Apple Intelligence has 20+ brand new features in iOS 27, here’s the full list

iOS 27 is here, and many of its new features are powered by the next generation of Apple Intelligence. Here are 20+ new Apple Intelligence features in iOS 27.

Siri AI #

Siri gets its long-awaited AI overhaul in iOS 27. Apple rebuilt the assistant from the ground up for the LLM era, and it’s a major upgrade. Here’s an overview of the new features per Apple:

• Broad world knowledge : Get answers to almost any question with broad world knowledge
• Personal context understanding : Find what you need across Messages, Mail, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, and more with personal context understanding
• Onscreen awareness : Ask about and act on what’s on your screen
• App actions : Siri can get things done across your apps to send messages, create events, and more
• Siri app : Pick up where you left off with the Siri app, which keeps your conversation history synced with iCloud across your Apple devices
• Write with Siri : Describe what you need, and Siri can generate a draft from scratch, edit what you’ve written, or give you feedback—virtually anywhere you type
• Visual Intelligence : Integrated with Siri and upgraded with new features
• Expressive voices : Customize pace and expressiveness on compatible hardware

Apps with new and improved AI features #

Apple Intelligence has been baked into more system apps in iOS 27, bringing all-new capabilities to the apps you use every day. Here’s what’s new per Apple:

- [**Photos**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/16/heres-everything-new-for-apple-photos-in-ios-27/) : Spatial Reframing; Extend; Improved Clean Up
- [**Messages**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/17/heres-everything-new-for-messages-in-ios-27/) : Personalized Smart Reply
- [**Calendar**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/18/heres-everything-new-for-apple-calendar-in-ios-27/) : Describe a calendar event in natural language
- [**Reminders**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/26/heres-everything-new-for-reminders-in-ios-27/) : Describe a reminder in natural language
- [**Mail**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/01/heres-everything-new-for-apple-mail-in-ios-27/) : Suggestions; Personalized Smart Reply
- [**Safari**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/09/heres-everything-new-coming-to-safari-on-macos-27-golden-gate/) : Notify Me; Describe an Extension; Organize tabs by topics
- [**Shortcuts**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/30/ios-27-makes-apples-shortcuts-app-exactly-what-ive-always-wanted/) : Describe a shortcut in natural language
- [**Image Playground**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/11/ios-27-lets-you-create-your-own-iphone-wallpapers/) : Redesigned app with new, realistic image generation; wallpaper creation
- [**Files**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/29/macos-27-adds-five-new-mac-features-ive-been-loving/) : Intelligent file and folder name suggestions
- [**Home**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/11/heres-everything-new-for-apples-home-app-in-ios-27/) : Combining related activity notifications; HomeKit Secure Video AI Search and Captions
- [**Journal**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/11/heres-everything-new-for-journal-in-ios-27/) : Customized writing prompts in Journal entries

Systemwide Apple Intelligence features #

Finally, iOS 27 introduces a handful of new AI features that apply systemwide. They include:

- [**Automatic proofreading**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/16/ios-27-adds-three-new-iphone-features-youll-use-all-the-time/) : Get suggestions for both spelling and grammar revisions
- [**Call Context**](https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/15/ios-27-adds-new-phone-app-feature-thats-an-instant-favorite/) : See relevant info on-screen while on calls with businesses

• Accessibility : Ask questions and get detailed image and scene descriptions in VoiceOver, use flexible item names with Voice Control commands, content cleanup and summaries in Accessibility Reader

Which new Apple Intelligence features in iOS 27 are your favorites? Let us know in the comments.

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