Apple’s WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8 covered hundreds of new features, but some confirmed iOS 27 additions received little or no attention during the presentation. Some were discovered in the first iOS 27 developer beta while others surfaced via researchers shortly after the event. Here are the most notable iOS 27 features that didn’t get their moment in the presentation.
Call Context in the Phone app
When you call a business, iOS 27 can now surface relevant on-device information you might actually need during that call, like a flight number before you dial the airline. The feature pulls from on-device data to save you from scrambling through your email mid-call.
FaceTime Dual Capture
A new Dual Capture option in FaceTime lets you stream the front and rear cameras simultaneously, so the person on the other end can see both your face and whatever you’re pointing at. It’s a practical addition for anyone who has tried to show something to a remote family member while staying on camera, and it requires no setup beyond enabling it during a call.
Find My location-pause control
The Find My app now gives you far more precise control over how long you share your location with specific people. Instead of toggling sharing on or off, you can set a custom duration down to hours and minutes, pick an exact expiry date and time, or pause sharing with someone until the end of the day. That addresses one of the app’s most common complaints without requiring any new permissions or settings overhaul.
Wallet’s “Create a Pass” scanner
A new option in the Wallet app lets you generate a digital pass by scanning a physical one, covering things like movie tickets, concert passes, and gym membership cards. The feature fills a gap that third-party apps have been trying to address for years, and having it baked into Wallet means the result lives alongside your existing cards and boarding passes rather than in a separate app.
Photos Extend tool
The Photos app gains a new Apple Intelligence feature called Extend that can generate additional image content beyond the edges of a photo. Similar to generative fill tools in third-party apps, it lets users expand a photo’s frame while AI fills in the newly created space. The feature is available within the Apple Intelligence Tools section of the Photos app.
Shortcuts natural language creation
You can now describe a multi-step shortcut to Siri in plain language and have it generated and auto-installed without opening the Shortcuts app. This removes the barrier that has kept Shortcuts as a power-user feature for years, and the result is a fully editable shortcut rather than a locked AI action.
Clock app independent alarm volume
iOS 27 lets you set alarm volume independently of system volume in the Clock app, which means turning your phone down for a meeting no longer means sleeping through the morning. It’s the kind of fix that surprises people to learn wasn’t already there.
AirPods Custom EQ
AirPods are gaining Custom EQ in iOS 27, letting users tune the sound profile beyond the existing presets. The feature gives listeners per-frequency control that has long been available in third-party audio apps but was absent from the native AirPods settings.
Liquid Glass opacity slider and icon refinements
Apple has added a system-wide translucency slider for the Liquid Glass interface introduced in iOS 26, giving users control over how opaque or transparent interface elements appear. Alongside that, Liquid Glass icons now show more detail and sharpness, and navigation bars, menus, and buttons carry more visual depth and separation than they did at launch.
Availability
The confirmed features found in the developer betas, including those listed above, are currently available to developers, with a public release expected in September 2026.
iOS 27 runs on all supported iPhones back to the iPhone 11, though Apple Intelligence features require an iPhone 15 Pro or newer. One notable limitation is that Siri AI features will not be available in the European Union or China at launch while Apple works through regulatory requirements in both regions.
