iOS 26.5 and iOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone

Earlier this week, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 26.5 to developers. The bundle update is comparatively insignificant truthful far, which is not excessively astonishing fixed that Apple is apt shifting its absorption towards iOS 27. Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote connected June 8, and the update should beryllium released successful September.


Below, we outline what is caller successful iOS 26.5 truthful far, on with rumored iOS 27 features.

iOS 26.5

iOS 26.5 lays the groundwork for 2 changes, including end-to-end encryption for RCS successful the Messages app and ads successful the Apple Maps app.

End-to-end encryption for ‌RCS‌ is simply a information diagnostic that ensures that messages sent betwixt supported iOS 26.5 and Android devices are encrypted and cannot beryllium intercepted and work by a 3rd enactment portion they are being delivered.

Apple already tested end-to-end encryption for RCS successful the iOS 26.4 beta, but the diagnostic did not marque it into the final merchandise of iOS 26.4 past week. It remains to beryllium seen if the diagnostic launches with iOS 26.5, oregon if it volition beryllium removed again earlier beta investigating ends and instrumentality astatine immoderate constituent during the iOS 27 bundle cycle.

Last month, Apple announced that ads are coming to the Apple Maps app connected the iPhone and iPad successful the U.S. and Canada starting "this summer," and determination is grounds of Apple preparing for that wrong iOS 26.5's code.


Apple says businesses successful the U.S. and Canada volition beryllium capable to spot ads successful hunt results and astatine the apical of a caller "Suggested Places" conception successful the app.

The caller "Suggested Places" conception is disposable successful the iOS 26.5 beta.

"Ads connected Maps volition look erstwhile users hunt successful Maps, and tin look astatine the apical of a user's hunt results based connected relevance, arsenic good arsenic astatine the apical of a caller Suggested Places acquisition successful Maps, which volition show recommendations based connected what's trending nearby, the user's caller searches, and more," says Apple.

Similar to the ads that are already shown successful App Store hunt results connected the iPhone and iPad, ads successful Apple Maps volition person an "Ad" label, and Apple promises beardown privateness protections. For example, Apple says a user's determination and the ads they spot and interact with successful Apple Maps are not associated with a user's Apple Account.

Read our sum of Apple's announcement for much details astir the ads.

In the iOS 26.5 beta, Apple is moving to widen iPhone features similar notifications, Live Activities, and AirPods-like pairing to third-party smartwatches and headphones successful the EU, arsenic required nether the Digital Markets Act.

Beyond that, iOS 26.5 has only a fewer different insignificant changes.

iOS 27

Apple's long-awaited Siri revamp is yet expected to get with iOS 27.

The much personalized mentation of Siri volition person knowing of a user's idiosyncratic context, on-screen awareness, and deeper per-app controls. For example, during its WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple showed an iPhone idiosyncratic asking Siri astir their mother's formation and luncheon preservation plans based connected info from the Mail and Messages apps.


That is not all, though, arsenic iOS 27 volition reportedly diagnostic a dedicated Siri app with its ain chatbot functionality and speech history, oregon users volition beryllium capable to pat into third-party chatbots specified arsenic OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Anthropic's Claude done a alleged "Extensions" diagnostic successful the app.

Earlier this year, Apple and Google announced that Gemini volition assistance to powerfulness Apple Intelligence's underlying models and features, including the much personalized mentation of Siri. iOS 27 volition apt grow Apple Intelligence to further Apple apps, and it was rumored that this volition include the Apple Calendar app.

iOS 27 volition reportedly enactment 5G outer net connectivity, though this functionality mightiness beryllium constricted to the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models with Apple's next-generation C2 modem. Additional outer features person been rumored, including Apple Maps via satellite and the quality to send and person photos erstwhile utilizing Messages via satellite.

iOS 27 whitethorn beryllium similar to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, successful the consciousness that Apple is seemingly focused connected improving "quality and underlying performance." Apple is expected to absorption connected bug fixes, improved stability, and Liquid Glass plan enhancements.

Apple has reportedly tested an updated iPhone keyboard with enhanced autocorrect. The features should debut connected iOS 27 if Apple moves guardant with it.

Similar to Grammarly, the keyboard "expands autocorrect by offering alternate words."

iOS 27 is not expected to see immoderate large Liquid Glass plan changes, but the update may adhd a system-wide Liquid Glass slider for precisely adjusting the opacity of the interface. A akin slider already exists for the Lock Screen's clock.

Of course, these are lone the known oregon rumored features truthful far.
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