Apple don release di first iOS 27 public beta on Monday, and if you get compatible iPhone, you fit download am right now and see di software update wey go come dis fall.
Di biggest addition na Siri AI, Apple long-awaited overhaul of dia voice assistant. Di new Siri dey designed to understand wetin dey happen on your screen, use information from across your apps, and complete more complicated requests without forcing you to jump between apps yourself.
Access dey limited to supported iPhones, but you fit need to join waitlist before you fit try am. Even without Siri AI, iOS 27 bring several improvements across di iPhone, including new photo editing tools, suggestions for your text messages, automatically fixing weak and compromised passwords, and new child safety features.
If you like numbers, Apple say apps fit launch up to 30% faster, new photos fit load up to 70% faster, and AirDrop transfers fit be up to 80% faster. Di update also promise smoother transitions between Wi-Fi and cellular, improved search for Mail, and refinements across many native apps.
But as with any prerelease software, di public beta fit contain bugs, drain your battery faster, or cause certain apps to stop working correctly. You suppose back up your iPhone before you install am and avoid putting am on di phone wey you depend on every day, if you fit.
If you ready to accept those risks, here na how to download di iOS 27 public beta right now. Di iOS 27 public beta dey free, and you no need developer account to get am. Before you install am, make sure your iPhone dey compatible, back up anything wey you no want to lose, and remember say prerelease software fit bring issues to your phone.
Once you don do that, you fit enroll your iPhone and install di beta directly through Settings. Next, sign in with di Apple Account wey dey connected to your iPhone. If you no don participate for any previous public betas, tap Sign Up and accept Apple beta software agreement. After signing in, select iOS and look for di Get Started section. Tap Enroll your iOS device and follow di instructions.
Apple no longer require you to install separate configuration profile — di beta access dey linked directly to your Apple Account. Open Settings on your iPhone, then go to General > Software Update > Beta Updates. Select iOS 27 Public Beta. If you no see di option, make sure di Apple Account listed under Beta Updates na di same one wey you use to join di beta program.
You fit also need to just wait small. Sometimes e fit take time for your account to update. Finally, return to Settings > General > Software Update. Di iOS 27 public beta suppose now appear as available update. Tap Download and Install, then follow di instructions on your screen.
Keep your iPhone connected to Wi-Fi and plug am to charger while di update dey install. Once e restart, you go dey run di iOS 27 public beta, with faster performance, new features across Apple apps and, for supported iPhones, access to di new Siri AI beta.
For watchOS 27, Siri AI dey make Apple Watch more useful for computing from di wrist. Di upgrade from plain Siri to Siri AI feel like significant shift for how Apple think we suppose use smartwatches. Siri AI fit understand wetin dey on your screen and use information from across apps.
David Clark, Apple senior director of software engineering for watchOS, say dia main goal na to make sure di experience dey consistent between phone and watch. By having di watch tightly connected to di phone, with personal context driving di whole experience, dem fit set expectation say e be one Siri AI.
Siri AI dey upfront about wetin e no fit do and go suggest alternatives. For example, e no fit do reminders based on weather forecasts, but e fit set reminders based on when you leave location. Queries wey you make on di wrist dey stored for same app as for phone.
Workout Buddy, di AI-powered motivational fitness coach, dey get upgrades. For watchOS 26, e dey mostly surface milestones. Dis year, e dey expand wetin insights dey surface and now dey work for Spanish. Clark say dem don add facts wey dey look deeper at your trends, not just based on today workout versus historic ones.
Another nifty update na di new App launcher, quick menu for di apps wey you use most frequently or most recently. But di favorite watchOS 27 feature na di new single tap gesture. Where di pinchy pinch let you scroll, and di wrist flick dismiss screens, di single tap let you select. Combined with smart stack and raise to talk gesture, e dey super easy to use Apple Watch single-handedly.
