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Apple Music's familiar red app icon has reportedly been swapped for a monochrome black-and-white design in the iOS 27.2 beta, according to 9to5Mac. The eighth-note symbol also appears slightly sharper in angle, and widgets now use black backgrounds with a blue highlight marking the active tab in the app's interface.
In the latest episode of 9to5Mac Overtime, hosts Jeff Benjamin and Fernando Silva discuss Apple's rumored 'Welcome Home' event and an anticipated smart home hub called HomePad, which reportedly combines a speaker with a display. They also cover newly surfaced iOS 27.2 code references pointing to third-party smart home products, including devices from LG.
Apple has pushed a new carrier settings update, version 72.0.3, to iPhone 18 Pro Max users running the iOS 27.2 beta on AT&T, following last week's fix for devices on the stable iOS 27.0 release. The update addresses the same issue in which some users lost cellular service entirely, with affected phones showing an 'SOS' status indicator.
The October 7, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily covered the release of iOS 27.2 beta 3 and discussed a reported partnership between Apple and LG focused on smart home technology. The podcast episode, as usual, summarized the day's top Apple-related news stories in audio format.
Apple is beta testing iOS 27.2 well ahead of its usual schedule, with the update expected to launch during the week of October 26. The release will add Siri support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, features Apple previously said would arrive the month after iOS 27's debut. iOS 27.1, by contrast, is reportedly limited to the new iPhone Duo launching October 23, with other iPhones skipping straight to 27.2.
iOS 27.2 beta 3 introduces several design changes to Apple's Books app, including new progress bars to track reading location and a redesigned bottom-right menu using Liquid Glass styling. The bookmark button has moved out of that menu into a standalone icon in the upper-right, while the 'X' button shifted to the upper-left and the 'Back' button moved to a larger position in the lower-left.
Apple released iOS 27.2 beta 3 to developers, a build that rolls out a redesigned Apple Music logo with a bolder typeface and lowercase 'm'. The update also contains unreleased code referencing per-app controls for Messages' suggested actions, plus Liquid Glass design changes and a new progress bar in Apple Books. A companion macOS 27.2 beta 3 includes further hints at touch-interaction support ahead of an expected touchscreen MacBook Pro.
Apple has pushed macOS 27.2 public beta 2 to users enrolled in its public beta program, a day after seeding developer beta 3. Build 26B5101f matches the developer release, and the main addition is support for five new Siri AI languages—French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish—alongside English.
Apple has released the second public beta of iOS 27.2, bringing its redesigned Health app to iPhone users testing the preview. Other changes carried over from the first beta include dual capture for Group FaceTime, expanded Siri language support, Apple TV app profiles on iPhone, and renamed sections in Apple Podcasts. Apple is expected to release iOS 27.2 officially later this month.
The latest beta of iOS 27.2 reveals an upcoming feature allowing users to manage Siri AI suggested actions within the Messages app. Apple is adding granular controls to enable users to hide or disable suggestions based on categories or usage patterns, addressing earlier user complaints about irrelevant prompts.
Since the release of iOS 27.2 beta 2, Apple has been experimenting with code that detects when Google displays promotional banners for Chrome or the Google app within Safari. The system also tracks user interactions with these ads, although it is unclear if this will be included in the final release. The move appears to be related to ongoing regulatory scrutiny of browser competition and user choice on iOS devices.
Apple has launched the third beta version of iOS 27.2 for developers, following the public release of iOS 27. The update introduces a redesigned Health app, dual capture mode for Group FaceTime, and expanded Siri language support, among other enhancements. This beta comes after the initial public beta and is part of Apple's ongoing iOS 27.2 development cycle.