The two biggest iOS 27 features at WWDC for me had nothing to do with Siri AI

Kerry Wan/ZDNET

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.

ZDNET's key takeaways

Apple promises more seamless device connectivity in iOS 27.

Expect quicker network transitions and more intuitive iMessage prioritization.

These fixes to baseline functions are more useful than they sound.

Though AI-powered Siri upgrades were the underlying theme of nearly every new feature announced during WWDC, some of the more interesting perks were much less talked about. Apple announced two small but meaningful enhancements to your iPhone's performance that will be included in iOS 27, to be released this fall.

Also: Every iPhone model that supports the iOS 27 update (and which older ones don't)

Improvements to device network transitions and how your iPhone will prioritize sending messages over weak cellular networks are far more exciting to me than Siri AI. Here's why.

Network transitions

... continue reading