Apple just gave us a peek at some of iOS 27's new features

Our first official info about the capabilities and features coming in the next big OS update.

- JASON CROSS

The third Tuesday of May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. For the last few years, Apple has marked the occasion by revealing some of the accessibility features (fave.co/3PHUIIb) coming to its operating systems “later this year.” That means while we wait for the reveal of iOS 27, macOS 27, and other updates at WWDC on June 8 (fave.co/4cayACj), this was our first official look at some of the features coming with them this fall.

As you would expect, the new Accessibility features coming in iOS 27 (fave.co/3REOG1x) lean heavily on Apple Intelligence. They include big improvements to VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader, as well as on-device generated subtitles and a couple of new Vision Pro features.

Magnifier and Voice Over get a big update to Visual Intelligence. They can give a more detailed answer about what is in the viewfinder or the contents of an image. This is a good hint at the work Apple is doing on Visual Intelligence in general, as the same core systems are used to identify objects and text in photos and videos systemwide.

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