Apple announces iOS 27

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Apple announced its next major iOS update, iOS 27, at WWDC 2026 on Monday. Apple is highlighting performance and design improvements as a major feature, and the update will be supported all the way back to the iPhone 11.

A big change is an opacity slider for Liquid Glass. Liquid Glass was a major facelift introduced with iOS 26, bringing glassy design elements and adding new animations across the iPhone’s software. From the jump, Liquid Glass had some legibility issues, but Apple tweaked things ahead of releasing the OS publicly in September. With iOS 27, thanks to the new slider, you’ll be able to adjust just how glassy things like tab bars will be.

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At the beginning of the keynote, Apple also promised new...

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