GoKawiiliOS 27.2 update to add features across Messages, Apple TV, FaceTime and Home apps
Apple is preparing to release iOS 27.2 next week with updates to six built-in apps. Highlights include a revived 'Suggested Actions' feature in Messages, a new user-profile selector for the Apple TV app on iPhone and iPad, Group FaceTime support for Dual Capture's simultaneous front-and-rear camera feeds, and new smart-lock controls in the Home app including a 'Lock After Closing' option.
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The update shows Apple continuing to refine features it introduced earlier this year rather than only adding new ones, including reviving Suggested Actions after it missed the initial iOS 27 release. Bringing Apple TV profiles to mobile devices and expanding Dual Capture to group calls could make these tools more broadly useful for families and social users, while the Home app additions suggest Apple is pushing further into smart-lock integration as it promotes new home hardware.
- iOS 27.2 brings back Suggested Actions in Messages after it was cut from the original iOS 27 release.
- Apple TV app on iPhone and iPad gains a profile selection screen, previously exclusive to tvOS.
- FaceTime's Dual Capture feature now works on Group FaceTime calls, not just one-on-one.
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