Browsing: iOS 27
Apple renamed Wi-Fi Assist to Connectivity Assist in iOS 27 and moved it to the bottom of the Wi-Fi menu, where it is on by default. iPhone owners report screen-on time jumping from 3 hours to 7 after switching it off. Here is what the feature does, why it costs power, and how to turn it off in both places it hides.
Apple has confirmed that a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max handsets on AT&T can lose cellular service permanently, and that no software update will bring it back. iOS 27.0.1 and a new carrier settings file are preventative only. Here is how to tell which side of that line your phone is on, and what to do about it either way.
Apple announced AirPlay video for CarPlay in 2025 and the iPhone side of it has shipped. Drivers on current iOS still cannot find the feature, because it needs the car’s infotainment system to be certified for it and almost no vehicle on the road is. Here is what has to line up, and why your 2019 Kia will never get there.
Eye Tracking turns your gaze into a pointer and Dwell Control turns a pause into a tap. It runs entirely on device, works on any iPhone 12 or newer, and most people have never opened the menu it lives in.
A Shortcuts automation doing the rounds on X photographs whoever plugs in your stolen iPhone and emails you their location. The setup genuinely works. The part nobody mentions is what it does to your camera roll the other 364 days of the year.
Reddit threads are filling with reports of unresponsive touchscreens and stuttery animations after the iOS 27 update. Most of it is background indexing that clears within two days, but not all of it. Here is how to tell the two apart, what actually helps, and why the next numbered update will not be the one that fixes it.
Buried in Privacy and Security is the Apple Intelligence Report, a log of every request your iPhone sent to Private Cloud Compute. Here is how to export it, how to read it, and the two kinds of AI activity it deliberately leaves out.
Apple has confirmed that Siri AI, Image Playground and the cloud photo editing tools are capped by a daily usage limit, and that expanded access will eventually cost money. It has not published the limit, the timeout or the price.
Some iPhone owners say iOS 27 wrecked their battery, others say it doubled it. Both are describing the same process. Here is what your phone rebuilds after a major update, how long it takes, and the exact point at which the drain stops being normal.
iOS 27 installs on every iPhone from the 11 onward, but the feature list splits into tiers underneath that. Which models get Siri AI, why your battery is draining this week, and when an older iPhone should wait.