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Apple Unveils iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 with New Store Design and iPhone Features
Confirmed
In Short: Apple has rolled out iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, bringing new features and design changes to its devices.
Apple has refreshed its retail stores, including its flagship Victoria Gardens location in California, with a new design that includes a reinstated Genius Bar and dedicated Apple Pickup and Today at Apple bays. The latest software updates for iOS and iPadOS, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, are now available, offering a range of new features and improvements.
According to reports, the updates won't make as significant an impact as the previous major redesign but still introduce several enhancements that could change how users interact with their devices. Apple has also made changes to its support list, dropping some older devices from the latest software updates, a common practice to ensure smoother performance.
TechCrunch reports that Apple has unveiled the latest generation of its wireless earbuds, the AirPods 5, which feature improved audio, stronger active noise cancellation, and expanded Siri and Apple Intelligence capabilities. The AirPods 5 also come with a new volume control feature on the stem, a first for the AirPods lineup.
Apple has retired the 'generations' moniker for its iPad models, instead using the chipset to denote the model. The company has also introduced 25% off tickets for its annual Disrupt event, where it unveiled the AirPods 5, making them available at a discounted price.
What's confirmed
- Apple has refreshed its retail stores, including its flagship Victoria Gardens location in California, with a new design that includes a reinstated Genius Bar and dedicated Apple Pickup and Today at Apple bays. The latest software updates for iOS and iPadOS, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, are now available, offering a range of new features and improvements.
- According to reports, the updates won't make as significant an impact as the previous major redesign but still introduce several enhancements that could change how users interact with their devices. Apple has also made changes to its support list, dropping some older devices from the latest software updates, a common practice to ensure smoother performance.
- TechCrunch reports that Apple has unveiled the latest generation of its wireless earbuds, the AirPods 5, which feature improved audio, stronger active noise cancellation, and expanded Siri and Apple Intelligence capabilities. The AirPods 5 also come with a new volume control feature on the stem, a first for the AirPods lineup.
- Apple has retired the 'generations' moniker for its iPad models, instead using the chipset to denote the model. The company has also introduced 25% off tickets for its annual Disrupt event, where it unveiled the AirPods 5, making them available at a discounted price.
What's still developing
- The store now has a Genius Bar again instead of a Video Wall, plus dedicated Apple Pickup and Today at Apple bays that are now part of the side shelving area known as the Avenue.
- Our comprehensive guide highlighting every major new addition in iOS 26, plus how-tos that walk you through using the new features.
- New features and lesser-known changes to check out if you're upgrading.
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- While this release won’t make as big of a splash as Apple’s big Liquid Glass redesign in the prior version, there's still plenty here that could change how you use your device.
- Apple sometimes drops a few older devices from the support list with new versions of its operating systems, supposedly because the aging hardware can’t run the latest screen behaviors without feeling sluggish.
- (Apple typically supports iPhones and iPads for six to seven years.) But there's good news this year.