iOS 27's more intelligent and personal version of Siri is available on the iPhone 15 Pro and newer, but two specific features tied to it are exclusive to the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air, according to Apple.
Specifically, the ability to customize the expressiveness and pace of Siri's voice and a "major boost in accuracy" for speech-to-text dictation are only available on the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air, given that the latest, more advanced on-device Apple Intelligence model powering these enhancements requires a minimum of 12GB of RAM.
The standard iPhone 17 model and all previous-generation iPhone models are equipped with 8GB of RAM or less, so they do not support the new on-device model.
The two features are also available on iPads with the M4 chip or newer and Macs with the M3 chip or newer, so long as they have at least 12GB of RAM.
iOS 27 is currently in beta and will be released in September.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:06 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
After releasing iOS 27 last week, Apple is already testing a follow-up iOS 27.0.1 update for iPhones, according to MacRumors logs.
iOS 27.0.1 will likely be a minor update with bug fixes and/or security patches.
Shortly after Apple launches new iPhone models, some software bugs are usually discovered as the devices get into the hands of millions of customers around the world. This year, so...
Thursday September 24, 2026 6:10 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac's Benjamin Mayo that it plans to release a software update early next week with a fix for a Face ID issue affecting some iPhone 18 Pro users.
Yesterday, we reported that Apple is testing iOS 27.0.1, which is likely to be the update with the...
Wednesday September 23, 2026 7:06 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple added a new iPhone Handoff feature to iOS 27 that allows you to switch between two iPhones while using the same phone number on each device. T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom are the first carriers to offer iPhone Handoff, and Apple said Verizon and EE will add support later this year, but AT&T is noncommittal about the feature.
A spokesperson for AT&T told CNET that the carrier sees...
Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
