iOS 27.2 Features: Everything New in iOS 27.2

Apple released iOS 27.2, uniting the iPhone Duo and other iPhone models on the same version of iOS. IOS 27.2 is the first major iOS 27 update, and it adds several useful new features. Siri AI Improvements Siri AI can recall past conversations you had with it, so you can ask ‌Siri‌ about something it told you before, like a restaurant it previously recommended.

It’s also able to draw on more sources: Photos attached to Messages Calendar event attendees Voicemails Apple says you’ll also get better results from Safari history and Reading List. There’s a redesigned Excluded Apps feature that lets you quickly select which apps ‌Siri‌, Search, and suggestions can access. The prior App Access feature required excluding apps individually.

There’s also granular text selection, so you can select and copy just the part of a ‌Siri‌ response you need. ‌Siri‌ AI requires an iPhone 15 Pro or later. Siri AI Languages ‌Siri‌ AI is now available in more languages, including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.

‌Siri‌ AI is still not available in the EU or mainland China. Messages Suggestions in Messages have been added in iOS 27.2.

The feature was available during the ‌iOS 27‌ beta testing period, but was removed before launch. Messages suggestions show tappable shortcuts in a conversation based on context, so you can do things like track a package with a tap, or add a dinner invite to the Calendar app.

You can choose the suggestions you want, with options to add Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Maps, and Flights and Packages. Apple Music iOS 27.2 introduces a new Apple Music icon that goes with Apple’s recent ‌Apple Music‌ rebranding.

The icon is black and white, replacing the red icon. Apple also changed the color of the highlights in the navigation bar and other areas of the ‌Apple Music‌ app to remove the red color.

Photos Shared Albums in the ‌Photos‌ app now have an edit option for captions and comments. Apple also added a feature for avoiding duplicate photos, and there’s now a reminder before albums expire so users can save important photos and videos.

SynthID iOS 27.2 includes SynthID labeling for Image Playground images and some ‌Photos‌ app edits. Watermarks are added when using Extend and Reframe in ‌Photos‌, and for large edits with the Clean Up tool.

You can check images for SynthID using Google’s SynthID Detector website. Podcasts The Home tab in the Podcasts app has separate sections for New Episodes and Continue Playing.

The new sections replace Up Next. Games The Friends tab in the Games app now includes context on friend suggestions and shows recent games played on friends’ player pages.

Apple TV Apple TV app users can now create profiles in the account settings section on the iPhone and iPad. Profiles only require a name, profile rating, and information about whether the user is a child.

Creating a profile for a child limits content to a PG rating by default, but there is a customize option for finer control. Users can select age ratings for TV shows and movies that are appropriate for the child based on their age.

Phone The Call Context feature in the Phone app reminds you of a contact’s anniversary when you call them, as long as you’ve saved the date in the Contacts app. FaceTime FaceTime Dual Capture is now available in group ‌FaceTime‌ calls.