Yesterday, Apple officially released the iOS 27 Beta 3 update for developers. The latest update arrives with various improvements and new features.
iOS 27 Beta 3: What’s new
Siri Voice customisation
This latest update supports Siri Voice customisation on compatible devices. You can customise the pace and expressivity of Siri, with two base voice options available for now: Pace and Expressivity.
Live Recognition
Live recognition uses on-device intelligence to detect and describe things around you with the camera app. The feature is able to answer questions about what it sees, with an option to set a default question. There is also support for custom activities.
Reminders
The Reminders app has an updated icon with Liquid Glass to-do list bullets.
Photos
In the Photos section of the Settings app, there is a new Show Rating Controls toggle. It displays star ratings on photos and videos, and shows a rating badge on thumbnails.
Control Center
In Control Center, you can see details about your cellular connection even when connected to WiFi. It shows signal strength and whether you’re connected to LTE or 5G.
Shortcuts
You can now choose whether to open to the Describe a Shortcut interface or the manual Shortcuts editor when creating a new shortcut.
5G in India
5G+ is now available in India on supported carriers.
Maps
There is now a tooltip to make it clearer that route preferences haven’t been eliminated and can be accessed by tapping under the options interface when getting directions.
Lock Screen
The Control Center buttons on the Lock Screen now have black icons.
Home App
Apple Intelligence features in the Home App will require a 2GB iCloud+ plan.
Wallpaper
When you swipe down into the notification center, a cutout of the subject of your wallpaper now appears first over the Home Screen or app you’re using.
AirPods
The Adaptive Setting on the AirPods has a slider that lets you select more transparency or more noise cancellation.
HealthKit
It now supports heart rate and cycling power zones. It adds support for tracking menopausal state and bleeding after menopause.
Camera app
Siri mode in Camera also requires updated Siri, per the UI in the Camera app.
Settings app
The “Indexing” message that appears in the Settings app has been renamed to “Optimising Search and Siri.”
Apart from this, new features have arrived in Safari, Wallet and Passwords, while Apple has also introduced a standalone Siri app that keeps a history of your conversations. The latest update also includes various bug fixes, you can check them out here.
Do keep in mind that not every iOS 27 feature is available on all the eligible devices. The latest update supports iPhone 11 and newer, while Siri AI and other Apple Intelligence features require newer hardware.
A public beta is said to be released this month, while a stable version of iOS 27 will be released this fall.
