iOS 27 Apple Health App Redesign: Every New Feature Coming in 2026

Apple is planning a major redesign of the Health app on iPhone and iPad, with a long list of new features set to be added. Apple announced the Health app changes at yesterday’s iPhone event. The Health app is getting an update because Apple overhauled the sensors in the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4.

There’s a Health Sensing System with three main improvements: increased electrode surface area for better skin contact during ECG readings, redesigned photodiodes arranged in a ring to capture light more efficiently for optical sensing, and power-efficient green LEDs for capturing continuous heart rate data. The new watches take heart rate readings every five seconds throughout the day, and more frequently measure heart rate variability (HRV). All of the data collected is sent to the Health app on iPhone.

Apple says in a head-to-head study against other wearables using an ECG chest strap as reference, the new Apple Watch had the most accurate heart rate sensing. Apple Intelligence Guidance The Health app will turn the data and metrics that it collects into personalized guidance thanks to Apple Intelligence integration. There are several new sections coming to the Health app.

Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max yesterday, and today the company has done something that it really doesn’t enjoy doing: publishing actual specs. Thanks to the EU, Apple has to make the phone’s Energy Labels public, which it did today.

Apple is giving the Apple TV Remote app experience a lot of love in iOS 27. That’s as good a sign as any that a new Apple TV 4K box is on the way.

You can see them below. This means we now know what the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max’s battery capacities are in the EU.

Apple TV Remote app has hidden features that could be coming to iOS 27. Hands-on with the foldable iPhone Duo [Gallery] Chance Miller Sep 9 2026.

The former gets a 4,056 mAh cell, the latter a 5,391 mAh battery. Thus, the iPhone 18 Pro has a 1.45% larger battery than its predecessor, while the iPhone 18 Pro Max has an 11.8% bigger cell than the iPhone 17…

Apple reveals the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max’s battery capacities. IPhone 18 Pro (left) and iPhone 18 Pro Max (right) EU Energy Labels Do however keep in mind that Apple is selling the iPhones in the EU with a physical SIM slot.

In other markets, the company is offering the devices without a physical SIM card slot, and those units have larger batteries as a consequence of the extra space. As you can see above, the EU Energy Labels for the new iPhones reveal an A general rating for both, a B rating for drops, a C rating for repairability, and the fact that they are both IP68 certified for dust and water resistance.

Insights – The Insights tab offers an Apple Intelligence-generated summary of timely information like your latest sleep metrics or a new peak in VO2 max. There are options to get custom advice on readiness, fitness, heart health, and more in the For You section.

Personal Guidance – Personal guidance is part of the Insights tab. It knows what’s important to you, and will make relevant suggestions.

Apple says if you’re working on your cardio, you might see a suggestion to incorporate intervals into your morning run. Recommendations adapt to each user and their data.

Readiness – The new Apple Watch models calculate a readiness score that takes into account recent activity, vitals, and sleep score. It gives a 0–10 score with recommendations on activity level.