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Apple has brought back the Messages Suggestions feature in the iOS 27.2 beta after pulling it from the iOS 27 public release earlier this fall. The feature shows one-tap action buttons under messages, letting users quickly add reminders, notes, or calendar events, or find relevant photos based on conversation context.
Apple released a new version of its Invites app for iPhone, adding full-resolution Shared Albums that non-Apple users can join, expanded Image Playground options including photorealistic backgrounds, and email-link verification for guests instead of entry codes. The update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements and is available now on the App Store.
Apple has introduced a security feature called Impersonation Risk Detection in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 aimed at flagging social engineering scams. When a supported app detects a user is about to take a sensitive action, like making a payment or changing a password, it analyzes account and device signals and returns one of three risk levels: unknown, medium, or high. The receiving app then determines how to respond to that risk score.
9to5Mac's daily podcast episode for September 29, 2026 covers recent Apple news, including the iOS 27.0.1 software update and reported features expected on a device referred to as iPhone Duo. The episode is part of the outlet's regular weekday podcast series summarizing top Apple stories.
Apple began rolling out iOS 27.0.1 on Monday, targeting several bugs found in the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. The update addresses random restarts tied to failed Face ID authentication, a color artifact in photos shot at 2x zoom, and a freeze triggered when Notification Center and Control Center were opened simultaneously.
Apple is developing iOS 27.2, which extends the Dual Capture front-and-back camera feature to Group FaceTime calls, previously limited to one-on-one calls in iOS 27. The update also splits Apple Podcasts' Up Next queue into separate 'New Episodes' and 'Continue Playing' sections, and brings user profile support to the iPhone TV app for the first time, a feature previously exclusive to tvOS.
Apple has introduced a new opt-in security feature called Impersonation Risk Detection in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, designed to identify social engineering scams as they happen. The feature runs entirely on-device, analyzing behavior in real time and sending only a risk label—not underlying personal data—to supporting apps.
Apple has partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics to release a guide aimed at helping families manage children's screen time. The guide outlines six steps, including setting up Child Accounts, configuring app and website safety settings, scheduling device use, and managing who kids can communicate with. It follows Apple's recent rollout of new child safety features in iOS 27.
Apple detailed a major update to its Shortcuts app coming with iOS 27, introducing more than 35 new actions covering Messages, Reminders, Photos, VPN and shortcut storage. The update also improves existing actions, including expanded logic support for 'If' statements, Markdown support in Notes, group chat messaging, and enhanced AI model capabilities in 'Use Model'.
Apple's iOS 27 update introduces several changes to the Reminders app, including an upgraded natural-language 'Describe' feature powered by Apple Intelligence that can auto-fill reminder details like due dates. The update also redesigns the metadata editor within lists, consolidating options like date, time, location, and tags into a single interface, and improves grocery list auto-sorting accuracy across multiple languages.
Apple's iOS 27 update adds new sharing controls to the Find My app, letting users set custom time limits for location sharing or hide their location from individual contacts without triggering a notification. The app also gets a Liquid Glass redesign with a new tab bar, more detailed location info on the main screen, and updated icons, plus changes for cellular Apple Watch users sharing location.
Apple has issued security updates for CVE-2026-20700, an out-of-bounds write flaw in its CoreGraphics framework that was used in what the company calls an 'extremely sophisticated' attack against specific individuals. The bug, found by Meta Product Security, affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS, and could let a malicious file trigger arbitrary code execution. Fixes are included in iOS 26.7.1, iPadOS 26.7.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1.