OS Overview

Powerful intelligence for your every day.

iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 and watchOS 27 coming this autumn.
Siri AI coming in English later this year. Not initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS.

Four products, including iPhone 17 Pro, Deep Blue, showing the Reframe photo editing feature demo with an image of a person leaning on a counter, Apple Watch Series 11, 46mm Space Grey, showing date and screen lock with a birthday calendar reminder in Smart Stack, MacBook Pro 14-inch, Space Black, showing a Visual Intelligence demo featuring a screenshot of olive focaccia from an email and multiple prompts about the image, and iPad Pro 11-inch, Space Black, showing Image Playground with image of two astronauts selected from list in sidebar

Explore what’s new across platforms.

iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 and watchOS 27 coming this autumn.

New Siri AI. An even more capable AI assistant with expanded intelligence to be more helpful every day.¹
Type or talk naturally with Siri AI to find what you need and get more done.

Available in English later this year. Not initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS.
Next-generation Apple Intelligence enhances the apps you use most — like Photos, Messages and Safari.²
Search and take action with Visual Intelligence on Mac.³
New, intuitive child safety features help make it easier for parents to protect kids on their devices.
An expansive set of improvements across platforms makes your experience even more responsive and delightful.

Siri AI

Your AI assistant.
More personal. More powerful.

Siri AI is powered by Apple Intelligence and more helpful than ever.¹ Get more done every day with richer answers, natural conversations and a new, dedicated app.

Siri AI coming in English later this year. Not initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS.

Just ask Siri AI.

Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri AI is your conversational AI assistant with entirely new capabilities. Ask open‑ended questions, brainstorm ideas for work or creative projects, and engage in natural, back-and-forth conversations.

Coming to compatible Mac
Siri understands your personal context.

Siri AI can find relevant answers to what you’re looking for just by asking. Search for a photo from years ago, easily locate an email buried in your inbox, or pull up the details from a note you saved.

Coming to compatible Mac
Take action in more apps.

Siri AI can take actions in apps like Messages, Music, Reminders and more based on what you’re doing in the moment. Quickly edit a message you just sent or add a song you hear in the car to your workout playlist.

Coming to compatible Mac
Tap into broad world knowledge.

Ask about virtually any topic that’s on your mind, from important facts to recipes and travel recommendations. Siri AI can reference information online to give you detailed, up‑to‑date insights.

Coming to compatible Mac
Introducing the Siri app.

A dedicated app brings together all your conversations in one place, so you can search for a previous question and pick up where you left off. You can also pin conversations for easy access or start a new one.

Coming to compatible Mac
Visual Intelligence with Siri.

Ask Siri about what’s in front of you on Mac.³ Take a screenshot of what’s on your display, like an image or a PDF, and Visual Intelligence lets you search and take action.

Coming to compatible Mac
Customise how Siri sounds.

Pick a voice, then customise expressivity and pace until it clicks for you.⁴

Coming to compatible Mac
Write with Siri virtually anywhere you type.

Siri AI can now generate a draft from scratch or provide feedback on what you’ve written. Just describe what you need in your own words. And in Messages and Mail, Siri AI can match your writing style, punctuation and tone — so you sound like you.

Coming to compatible Mac

Available in English later this year. Not initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS.

Apple Intelligence in apps

Helpful in all the right places.

Express yourself through photos and images, save time with Safari, and get more done with Apple Intelligence seamlessly integrated into your everyday apps and experiences.²

Next-level intelligent photo editing.

Reframe a photo after it’s been taken with Spatial Reframing. Expand your shots with the Extend tool. And remove even larger objects with the enhanced Clean Up tool.

Coming to compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac
Express more with Image Playground.

Create unique, high‑quality images in just about any style, including photorealistic. Modify and transform your images with just a description or by using touch for endless possibilities.

Coming to compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac
Safari works smarter for you.

Now your tabs can be automatically grouped into topics, so related pages are easier to find. And Safari Notify Me monitors pages for changes — for example, a price change or restock — and alerts you when it’s time to act.

Coming to compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac
Fix passwords with a tap.

The Passwords app alerts you to weak or compromised passwords and can update them on your behalf without the hassle.

Coming to compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac
Get things done with Suggestions.

Messages and Mail offer suggestions to help you take quick actions based on context from your conversation — add a calendar event or search for a photo with just a tap.

Coming in English

Coming to compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac
Get relevant information while on a call.

Call Context can proactively surface relevant information from across your apps when calling a business — like a confirmation code from Mail when you call an airline.

Coming in English

Coming to compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Describe a shortcut.

Automate daily tasks with a simple description. Just describe what you need and Shortcuts connects actions across multiple apps to get it done.

Coming to compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac

Child Safety

Committed to building a safe and trusted platform for kids.

New and expanded child safety features help make it easier for parents and guardians to keep kids safe online.

Set a foundation.

In Setup Assistant, parents can choose exactly which system apps their kids can use. They can select a few essential apps, a recommended set or the specific ones they want. And with Ask to Buy, parents can add more over time.⁵

Coming to iPhone, iPad
Approve new websites.

With the new Ask to Browse,⁶ kids must request permission to access new websites. Parents can take a closer look at the request in Messages before approving.⁷

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Help them communicate safely.

Communication Safety helps protect children from viewing or sharing nudity in Messages, FaceTime and more. It now also intervenes before children see gore or violence in shared images and videos.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Time Allowances and Schedules.

Parents can set Time Allowances across categories like Entertainment, Games and Social Media. We provide parents with guidance for setting Time Allowances that is based on a child’s age and developed with clinical and child development experts. Parents can always adjust these allowances based on what’s best for their child. And Schedules lets parents choose which apps are available to their child at different times or days of the week.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Intuitive, easy-to-use controls.

An all-new design makes parental controls in Settings even easier to use. At a glance, parents can check how their kids have been using their devices. And parents can quickly adjust access in the moment with just a tap.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac

OS improvements

Every little detail makes it all delightful.

Discover tons of refinements that make your devices even more responsive, reliable and delightful to use.

Design refinements.

Updates to Liquid Glass ensure exceptional readability with more uniform refraction and improved contrast. And a new slider lets you easily customise how Liquid Glass looks, from ultra‑clear to fully tinted.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Faster performance.

From faster launching iPhone and iPad apps to quicker AirDrop transfers, improvements across your devices make the things you do feel more responsive than ever.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Send indicator in Messages.

Send photos and videos in low-bandwidth situations without slowing the rest of your conversation. Text messages will continue to send, and a new send indicator lets you know exactly what’s been delivered.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Smoother network transitions.

Your iPhone and iPad more seamlessly choose the best available Wi‑Fi or mobile data connection, so whether you’re getting directions as you leave home or taking a FaceTime call as you step off a plane, you’ll stay connected.

Coming to iPhone, iPad

There’s even more to explore.

Improved iCloud Shared Albums.

It’s easier for friends and family on Android or Windows to join and contribute their own photos on iCloud.com. Shared Albums also adds support for full-resolution sharing and new ways to filter and react to photos and invite others to share an album.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Enhanced Flyover in Maps.

Flyover now uses aerial imagery combined with Visual Intelligence models to render everything from architectural fixtures to the shapes of individual trees in stunning, sharp detail.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
AirPods Custom EQ.

You can further personalise how your AirPods sound by adjusting the lows, mids and highs in AirPods settings.

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Smarter Home.

Apple Intelligence in the Home app unlocks new capabilities, like intelligently combining related activity notifications,⁸ describing what happened in a selection of HomeKit Secure Video footage before you watch,⁹ and using AI to search for a clip based on what happened.¹⁰ And supported HomeKit Secure Video cameras can now stream and record in 4K.¹¹

Coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac
Perimenopause and menopause support.

Cycle Tracking in the Health app can provide notifications when your logged cycle patterns are suggestive of perimenopause. You can track related symptoms and find support with educational resources.¹²

Coming to iPhone, Apple Watch