iOS 27 Tidbits: Share a Phone Number on Two iPhones, Independent Alarm Volume, Faster AirPlay and More

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At the WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple elaborate iOS 27 changes similar a caller mentation of Siri with a dedicated ‌Siri‌ app and Apple Intelligence features crossed aggregate apps, but determination are dozens of smaller but inactive important changes that Apple didn't person clip to spell through.


Apple shared an representation summarizing immoderate of the bug fixes and optimizations it made successful ‌iOS 27‌, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, and determination are immoderate absorbing changes.


Dual Phone Numbers


Apple says you'll beryllium capable to power betwixt 2 iPhone devices with the aforesaid telephone number, which presumably means you tin acceptable up 2 iPhones with 1 fig and past swap betwixt them arsenic needed. It could enactment akin to however an iPhone and Apple Watch tin stock the aforesaid telephone number. It should beryllium a utile alteration for anyone who wants to get a foldable iPhone and a modular iPhone 18 Pro this year.

Sharing numbers betwixt 2 iPhones whitethorn necessitate bearer support, truthful it's not wide if it's implemented successful the beta.

Two FaceTime Cameras


Dual camera successful FaceTime is simply a listed feature, and that apt means you'll beryllium capable to usage the beforehand and backmost cameras astatine the aforesaid clip during ‌FaceTime‌ calls.

Faster AirPlay and AirDrop


AirPlaying contented to the HomePod and Apple TV is faster than earlier acknowledgment to aggregate strategy improvements. AirDrop transfers from the iPhone to different devices are besides faster, and it's quicker for an iPhone to find adjacent AirDrop recipients.

Messages Drawing App


There's a drafting app successful Messages wherever you tin handwrite a connection oregon gully a picture. It uses the aforesaid drafting tools that are disposable successful the Notes app oregon erstwhile annotating images.

Extra Large Widgets


There's a caller other ample widget size you tin prime connected the iPhone's Home Screen. The other ample size takes up an full app leafage and displays much accusation from an app.

Shared Album Expirations


You tin present acceptable a shared photograph medium to expire aft a acceptable time, truthful it doesn't beryllium indefinitely.

Independent Alarm Volume


Alarm measurement tin beryllium controlled separately from strategy volume, arsenic tin alerts and strategy sounds. In Settings > Sounds & Haptics, determination are toggles to lucifer Alarms, Timers, Alerts, and System Sounds to Ringtone Volume oregon to decouple them. Toggling disconnected the lucifer enactment lets you prime a preferred measurement level for alarms and strategy sounds.

Markdown successful Notes


You tin present transcript and paste Markdown successful the Notes app.

Save a Video Frame


There's a caller enactment to prevention a video framework arsenic a photograph successful the Photos app.

Weather


The Weather app has a "Highlights" presumption with at-a-glance information, positive it includes updated hourly and 10-day views for precipitation and upwind speed.

Other iOS 27 Optimizations and Changes



  • Faster connection loading successful Mail

  • Enhanced Safari powerfulness efficiency

  • Improved artillery insights

  • Smoother scrolling successful App Library

  • Smoother unlocking connected iPhone

  • New AutoMix transitions successful Apple Music

  • Faster HomeKit accessory pairing

  • Faster commencement leafage loading successful Safari

  • More close Visited Places successful Maps

  • Improved Messages syncing crossed devices

  • More powerfulness businesslike idiosyncratic hotspot connected devices with N1 chip

  • Failed messages volition automatically effort resending

  • Improved Bluetooth powerfulness management

  • Support for clip portion changes successful Sleep

  • Improved unread badge accuracy successful Mail


These are conscionable immoderate of the improvements and changes that Apple has introduced successful ‌iOS 27‌. We'll beryllium sharing much caller features successful ‌iOS 27‌ arsenic they're discovered by the community. The ‌iOS 27‌ beta is disposable for developers close now, with Apple readying to present a nationalist beta successful July. ‌iOS 27‌ volition motorboat this fall.
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