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Apple's iOS 27 update, released September 14, includes a new adjustable slider for the Liquid Glass interface design first introduced in iOS 26. Previously users could only choose between Clear or Tinted options, but the slider now allows finer control over how transparent or frosted menus, icons and other elements appear. The setting is found under Settings > Appearance > Liquid Glass.
Apple has released iOS 27, adding faster performance, AI-powered photo editing and an expanded Siri assistant that can search messages, emails and photos and act across apps, plus a standalone Siri app that saves conversations by default. Users who find the transparent Liquid Glass interface hard to read or dislike Siri's persistent memory can adjust these features through dedicated settings menus rather than being stuck with the defaults.
Reports suggest Apple's next major iPhone Pro overhaul, timed to the device's 20th anniversary, will bring more dramatic design changes than the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro lineup. The rumored foldable iPhone Duo is expected to arrive first, but industry chatter points to the following year's Pro model as the more significant leap.
Howard Buffett, son of Warren Buffett, is reportedly assuming a more active part in preserving the values and structure his father established at Berkshire Hathaway. The move comes as attention also turns to María Corina Machado's plans to return to Venezuela and Apple's latest iPhone and watch releases.
Apple's newest iPhone and Apple Watch models are now available for purchase in physical and online stores. A tech columnist evaluated the new devices primarily by comparing them against previous generations already owned by many consumers.
Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max launched this week with starting prices of $1,199 and $1,299, higher than last year's $1,099 and $1,199 for the iPhone 17 Pro lineup. For consumers unwilling to pay the premium for faster chips, improved cameras, and a foldable design, there are simpler ways to make an existing iPhone feel new again.
Apple has released a simulator for the rumored iPhone Duo device as part of its Xcode 27.1 beta rollout, giving developers early access to test apps against the new form factor. The release signals Apple is preparing its developer ecosystem ahead of an eventual hardware launch.
Tech writer David Pogue published a Substack post detailing 125 prompts he tried with Apple's overhauled Siri AI in iOS 27, ranging from summarizing pending tasks across Mail and Messages to deleting dozens of alarms at once. The assistant succeeded in nearly all cases, with only a handful of failures like completing a Venmo payment.
A newly discovered bug in Apple's just-released iOS 27 lets users lock up their iPhone by rapidly swiping to open Notification Center and then Control Center in quick succession. The glitch freezes touch response and disables the power-off slider, and it has spread quickly on social media as a prank people are playing on friends' phones.
Apple is reportedly shifting its iPhone camera strategy toward giving users more manual control over how photos are processed, rather than relying solely on automatic computational adjustments. The change is expected to arrive with the iPhone 18 Pro, allowing photographers greater flexibility in shaping the final look of their images.
After hands-on testing of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, a ZDNET reviewer found the two models are nearly feature-identical this generation, aside from screen and battery size differences. Both share the same triple-camera system with variable aperture technology and matching durability, prompting a shift in buying advice toward the smaller Pro model.
Apple released iOS 27 with Siri AI upgrades on Sept. 14, and some users are noticing faster battery drain afterward. Apple has confirmed this is expected behavior, explaining that devices need time post-update to index files, download assets, and update apps in the background.