Petteri Pyyny
8 Jun 2026 15:43
Apple has officially introduced its new iOS 27 operating system update, which brings significant underâ€'theâ€'hood performance improvements and broad device support.
At its developer event, Apple nevertheless confirmed that the update's biggest change, the completely revamped, AI-based Siri AI, will not arrive at all on iPhone or iPad in the European Union when the operating system is released. Apple is not even able to estimate when it might arrive. This is influenced by the EU's Digital Markets Act.
As a result of the decision, European iPhone users will miss out on, among other things, the new standalone Siri chat app, systemâ€'wide text editing and drafting tools, as well as the camera app's new Siri mode, which can be used to perform visual searches of the surroundings or, for example, split a restaurant bill among friends.
Although the AI features will not be available, iOS 27 still offers speed improvements for basic functions. Thanks to an optimized CPU scheduler, apps launch up to 30 percent faster in the system, and new photos load into the photo library up to 70 percent faster than before.
The biggest improvement of all is seen in wireless AirDrop file transfers, which are promised to be up to 80 percent faster at best.
On the visual side, the operating system gets an update to the Liquid Glass finish. Users can adjust the intensity themselves with a dedicated slider, ranging from completely transparent to a tinted version.
In terms of device support, iOS 27 is comprehensive, as the update will be made available starting from the iPhone 11 series and the secondâ€'generation iPhone SE.