{"id":513912,"date":"2026-06-23T07:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/513912\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T07:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:07:15","slug":"everything-new-in-ios-27-beta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/513912\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything New in iOS 27 Beta 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple released the second beta of iOS 27<\/a> today, and as is common with a second beta, there are multiple changes. There are new features and updates to existing features as Apple prepares for a July public beta and a September software launch.<\/p>\n

\"iOS<\/p>\n

Write with Siri<\/p>\n

There is a new Write with Siri<\/a> button above the keyboard in Notes, Mail, Messages, and more. It makes it easier to locate the option to use \u200cSiri\u200c for writing. In the first beta, the Write with \u200cSiri\u200c tool was only available when selecting text.<\/p>\n

\"ios<\/p>\n

Siri Voice Customization<\/p>\n

The \u200cSiri\u200c voice customization feature available on the iPhone 17 Pro<\/a> and iPhone Air<\/a> now has Pace and Expressivity labeled as “Coming Soon.” The options did not work in the first \u200ciOS 27\u200c beta.<\/p>\n

\"ios<\/p>\n

Wallet App Insights<\/p>\n

The Wallet app has a new “Insights” feature<\/a> that’s accessible by tapping on the three-dot icon in the upper right corner.<\/p>\n

\"wallet
Insights is not fully implemented, but a splash screen for the feature says users will be able to connect accounts to Wallet to see spending insights, recurring transactions, account balances, and more. Apple says up-to-date account information will be available through the feature.<\/p>\n

Apple TV<\/p>\n

In \u200ciOS 27\u200c beta 2, Apple updated the Home app to add support for remotely updating an Apple TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ios
The \u200cApple TV\u200c is now listed in the Updates section of the Home app’s Settings interface, and tapping on the \u200cApple TV\u200c update button installs the latest software without needing to turn on the \u200cApple TV\u200c.<\/p>\n

RCS<\/p>\n

Apple added support for replying to a specific message in an RCS<\/a> conversation with an Android user.<\/p>\n

\"ios
You can now long press on a message to get to the option to reply to a message, and it works the same way that it does with iMessages.<\/p>\n

\u200ciOS 27\u200c also displays tapback\/reaction emoji on images and videos properly. In iOS 26<\/a>, it would use a text descriptor, such as [x loved an image] instead of showing the emoji. In \u200ciOS 27\u200c, the emoji shows up on the image or video as it does in an iMessage conversation.<\/p>\n

iCloud Backup Notifications<\/p>\n

Code in \u200ciOS 27\u200c suggests Apple will now send notifications if an iCloud<\/a> backup doesn’t work properly.<\/p>\n

“There’s a problem with our server, so you may not be able to backup or restore your device right now. Try again later,” reads the notification.<\/p>\n

AirPort Utility<\/p>\n

Apple says the AirPort Utility app will no longer be available for download in \u200ciOS 27\u200c. Users who already have the app can re-download it, but AirPort Utility functionality is not guaranteed in \u200ciOS 27\u200c.<\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/p>\n

Visual Intelligence<\/p>\n

In the \u200cSiri\u200c section of the Settings app, there’s a new Visual Intelligence<\/a> option. Highlight to Image Search is turned off by default, and Apple says turning it on will automatically send images to third parties when highlighting subjects to find similar images.<\/p>\n

\"ios<\/p>\n

Camera App<\/p>\n

There are now yellow highlights around the camera tools button when a hidden camera feature like exposure adjustment is enabled.<\/p>\n

\"ios<\/p>\n

Create a Pass<\/p>\n

In the Create a Pass feature in Wallet, there are texture options available when choosing a color.<\/p>\n

\"ios<\/p>\n

HomeKit Cameras<\/p>\n

You can long press on incoming notifications from HomeKit Secure Video<\/a> cameras to watch the video from the motion alert and to turn on lights that are located near the camera.<\/p>\n

\"ios<\/p>\n

HomeKit Accessories<\/p>\n

If you had HomeKit<\/a> accessories like Philips Hue lights that were unresponsive after installing \u200ciOS 27\u200c and tvOS 27, the beta 2 updates fix the problem.<\/p>\n

Weather<\/p>\n

Some of the light blue text in the Weather app has been updated to be lighter and brighter, making it easier to read. Precipitation levels, condition descriptor, and wind mph reading are now the brighter color.<\/p>\n

\"ios<\/p>\n

Siri App<\/p>\n

There’s a new option to select multiple conversations to delete in the \u200cSiri\u200c app.<\/p>\n

\"ios<\/p>\n

Photos<\/p>\n

The AI tools in the Photos<\/a> app are now available for RAW images.<\/p>\n

iOS 27 Info<\/p>\n

\u200ciOS 27\u200c is available to developers right now, but Apple plans to release a public beta in July. \u200ciOS 27\u200c is set to launch in September alongside new iPhones. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple released the second beta of iOS 27 today, and as is common with a second beta, there…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[204,61,87728,60,202,80],"class_list":["post-513912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-featured","tag-ie","tag-ios-27","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}