Phones iPhones iOS 27 public beta is now live — 9 features you need to try first Features By Tom Pritchard Published 13 July 2026 Want to get started with iOS 27 public beta right away? Try these 9 features When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works . (Image credit: Tom’s Guide/Apple/Shutterstock) Jump To: Siri AI Liquid Glass Slider Reframe Parental controls Shortcuts Siri Mode Apple Wallet passes AirPods EQ Safari extensions Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The iOS 27 developer beta has been available for the past month, though it requires an Apple developer account to actually install. A public beta was promised, though Apple never confirmed the exact date it would arrive — only saying it would be some time in July. Well the good news for all you non-developers is that the iOS 27 public beta has just landed. While some have criticized iOS 27 for being a fairly small update, more focused on backend performance, I don’t really agree. There’s quite a lot to digest in this update, and the more I use the iOS 27 beta, the more hidden features seem to appear. The problem is figuring out where you should start. So, for those of you that are just getting ready to experience the iOS 27 beta for the first time, here are 9 of the best features you should try first. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Siri AI (Image credit: Tom’s Guide) I’ll be totally honest, this whole list could easily have just been a list of all the new things Siri could do. The upgraded Apple AI is easily the standout feature of iOS 27 beta, and transforms what used to be a fairly mediocre voice assistant into a fully-fledged AI chatbot. Siri AI is contextually aware, can hunt down details in various supported apps, understands what’s happening on your screen, and has the ability to learn about you based on your historical interactions with the AI — assuming you opted in to store a lengthy interaction history. The AI also features multimodal capabilities, with the ability to understand text, audio, videos and images at the same time. You may like I tested iOS 27 — and these 12 hidden features are more useful than Siri AI iOS 27: 11 biggest features coming to your iPhone 7 hidden iOS 27 features Apple didn’t tell you about There’s a lot to go through, and it makes sense to start getting to grips with Siri AI from day one. The Liquid Glass Slider (Image credit: Apple) Liquid Glass has been a controversial design change since it debuted in iOS 26, but it’s sticking around for iOS 27 — but not without a few changes. Apple has spent a great deal of effort tweaking the Liquid Glass design to improve readability, and make sure the transparency effects don’t cause you to develop a splitting headache. Tom’s Guide: Direct to Your Inbox Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. There’s also a new slider to customize the effect , and choose just how much of the transparent effect you actually want. That’s in contrast to the binary options that were available in iOS 26, and only gave you the option to choose between full and zero transparency. We like choice here at Tom’s Guide, and whether you love or hate Liquid Glass, I’m sure we can all agree that having the ability to choose can only be a good thing. Reframe (Image credit: John Velasco / Tom’s Guide) AI photo editing has been one of my favorite uses of the technology, but iOS 27 beta’s Reframe is unlike anything we’ve seen before . The idea behind this is simple, you take one of your existing photos (even one that wasn’t shot on an iPhone) and Apple In
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