Apple Shares Massive List of Over 250 Changes Across iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and More
During its WWDC 2026 keynote on Monday, Apple briefly showed a slide with hundreds of new features and enhancements coming across iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27. All of the software updates are currently available as developer betas, and they are expected to be released to all users in September.
We already highlighted some of the key new features from the slide, and now we have shared a categorized list of all of the more than 250 changes shown.
iPhone & iOS 27 & iPadOS 27
Switch between two iPhone devices with the same phone number
More seamless transitions between Wi-Fi and cellular networks
Live Activities in Dynamic Island in landscape
Enhanced power efficiency for Safari in iOS
Faster Voice Control response in iOS
Extra-large widgets in iOS
Streamlined setup for Touch Accommodations in iOS and iPadOS
Live Activity for Precision Finding with Friends
Smoother scrolling in App Library
Smoother unlocking on iPhone
Undo and redo Home Screen edits in iPadOS
Extra-large widgets in Today View in iPadOS
Faster window closing in iPadOS
Faster browsing and transfers in Files in iPadOS
Faster menu bar access in iPadOS
iPhone app resizing in iPadOS
Apple News+ audio support in iPadOS
Faster window switching in iPadOS
Optional persistent menu bar on iPad
App names in iPad status bar
Dual camera in FaceTime
Faster Lock Screen switching
Lock Screen consistently stays awake while scrolling notifications
More power-efficient Personal Hotspot on N1 devices
Expanded touch support in Sidecar
Independent alarm volumes
Smoother camera switching when zooming in video
Smoother paging between Home Screen pages
Smoother scrolling in Control Center and Control Gallery
Easier-to-reach Camera experience
More accurate photo orientation
Faster and more reliable NFC reading
Quick Start with a recovery contact
Pairing and handoff improvements for Made for iPhone hearing devices
Faster entry and exit from Assistive Access and Guided Access modes
Proactive car key setup
macOS 27
More relevant Spotlight search suggestions
Faster shortcuts and actions indexing in Spotlight
Drawing in Notes in macOS
Updated video podcasts experience in macOS
Enhanced power efficiency for Safari in macOS
Edge-to-edge sidebars
Colorful sidebar icons
Updated menu bar icons
Uniform toolbars
Consistent corner radii
Faster user account creation in macOS
Ethernet status in menu bar in macOS
Improved RDMA over Thunderbolt
Support for Mac mirroring in 5K resolution
More high-resolution and high-refresh-rate display modes for external displays
Swipe down to refresh in macOS
Smoother scrolling in Safari in macOS
App resizing in iPhone Mirroring
DRM video support in iPhone Mirroring
Drawing in Freeform in macOS
Smoother animations in Mission Control and Spaces
Show Borders for macOS accessibility
HDR for macOS system UI
Apple TV & tvOS 27
Faster AirPlay connections to Apple TV
Smart downloads on Apple TV
AppleCare coverage details in Settings in tvOS
More responsive Control Center in tvOS
Redesigned Podcasts app for tvOS
Larger text sizes in tvOS
Smoother animations and app launches in tvOS
Apple Watch & watchOS 27
Better battery efficiency on Apple Watch
More accurate step tracking on Apple Watch
More efficient water detection on Apple Watch
Improved Wi-Fi connectivity in watchOS
Apple Wallet guest keys in watchOS
Consolidated Find My app in watchOS
Faster app extension launch in watchOS
Tap gesture on Apple Watch
Faster media playback in watchOS
Dynamic app grid in watchOS
Maps Parked Car widget in Smart Stack
Redesigned settings in the Apple Watch app
Support for time zone changes in Sleep
View card balance in Wallet in watchOS
Transit cards and IDs in Smart Stack in watchOS
New Smart Stack suggestions in watchOS
Vision Pro & visionOS 27
Use your panoramas for Environments in visionOS
Extra-small widget option in visionOS
New windows with curvature in visionOS
Improved Control Center in visionOS
Look and tap to view and respond to notifications in visionOS
Spatial scene support for panoramas in visionOS
Faster boot and connect to Wi-Fi in visionOS
Widget for Mac Virtual Display in visionOS
Multiple tab views in Safari in visionOS
Home & HomePod
Faster AirPlay connections to HomePod
Improved connectivity for Thread home accessories
Faster smart home accessory updates
Faster HomeKit accessory pairing
More reliable HomeKit camera storage
CarPlay
Audio scrubbing on CarPlay’s Now Playing screen
Improved navigation heading and GPS accuracy in CarPlay
Improved wireless CarPlay reliability
Audio MiniPlayer in CarPlay
Photos
Filter photos and videos in Shared Albums
Add keywords to photos and videos in Photos
Album organization improvements in Photos
Customize slideshows in Photos
Captured by Me collection in Photos
Save any slideshow as a video in Photos
Choose a specific pet in Photo Shuffle
Search for photos and videos using additional metadata
Search returns more pleasing photos of people and pets in Photos
Option to prioritize syncing to iCloud Photos
Easier to save photos from Shared Albums
Option to include photos of yourself in Photo Shuffle
Faster rendering of Collections tab in Photos
Selection view in Photos
Identity Documents collection in Photos
Faster loading of new captures in Photos
Save a video frame as a photo
Star rings in Photos
Full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud Shared Albums
Additional participant permissions in Shared Albums
Expire your Shared Albums
Recent activity in Shared Albums
React with any emoji in Shared Albums
Participate in iCloud Shared Albums from Android and Windows
Easier to invite others in Shared Albums
Messages
Drawing app in Messages
Find offloaded media in Messages
Failed messages automatically retry sending in Messages
Continuous sending of photos, videos, and texts in Messages
Consolidated notifications for multiple Tapbacks in Messages
Thumbnails displayed for offloaded media in Messages
Search for conversations in Messages by phone number or a contact’s nickname
Faster to add recent camera captures in Messages
Improved Messages syncing across devices
Apple Music & Podcasts
Improved reliability of Apple Music streaming
New AutoMix transitions
Refreshed album pages in Apple Music
Faster Now Playing view loading in Music
Refreshed artist pages in Apple Music
Search within shows in Podcasts
AirPods Custom EQ
Faster Apple Music playback start
Improved Top Results in Mail
Faster message loading in Mail
More reliable search indexing in Mail
Improved list formatting in Mail
Improved unread badge accuracy in Mail
Maps
More accurate Visited Places in Maps
Guides in Maps available in more places
Enhanced Flyover in Maps
Offline Maps update improvements
Natural language search for routing in Maps
Health & Fitness & Journal
Sort by completed Fitness+ workouts
Faster data updates in the Health app
Perimenopause and menopause support in the Health app
Perimenopause and menopause symptom logging in the Health app
Increased attachment limits in Journal
More accurate route maps in the Fitness app after workouts
iCloud sync status for Journal entries
Improved distance accuracy during treadmill workouts
Synced step count in the Health and Fitness apps
Faster workout start in the Workout app
Time stamps for Journal entries
Fitness+ workouts for perimenopause and menopause
More intuitive journaling streaks
GymKit on iPhone and AirPods Pro 3
Notes
Section links in Notes
Stylized notes from third-party Calendar accounts
Copy and paste as Markdown in Notes
Divider lines in Notes
Shortcuts
Else if support in Shortcuts
Group conversation support in Shortcuts
Expanded Get What’s on Screen capabilities in Shortcuts
Store data in Shortcuts
Redesigned Shortcuts editor
Screenshot and notification automations in Shortcuts
Freeform
Faster board previews in Freeform
More reliable right-to-left text editing in Freeform
Smoother Freeform board performance
Dark Mode adaptive canvas in Freeform
Collaborative folders in Freeform
Safari
Faster start page content loading in Safari
Faster web application performance in Safari
Smoother animations and graphics in Safari
Faster handling of JavaScript in Safari
Smoother start page resizing in Safari
Apple Wallet & Apple Pay
Easier card selection and payment management with Apple Pay
Wallet order tracking support in Australia and Canada
Find My
More flexible sharing options in Find My
Find My UI enhancements
Home
Support for 4K camera recordings in the Home app
View streams from compatible cameras simultaneously in the Home app
Calendar
Modify multiple Calendar events
Streamlined Calendar event details
Smoother Calendar scrolling
Accessibility
Easier reading and editing of PDFs using VoiceOver
Improved PlayStation Access controller support
Streamlined Assistive Access setup
System & Performance & Miscellaneous
Updated Liquid Glass
Customize Liquid Glass
Faster app launches
Web audio no longer interrupts system audio
Faster PDF saving
Faster AirDrop transfers
Faster AirDrop recipient discovery
Improved Bluetooth power management
Improved FaceTime quality on poor connections
Faster network file browsing
Support for media sharing from third-party apps
More document formats in Preview
More efficient emergency alert monitoring
More consistent window positioning persistence across external displays
Improved game controller settings
Improved battery insights
Improved navigation in Game Overlay
Improved performance in Apple News
All options displayed in Camera settings
Password help accessible from the Lock Screen
Camera uses less power in Low Power Mode
Faster Camera launch in Low Power Mode
Richer iCloud collaboration link previews
Access requests for items shared via iCloud
Faster Text Recognition in photos and documents
Updated app icons
Optimized CPU scheduler
Autosize and reset columns
Faster to open full-screen view from Photos widget
Faster access to shared content on iCloud.com
Smoother animations in News and Stocks articles
More easily accessible share link for iCloud collaboration
More distinct active windows
Real-time updates for widgets when app is open
Faster Rapid Return to Service
Updated hourly and 10-day views in Weather
Faster to start uploading to iCloud Photos
Option-click to secondary sort
Content-based recipient suggestions for sharing photos and links
Faster loading of emoji and sticker keyboards
Smoother scrolling in the widget gallery
Easier to access recovery codes for Apple Accounts
Languages & Regional
New UI language for English (Canada) and English (Philippines)
New keyboard layout for Slovenian and Estonian
Automatic punctuation when typing on multilingual keyboards
Natural language time formats for Chinese and Hindi
Call Recording transcriptions support for Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese
New keyboards for languages including Afrikaans, Basque, Baybayin, English (Philippines), Galician, Guarani, Luxembourgish, Xhosa, and Zulu
New keyboards for Indigenous languages, including Blackfoot, Comanche, Cree, Kiowa, and Tsuu’tina
Faster multilingual text processing for handwriting in multiple languages
Chāizì typing
Smart language and keyboard configuration suggestions
QuickPath and typing suggestions for Vietnamese VNI keyboard
Multilingual grammar checking
Holiday-aware alarms in China
Punctuation suggestions as you type in Chinese
Alternate calendars for India to support the current time zone while traveling
Grocery List in Reminders language expansion
Improved conversion from phonetic scripts like Pinyin and Kana when typing in Simplified Chinese and Japanese
Live Voicemail transcription for English (Singapore) and Japanese
Visited Places in Maps available in more markets
Scribble support for Hindi and Marathi with Apple Pencil
On-screen context for more relevant typing suggestions for Chinese and Japanese
Expanded language support for auto-categorization in Reminders
FaceTime Live Captions for Traditional Chinese
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