economic Area (EEA), which consists of all of the countries in the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. Apple did not explain why the feature is not immediately launching in the EEA or provide a timeframe for future availability there.
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Apple this week unveiled macOS 27 Golden Gate, and the upcoming software update hints at the rumored "MacBook Ultra" in at least three ways.


"MacBook Ultra" is the rumored name for a new high-end model above the MacBook Pro. The laptop is rumored to feature an OLED display, touch-screen capabilities, a Dynamic Island, a thinner design, and M6 Pro and M6 Max chips.

macOS 27 includes a trio of hints about touch-screen support and a Dynamic Island in particular.

First, the update adds direct touch input to Sidecar, the feature that allows you to use an iPad as a second display for a Mac. This enhancement allows users to tap and interact with macOS elements with a finger on their iPad. This strongly hints at Apple preparing to bring touch-screen support to macOS after years of resisting.


Second, macOS 27 adds iPhone-like pull-to-refresh support to the Mac. This allows you to swipe down on the trackpad to refresh the page or visible content in apps such as Safari, Mail, News, Podcasts, and Calendar. Apple may have finally expanded this functionality to the Mac in preparation for a "MacBook Ultra" with a touch screen.


Third, the new "Search or Ask" feature powered by the revamped version of Siri is built into Spotlight on macOS 27, resulting in a dark, pill-shaped interface that would be very fitting for a MacBook screen with a Dynamic Island.

On the MacBook Ultra, the "Search or Ask" interface would likely be positioned higher so that it surrounds the Dynamic Island when visible.


macOS 27 is currently available in developer beta, with a public beta to follow in July. The update is expected to be released in September.

Apple reportedly plans to launch the "MacBook Ultra" in early 2027.
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The upcoming iOS 27 update that Apple unveiled this week includes many new features and enhancements for Apple's Wallet app on the iPhone.


Below, we have outlined six additions to the Apple Wallet app on iOS 27.

New Features

Enhanced Passes

iOS 26 introduced enhanced Apple Wallet boarding passes, and iOS 27 will gradually expand this improved experience to all other types of passes in the app, including for loyalty, rewards, membership, and gift cards.


The newer passes have an elevated design with more detailed background images, and there are tiles below them that provide relevant information.

Apple has introduced a new macOS app called Pass Designer for creating and previewing passes.


Pass Designer is available in beta on macOS 27.

Enhanced Hotel Keys

iOS 27 supports enhanced Apple Wallet digital keys at participating hotels and resorts. You can view more details about your trips, receive updates about booked activities, access services available during your stay, and more. Apple did not share a list of hotel brands or locations that will be offering these upgraded keys.

Create Passes

You can now create custom passes in Apple Wallet by scanning physical cards, like loyalty or membership cards.


With the new Siri mode in the Camera app, you can simply point your iPhone at any physical card with a barcode and save it to Apple Wallet. Once added, passes are ready to present as a barcode or QR code right from the iPhone.

New Barcode Types

Apple Wallet passes can display four new barcode types: EAN-13, Code 39, Codabar, and ITF.

Split Bills With Apple Cash

In the U.S. only, iOS 27 allows you to split bills with a new feature powered by Apple Cash and Apple Intelligence. This capability is available in the Apple Wallet and Messages apps, or by using the new Siri mode in the Camera app.


"When users point their iPhone at a receipt using Siri mode, it can surface the relevant action to split a bill with Apple Cash and identify the items on the receipt," said Apple. "As users select their items, their total payment is calculated, including their share of tax and tip, so they can pay back exactly what they owe with Apple Cash."

Wallet Order Tracking in More Countries

Starting with iOS 27, Apple Wallet's order tracking feature is available in Australia and Canada. The feature was limited to the U.S. and the U.K. previously.

Learn More

Apple shared a WWDC 2026 video outlining new features coming to the Wallet app this year, and it has a page on its developer website with more details.

iOS 27 Availability

iOS 27 is currently available as a developer beta, with a public beta to follow in July. The update is expected to be released to all users in September.

• How to Install the iOS 27 Beta

iOS 27 is compatible with the iPhone 11 series and newer.
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