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iOS 27 Will Let You Pick Claude or Gemini Instead of ChatGPT for Apple Intelligence

iOS 27 Will Let You Pick Claude or Gemini Instead of ChatGPT for Apple Intelligence

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iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 will let users set third-party AI services as the default for Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools and Image Playground, reports Bloomberg. Apple has signed a deal with Google and plans to use a Gemini-based model for ‌Apple Intelligence‌ and Siri features in ‌iOS 27‌, but users will also be able to choose their favorite AI service as an alternative. Apple has already partnered with OpenAI to make ChatGPT available in lieu of Apple’s built-in options for ‌Siri‌, Writing Tools, and ‌Image Playground‌ on iOS 26, but in Apple’s upcoming software updates, other third-party chatbots like Claude and Gemini will also be available. Instead of being limited to ChatGPT, users will select their preferred AI service. Users can choose any AI provider that adds support for Apple’s new ‌iOS 27‌, iPadOS 27, and ‌macOS 27‌ “Extensions” feature. From Bloomberg: “Extensions allow you to access generative AI capabilities from installed apps on demand, through Apple Intelligence features such as Siri, Writing Tools, Image Playground and more,” according to a …

iOS 27 Will Let You Create Custom Wallet Passes

iOS 27 Will Let You Create Custom Wallet Passes

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Back in April, we highlighted a new add-your-own card Wallet app option coming in iOS 27, and now Bloomberg has shared additional information. At the time, we said Apple was working on a feature that would let users generate digital passes from scans of things like movie tickets, concert passes, and gym membership cards. The option will be called “Create a Pass,” and it will bridge the gap between the Wallet app and passes that are not compatible with it. Users will be able to tap on the “+” button in the Wallet app and then scan a QR code on a pass or ticket if one is available. If there is no QR code available, there will be an option to create a custom pass. Text in the app suggests the feature will work for tickets, memberships, gift cards, and more. There are three pass types, each with a different color. Apple is using purple for events, blue for memberships, and orange for other types of passes. Users will be able to customize images, …

iOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone

iOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone

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Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8, and there are already many rumored features and changes for iPhones. The first developer beta of iOS 27 will likely be available immediately following the keynote, and a public beta typically follows in July. Following beta testing, the software update should be released to all users with a compatible iPhone in September. Below, we outline some of the new features that are rumored to be coming with iOS 27, as reported by sources such as Bloomberg and The Information. Siri App Apple reportedly plans to debut an all-new, dedicated Siri app with a so-called “Extensions” feature across iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. With the Siri app, iPhone, iPad, and Mac users will reportedly be able to interact with Apple’s assistant in both text and voice modes. The app will also provide users with access to their past conversations with Siri. Overall, the Siri app would function similarly to chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. It has been rumored …

iOS 27 Camera App to Get ‘Siri’ Mode With Nutrition Label Scanning

iOS 27 Camera App to Get ‘Siri’ Mode With Nutrition Label Scanning

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Apple is planning to integrate Apple Intelligence and Siri into more of its apps in iOS 27, including the Camera app, reports Bloomberg. The ‌iOS 27‌ Camera app will have a dedicated ‌Siri‌ mode that will be available alongside the existing Photo, Video, Portrait, and Panorama modes. When in ‌Siri‌ mode, the existing Camera app shutter button will feature the ‌Apple Intelligence‌ logo, letting users know the ‌Siri‌ features are available. ‌Siri‌ mode will incorporate Visual Intelligence, making the feature more accessible. Right now, ‌Visual Intelligence‌ is activated by long pressing the Camera Control button, and it is a gesture that many people may not even be aware of. In addition to being relocated to the Camera app with ‌Siri‌ branding, ‌Visual Intelligence‌ is also being updated with new features. It will be able to scan a nutrition label on food items to log the dietary information, plus users will be able to use it to add contact details for someone directly to the Contacts app. MacRumors first discovered signs of the ‌Visual Intelligence‌ features …

iOS 27 to Add New Apple Intelligence Photo Editing Tools

iOS 27 to Add New Apple Intelligence Photo Editing Tools

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Apple will add new Apple Intelligence photo editing tools to the Photos app in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, reports Bloomberg. On-device ‌Apple Intelligence‌ will be able to make subtle changes to image quality, positioning, and focus, with the new capabilities joining Clean Up, the sole AI editing feature that Apple has released to date. The ‌Photos‌ app in ‌iOS 27‌, iPadOS 27, and ‌macOS 27‌ will have an ‌Apple Intelligence‌ Tools section when editing an image. Options will include Extend, Enhance, and Reframe. Extend – Extend generates additional image content beyond the original frame of the photo, filling in scenery when changing the crop of an image. This tool will support expanding the edges of an image with zoom gestures. Enhance – Uses AI to automatically tweak color, lighting, and other image parameters, similar to how the auto editing feature works now. Reframe – When used with spatial photos, Reframe will let users change the perspective of an image after it’s captured. Apple apparently hasn’t gotten the tools working perfectly, so Extend …

Apple Testing Two Small Yet Useful iOS 27 Options

Apple Testing Two Small Yet Useful iOS 27 Options

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Apple is planning to add “Undo” and “Redo” options to the iPhone’s Home Screen customization menu on iOS 27, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. These two options will make it easier to reverse or redo your Home Screen changes. “Right now, when you long-press on the home screen, you get a bubble in the top left corner with four options: Add Widget, Customize, Edit Wallpaper and Edit Pages,” he explained, in his latest Power On newsletter. “Apple is looking at adding ‘undo’ and ‘redo’ buttons in that same menu to make reversing or redoing changes easier.” Other rumored iOS 27 features include a dedicated Siri app and Apple Intelligence advancements. The update has been likened to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, in the sense that Apple is apparently very focused on bug fixes and stability improvements. iOS 27 beta testing will begin in June, and the update will be released in September. Popular Stories New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Remain ‘Ready’ to Launch Apple has unveiled nine new products this month, but the wait …

WWDC 2026 Graphic Teases Major iOS 27 Feature

WWDC 2026 Graphic Teases Major iOS 27 Feature

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Apple’s WWDC 2026 graphic provides “a glimpse of the revamped Siri interface coming in iOS 27,” according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said iOS 27 will include a new Siri interface in the Dynamic Island. When you trigger Siri, he said the Dynamic Island will show a “Search or Ask” prompt, and this will apparently be accompanied by a “glowing cursor” that looks similar to how the “26” is highlighted in the WWDC 2026 graphic. There will also be a “thin glow” around the edges of the Dynamic Island when Siri is invoked, and in the search bar of a dedicated Siri app that will be preinstalled on iOS 27, according to Gurman. He previously reported that the Siri app will allow you to have back-and-forth conversations with Siri and view your conversation history. While the Dynamic Island is available on the iPhone 14 Pro and newer, at least some aspects of the upcoming Siri design will likely be limited to the iPhone 15 Pro and newer due to …

iPhones to Get These New Satellite Features

iPhones to Get These New Satellite Features

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Amazon this week announced plans to acquire Globalstar, the satellite company that powers Apple’s satellite features on the iPhone 14 and newer and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. In turn, Amazon announced that it has signed an agreement with Apple to provide satellite connectivity for current and future iPhone and Apple Watch features. The transaction, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in 2027. At that point, Apple’s features will be powered by Amazon Leo satellites. Apple’s current satellite features: Emergency SOS via satellite Find My via satellite Roadside Assistance via satellite Messages via satellite All of the features are currently free to use in supported areas without Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity. Availability varies by country. There were already five more iPhone satellite features or enhancements rumored to be in the works, even before Amazon announced this deal with Apple. At least some of the improvements may be part of iOS 27, which is expected to be available in beta starting in June and widely released in September this year. Those enhancements are as …

iOS 26.5 and iOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone

iOS 26.5 and iOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone

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Earlier this week, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 26.5 to developers. The software update is relatively minor so far, which is not too surprising given that Apple is likely shifting its focus towards iOS 27. Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8, and the update should be released in September. Below, we outline what is new in iOS 26.5 so far, along with rumored iOS 27 features. iOS 26.5 iOS 26.5 lays the groundwork for two changes, including end-to-end encryption for RCS in the Messages app and ads in the Apple Maps app. End-to-end encryption for ‌RCS‌ is a security feature that ensures that messages sent between supported iOS 26.5 and Android devices are encrypted and cannot be intercepted and read by a third party while they are being delivered. Apple already tested end-to-end encryption for RCS in the iOS 26.4 beta, but the feature did not make it into the final release of iOS 26.4 last week. It remains to be seen if the …

iOS 27 Rumored to Feature Keyboard Upgrade

iOS 27 Rumored to Feature Keyboard Upgrade

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Apple has tested an updated iPhone keyboard with autocorrect enhancements, according to a report this week from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The report said the keyboard “expands autocorrect by offering alternative words,” similar to tools like Grammarly. “It suggests alternative words in addition to word fixes like today’s autocorrect,” said Gurman, in a follow-up social media post. Grammarly evolved to use AI in recent years, so perhaps the iPhone keyboard’s expanded autocorrect system would be powered by Apple Intelligence. The report did not provide any further details, so we will have to wait and see. Gurman briefly touched on the keyboard plans in a report focused on how Siri may be able to handle multiple requests in a single query on iOS 27. Apple has not made a final decision on whether to release the updated keyboard, according to Gurman, but it would presumably debut as part of iOS 27 as well if it does materialize. The first developer beta of iOS 27 is expected to be released in June, and the software update should be …