Apple today released iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, the first major updates to the iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 operating systems that came out in September. iOS 27.2 is available for all iPhones able to run iOS 27, including the iPhone Duo, while iPadOS 27.2 is available for all iPads able to run iPadOS 27, including the newly announced OLED iPad mini.
The iOS 27.2 update expands Siri AI to new languages, including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. It also adds profiles for the Apple TV app, a new icon and branding for Apple Music, and support for AI suggestions in the Messages app for taking quick actions in apps like Calendar and Reminders.
In the European Union, it introduces an alternative expanded prompt for App Tracking Transparency. Apple's release notes for iOS 27.2 are below.
Siri AI (All iPhone 16 models and later, iPhone 15
Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)
- Siri AI can recall your past conversations, so you can ask Siri about something it told you before, like the restaurants it recommended last week
- Siri AI can draw from more sources to give you a great answer, including photos attached in Messages, Calendar event attendees, your voicemails, and better results from Safari history and Reading List
- Excluded Apps lets you choose which apps Siri, Search, and suggestions can access, all from one setting
- Granular text selection lets you select and copy just the part of a Siri response you need
- Siri AI is available in more languages, with support tor French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. Siri AI is not available in the EU or mainland ChinaOther
- Suggestions in Messages help you take action based on the context of your conversations, like adding a Calendar invite for a dinner
- Shared Albums in Photos adds the ability to edit captions and comments, to avoid adding duplicate photos, and can display a reminder before albums expire so participants can save important photos and videos
- Support for SynthID watermarking to help identify whether an image was generated or modified with generative tools in Photos and Image Playground
- The Home tab in the Podcasts app offers two separate sections for New Episodes and Continue Playing, letting you find the latest updates from your shows and then pick up where you left off
- Friends tab in the Games app provides context on friend suggestions and shows recent games played on friends' player pages
- Simple Profiles in the Apple TV app lets everyone in your household have their own profile, with recommendations that fit what they like to watch
- FaceTime supports adding a third party sign language interpreter or live captioner to a call
Apple has separate release notes for the iPhone Duo:
This update provides enhancements to Siri AI with the ability to retain useful context from previous Siri interactions as well as draw from a wider range of personal context. iPhone Duo gets support for Apple Pencil, as well as Edge Light to illuminate your face during video calls. This update also introduces Suggestions in Messages that help you take quick actions in apps like Calendar and Reminders based on context from your conversation. This release includes additional features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone Duo.
iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 can be downloaded over the air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple also released iOS 26.7.2 with security updates.
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