{"id":942394,"date":"2026-10-27T05:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/942394\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T05:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:54:12","slug":"everything-new-in-ios-27-2-new-apple-music-icon-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/942394\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything new in iOS 27.2: New Apple Music icon and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

iOS 27.2 is here as the first major update for iOS 27<\/a>. Released Monday, iOS 27.2 addresses a few annoying bugs while also adding several new features and improvements to the iPhone experience.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you can try after updating to iOS 27.2.<\/p>\n

iOS 27.2 new features<\/p>\n

The changes in iOS 27.2 touch everything from Siri AI and messaging and video calls to music, podcasts and smart home controls. iPhone Duo<\/a> owners also get a notable addition: Apple Pencil<\/a> support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis update provides enhancements to Siri Al with the ability to retain useful context from previous Siri interactions as well as draw from a wider range of personal context,\u201d according to Apple. \u201cIt also introduces Suggestions in Messages that help you take quick actions in apps like Calendar and Reminders based on context from your conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Note: Apple skipped iOS 27.1, directly jumping to the second point release of the OS. That\u2019s because the company reserved iOS 27.1 specifically for the iPhone Duo.<\/p>\n

Siri AI gains new skills and support for more languages
\n\"ASwipe down from the top-left corner now, not the center, to reach Notification Center in iOS 27.
Photo: Apple<\/p>\n

iOS 27.2 brings important updates to how Siri AI functions. Conversational recall means Apple\u2019s AI assistant can remember things you previously chatted about, such as a restaurant it recommended days earlier.<\/p>\n

Siri AI also makes gains on the personal context front. In iOS 27,2, \u201cSiri Al can draw from more sources to give you a great answer, including photos attached in Messages, Calendar event attendees, your voicemails, and better results from Safari history and Reading List,\u201d Apple says.<\/p>\n

Apple also gives you the opportunity to make sure Siri AI doesn\u2019t gain all your personal context. \u201cExcluded Apps lets you choose which apps Siri, Search, and suggestions can access, all from one setting,\u201d Apple says.<\/p>\n

For international users, iOS 27.2 expands Siri AI<\/a> to five additional languages: French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. This opens the door for more people to use Apple\u2019s revamped and smarter assistant on their iPhone in another language.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The device requirements stay the same, though. You will need an eligible device with the device language set to the relevant language.<\/p>\n

Suggested Actions in Messages<\/p>\n

The first major iOS 27 update adds a useful feature to the Messages app<\/a>: Suggested Actions. As the name suggests, based on your conversation, the Messages app will automatically recommend a relevant action, like creating a calendar event or reminder, searching for photos in your library, etc.<\/p>\n

The recommendation will appear as a chip in the toolbar on the iPhone\u2019s keyboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can enable or disable the different types of suggestions from Settings > Apps > Messages > Suggested Actions on your iPhone after installing iOS 27.2.<\/p>\n

Profiles come to Apple TV<\/p>\n

After first introducing profile support in tvOS, Apple is finally bringing it to the Apple TV app<\/a> on iPhone and iPad with iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2. The feature works as you\u2019d expect it to. A profile picker will appear when you open the TV app on your iPhone or iPad after installing the latest iOS build.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If your kids or spouse use your iPhone or iPad to watch content on Apple TV, this is a great option to ensure they don\u2019t spoil your recommendations. For child profiles, you also get access to content rating controls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Apple Music icon
\n\"ImageThe new black-and-white Apple Music icon.
Image: Apple<\/p>\n

iOS 27.2 introduces a redesigned Apple Music app icon, replacing the bright red background with a white one and a black music note. Some fans were not amused when the new look appeared<\/a> in a beta earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Apple Music widgets get a similar makeover, swapping their red backgrounds for black ones. The red accents disappeared from the Apple Music app\u2019s main interface as well. Selected tabs use a blue accent, while Library categories use monochrome icons.<\/p>\n

iPhone Duo gains Apple Pencil support<\/p>\n

This is a big one for iPhone Duo<\/a> owners. iOS 27.2 adds Apple Pencil<\/a> (USB-C) support. So, if you got the iPhone Duo for its large folding screen and want to doodle away on it, iOS 27.2 will enable that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Apple\u2019s foldable does not support any other Apple Pencil model, including the Pro variant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dual Capture comes to FaceTime<\/p>\n

With iOS 27, Apple introduced dual capture support for FaceTime<\/a> calls. This allows you to share a feed from both the front and rear cameras simultaneously while on a FaceTime call.<\/p>\n

iOS 27.2 upgrades this feature, expanding it to group FaceTime calls as well. On iOS 27, the feature is limited to one-on-one FaceTime calls.<\/p>\n

Note: Dual capture in FaceTime calls only works with iPhone 17 and newer devices.<\/p>\n

New Episodes and Continue Playing in Apple Podcasts\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Apple Podcasts app replaces its mixed Up Next section with New Episodes and Continue Playing.<\/p>\n

New Episodes will show new releases from the shows that you follow, while Continue Playing will show all the episodes that you started but haven\u2019t yet finished. This should make it easier to go through new content as well as unfinished episodes.<\/p>\n

Home app gains smarter door-lock settings<\/p>\n

The Home app becomes smarter in iOS 27.2 and gains support for two compatible smart lock features.<\/p>\n

The first, called Lock After Closing, lets you choose how quickly the device locks after the door is closed.<\/p>\n

The second, Door Left Open, will show an alert on your iPhone or iPad if a door remains open for too long. You can set a manual alert time as well, starting at five minutes, going all the way up to 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Sound Glow comes to HomePod
\n\"AHomePod Sound Glow with colors pulled from album artwork.
Photo: Leander Kahney\/Cult of Mac<\/p>\n

Alongside iOS 27.2, the HomePod Software 27.2 update brings Sound Glow, first seen on the HomePod mini 2<\/a>, to the original HomePod mini<\/a> and second-generation HomePod<\/a>. The feature pulls colors from album artwork and makes the speaker\u2019s top light pulse to the music, podcast and ambient sounds.<\/p>\n

A new Lock Controls setting in iOS 27.2 will stop unwanted taps on the HomePod\u2019s top surface from launching audio \u2014 great for stopping kids or pets from making unwanted noise. This also might help with \u201cghost touch\u201d problems, where a HomePod responds as if tapped for no reason, as mentioned by leaker @itspdfu on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No redesigned Apple Health app<\/p>\n

Initial iOS 27.2 beta builds shipped with a revamped Apple Health app that provided more insight into your physical and mental well-being. However, Apple pulled the app from later beta releases. That\u2019s the case with the stable build as well, with the old Health app shipping with the public release of iOS 27.2.<\/p>\n

Other changes in iOS 27.2<\/p>\n

Besides the above, iOS 27.2 also brings several smaller features and improvements:<\/p>\n

Apple Books: The reading interface gains progress bars and a new Liquid Glass menu. The bookmark button moves to the top-right corner, while Apple also repositions the close and back buttons.
\nGames: The Home tab now shows recently downloaded games that you haven\u2019t played yet. Apple also makes achievement progress and leaderboard scores easier to track.
\nCall Context: The Phone app can remind you of someone\u2019s anniversary before you call them, provided you have saved the date in their contact card.
\nSiri settings: Apple renames App Access to Excluded Apps. You can now select multiple apps at once to exclude from Siri, Search and suggestions.
\nClock: The alarm list uses smaller a.m. and p.m. labels, making the alarm time stand out more.
\nCarPlay Ultra: Compatible vehicles gain theme options for the wallpaper, gauge style and colors.
\nApple TV: Multiview lets you watch up to four supported sports streams simultaneously. The app also gains a setting to enable sign-language interpretation when available.<\/p>\n

How to install iOS 27.2<\/p>\n

You can install iOS 27.2 on your iPhone by going to Settings > General > Software Update and following the instructions.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Rajesh has been writing about consumer technology for over a decade, with a strong focus on iPhones, Macs and Apple\u2019s ecosystem. He enjoys digging into Apple software updates, hardware changes, and discovering new Mac apps that make work faster and more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

You can reach out to him at mail[at]rajeshpandey.me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iOS 27.2 is here as the first major update for iOS 27. Released Monday, iOS 27.2 addresses a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":942395,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[24794,23083,64,63,213554,10520,455978,203,105],"class_list":["post-942394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-apple-music","tag-apple-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-facetime","tag-ios-27","tag-iphone-duo","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/942395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}