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Apple quietly rolled out iOS 27.1, but it is only available on the new iPhone Duo; other iPhone models currently show iOS 27.0.1 as their latest update. All other iPhones will instead jump directly to iOS 27.2, which has been in beta for a month and is set to launch next week with its own new features.
Apple's upcoming iOS 27.2 update, expected next week, extends Dual Capture to Group FaceTime calls after launching as a one-on-one feature in iOS 27. It also splits Apple Podcasts' Up Next queue into separate New Episodes and Continue Playing sections, and brings tvOS-style user profiles to the iPhone's Apple TV app.
CNET released a cheat-sheet covering iOS 27, the operating system running on Apple's new iPhone Duo. The guide highlights a revamped Siri for Apple Intelligence-compatible devices, an updated Safari browser, and other subtler under-the-hood changes, and will be updated as new versions like iOS 27.2 roll out.
Apple has launched the iPhone Duo, a $1,999 folding iPhone with a 5.4-inch outer screen and 7.6-inch inner display, arriving seven years after Samsung's first Galaxy Fold. The device drops Face ID in favor of Touch ID, and many third-party apps, including some already updated for iOS 27.1, still display improperly on its new screen formats.
WhatsApp has begun rolling out a scheduled messages feature to select iOS beta testers, according to WABetaInfo, following its earlier debut on Android beta. Users can tap and hold the send button to open a date and time picker, scheduling messages from 10 minutes up to two weeks ahead, with confirmations visible only to the sender.
The October 22, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily recapped reports on upcoming iOS 27.2 features and discussion of a possible Apple Music rebrand. The episode is distributed via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play and RSS, with a sponsorship from Backblaze.
YouTube is redesigning its Android and iOS apps, relocating the Subscriptions tab from the bottom navigation bar—where it has sat since 2017—into a new top bar on the Home screen. The update also introduces custom feeds, letting signed-in users type descriptions of content they want to see and generate tailored feeds, with new dedicated tabs for Live, Music, and Movies & TV. Custom feeds are launching first for English-speaking, signed-in users in the U.S. on mobile and desktop, with free accounts capped at 3 saved feeds and Premium members at 8.
Apple's upcoming iOS and iPadOS 27.2 update will extend Apple TV user profiles to iPhone and iPad, syncing playback history and recommendations across devices, with new kids' character avatars from shows like The Snoopy Show and Frog and Toad. The update also adds optional American Sign Language and British Sign Language support, accessible via Settings under Apps > TV > Sign Language.
A research project called HackiOS, from a group identifying as OOSEX GANG, runs Apple's open-source XNU kernel alongside an unmodified iOS 16.5 user space on a POCO X5 Pro 5G Android phone and in QEMU emulation. The system boots entirely from RAM via fastboot without flashing the device, and reverts to Android on reboot; the project uses custom EFI/UEFI loaders and driver replacements rather than any Apple binaries, pulling IPSW files directly from Apple's CDN at runtime.
Apple's upcoming iOS 27.2 update, expected next week, carries design changes to two built-in apps. Apple Music drops its red accent color for black, white and blue tones across the tab bar, library sections and widgets, while Apple Books repositions its reading controls, adds progress bars, and introduces a standard Liquid Glass menu.
A WIRED reviewer wrote an entire review of Apple's new iPhone Duo foldable using only the device itself, pairing it with a Bluetooth mouse via iOS's AssistiveTouch accessibility setting. The writer found the note-taking app Bear worked well on the 7.6-inch screen, but had to switch to a desktop for final edits in WIRED's content management system, and noted iOS restricts split-screen multitasking to a fixed 50-50 view.
Wired reports that Apple's new iPhone Duo, which launches Friday at $1,999, will receive the Reachability accessibility setting in a future software update. The feature, which lets users shift the top of the display downward for easier one-handed use, has existed on iPhones since 2014 but hasn't yet been confirmed for the Duo's dual-screen, foldable design.