iOS 27.2 brings new features to six iPhone apps next week
iOS 27.2 arrives next week with improvements to Messages, TV, FaceTime, Home, Podcasts and the Games app.
The next iPhone update adds small helpful things to six apps. For example, it can suggest a reminder from a message and lock your door after it closes. It arrives next week.
Hype check
Quieter than it deserves. This one matters more than the coverage suggests.
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Why it matters
The update is free for supported iPhones and brings small, practical improvements for daily use.
Worth a look if you have an iPhone; update when it arrives.
The details
- Suggested Actions in Messages offer to create an event or reminder based on a message.
- The TV app on iPhone and iPad gets viewing profiles.
- FaceTime Dual Capture now works in Group FaceTime calls.
- The Home app adds "Lock After Closing" and "Door Left Open" for compatible smart locks.
- Podcasts splits Up Next into New Episodes and Continue Playing.
- The Games app Home tab shows downloaded games you have not played yet.
Receipts
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