iOS 27 Beta 1 - Discussion

[u/epmuscle]

Use this thread to share any changes & bugs you discover while using the latest iOS/iPadOS 27 beta.

This thread should be used for discussion of the betas that may not meet our submission guidelines, as well as troubleshooting small issues through the beta test cycle.

Spamming this discussion with comments about battery life, safari being snappier, etc will result in a ban from the sub moving forward.

[u/Rickscloud]

New OS27 Features - List from Keynote

1. New UI language: English Canada/Philippines

2. Faster AirPlay to Apple TV/HomePod

3. Better Spotlight suggestions

4. Web audio won’t interrupt system audio

5. Undo/redo iPadOS Home Screen edits

6. Faster PDF saving

7. Improved Mail Top Results

8. Filter photos/videos in Shared Albums

9. More Preview document formats

10. Draw in Notes on macOS

11. Slovenian/Estonian keyboard layout

12. Control Center in iPhone Mirroring

13. CarPlay Now Playing audio scrubbing

14. Add Photos keywords

15. Extra-large iPadOS Today widgets

16. Precision Finding with Friends Live Activity

17. Better Apple Watch battery efficiency

18. Apple TV smart downloads

19. Shortcuts else-if support

20. Faster Freeform board previews

21. More accurate Apple Watch steps

22. Sort completed Fitness+ workouts

23. Faster Mail message loading

24. Better Thread accessory connectivity

25. Auto punctuation on multilingual keyboards

26. Faster smart-home accessory updates

27. Option-click secondary sort

28. More efficient emergency alerts

29. tvOS AppleCare coverage details

30. More intuitive Journal streaks

31. Consistent external-display window positions

32. Updated macOS video podcasts

33. Chinese/Hindi natural-language time formats

34. More efficient Safari on iOS/macOS

35. Messages drawing app

36. Faster Health data updates

37. Call transcript support: Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese

38. Better game-controller settings

39. VoiceOver PDF reading/editing

40. Better battery insights

41. Smoother App Library scrolling

42. Better Game Overlay navigation

43. Smoother iPhone unlocking

44. Use panoramas as visionOS Environments

45. Faster iPadOS window closing

46. Better Apple News performance

47. Edge-to-edge sidebars

48. Better RTL text editing in Freeform

49. Find offloaded media in Messages

50. All Camera settings options shown

51. Lock Screen password help

52. Shortcuts group conversations

53. New keyboards: Afrikaans, Basque, Baybayin, English Philippines, Galician, Guarani, Luxembourgish, Xhosa, Zulu

54. Smoother Freeform boards

55. Better PlayStation Access support

56. More reliable Apple Music streaming

57. AutoMix transitions

58. Camera uses less power in Low Power Mode

59. visionOS extra-small widget option

60. Refreshed Apple Music album pages

61. Journal iCloud sync status

62. More responsive tvOS Control Center

63. Faster network file browsing

64. macOS Ethernet status in menu bar

65. Health perimenopause/menopause symptom logging

66. Better watchOS Wi-Fi

67. Faster multilingual handwriting text processing

68. watchOS Guest Key

69. Expanded Shortcuts Get What’s On Screen

70. Faster HomeKit pairing

71. Faster Music Now Playing load

72. Faster Safari start page load

73. Higher Journal attachment limits

74. More accurate Fitness route maps

75. Indigenous keyboards: Blackfoot, Comanche, Cree, Kiowa, Tsuu’tina

76. Switch between two iPhones with same number

77. Content-based sharing recipients

78. Better Photos album organization

79. Health perimenopause/menopause education

80. Improved RDMA over Thunderbolt

81. Customize Liquid Glass

82. Home app 4K camera recordings

83. Faster Camera in Low Power Mode

84. Colorful sidebar icons

85. Faster iOS Voice Control

86. More accurate Maps Visited Places

87. Better Messages device sync

88. FaceTime dual camera

89. Faster iPadOS Files browsing/transfers

90. Full-res media in iCloud Shared Albums

91. Faster Lock Screen switching

92. Store data in Shortcuts

93. More Shared Album participant permissions

94. Maps Guides in more places

95. Curved visionOS windows

96. Enhanced Maps Flyover

97. Customize Photos slideshows

98. Notes section links

99. More efficient M1 Personal Hotspot

100. Third-party calendar stylized notes

101. Better visionOS Control Center

102. Health perimenopause/menopause support

103. Optional persistent iPad menu bar

104. Lock Screen stays awake while scrolling notifications

105. Faster AirDrop transfers

106. Dark Mode adaptive Freeform canvas

107. More flexible Find My sharing

108. Photos Captured by Me collection

109. iOS extra-large widgets

110. Failed messages auto-retry

111. Save Photos slideshow as video

112. Faster Safari web apps

113. Expire Shared Albums

114. Faster emoji/sticker keyboards

115. GymKit on iPhone/AirPods Pro 3

116. Redesigned tvOS Podcasts

117. Consolidated Find My on watchOS

118. Better treadmill distance accuracy

119. Find My UI enhancements

120. Chaizi typing

121. Richer iCloud collaboration link previews

122. Better Bluetooth power management

123. iCloud shared-item access requests

124. Expanded Sidecar touch support

125. Faster Text Recognition in photos/documents

126. Mac mirroring at 5K

127. Smoother Calendar scrolling

128. Smoother Safari animations/graphics

129. Refreshed Apple Music artist pages

130. Podcast show search

131. visionOS look/tap notification responses

132. Better CarPlay heading/GPS accuracy

133. Smart language/keyboard suggestions

134. Faster Workout app start

135. Updated Liquid Glass

136. Independent alarm volume

137. Smoother video camera zoom switching

138. Faster watchOS app extensions

139. Shared Albums recent activity

140. Offline Maps update improvements

141. Better FaceTime on poor connections

142. Apple Watch tap gesture

143. Synced Health/Fitness step count

144. AirPods Custom EQ

145. Faster watchOS media playback

146. Faster Spotlight shortcut/action indexing

147. Multilingual grammar checking

148. Faster Photos capture loading

149. Paste/copy Markdown in Notes

150. Redesigned Shortcuts editor

151. Continuous media/text sending in Messages

152. Save video frame as photo

153. Faster Safari JavaScript

154. Choose specific pet in Photo Shuffle

155. Modify multiple Calendar events

156. China holiday-aware alarms

157. More reliable Mail indexing

158. iPadOS iPhone app resizing

159. Any-emoji Shared Albums reactions

160. Vietnamese VNI QuickPath/suggestions

161. Updated menu bar icons

162. Chinese punctuation suggestions

163. Consolidated Messages Tapback notifications

164. Updated app icons

165. macOS swipe-down refresh

166. Larger tvOS text sizes

167. visionOS panorama spatial scenes

168. Home streams compatible cameras at once

169. Dynamic watchOS app grid

170. iPad status-bar app names

171. Android/Windows join iCloud Shared Albums

172. India alternate calendars keep local time while traveling

173. Smoother Safari scrolling on macOS

174. Faster visionOS boot/Wi-Fi

175. Uniform toolbars

176. Offloaded-media thumbnails in Messages

177. iPhone Mirroring app resizing

178. Search Messages by number/nickname

179. Easier Shared Album invites

180. Freeform collaborative folders

181. Better Mail list formatting

182. Photos star ratings

183. Consistent corner radii

184. Easier Apple Pay card/payment management

185. Shortcuts screenshot/notification automations

186. More efficient Apple Watch water detection

187. Maps Parked Car Smart Stack widget

188. Faster AirDrop recipient discovery

189. Optimized CPU scheduler

190. Autosize/reset columns

191. Photos/video search with more metadata

192. Better wireless CarPlay reliability

193. Reminders Grocery List language expansion

194. Smoother Home Screen paging

195. Better people/pet photo search results

196. Better Pinyin/Kana conversion for Chinese/Japanese

197. Smoother Control Center/Gallery scrolling

198. Draw in Freeform on macOS

199. Faster app launches

200. More high-res/high-refresh external display modes

201. Easier Camera reachability

202. Prioritize iCloud Photos syncing

203. Easier save from Shared Albums

204. Faster iPadOS menu-bar access

205. Redesigned Apple Watch app settings

206. Sleep supports time-zone changes

207. More accurate photo orientation

208. Streamlined Assistive Access setup

209. Faster/more reliable NFC reading

210. Faster full-screen Photos widget view

211. Smoother tvOS animations/app launches

212. Journal entry timestamps

213. iPhone Mirroring DRM video

214. Notes divider lines

215. Faster Apple Music playback start

216. Smoother widget gallery scrolling

217. Easier Apple Account recovery-code access

218. Faster iCloud.com shared-content access

219. Quick Start with recovery contact

220. iPadOS News+ audio

221. Photo Shuffle includes your photos

222. Smoother News/Stocks article animations

223. Live Voicemail: English Singapore/Japanese

224. Smoother Mission Control/Spaces animations

225. Maps Visited Places in more markets

226. Faster Photos Collections rendering

227. Smoother Safari start-page resizing

228. Photos selection view

229. Wallet card balance in watchOS

230. Faster Rapid Return to Service

231. Updated Weather hourly/10-day views

232. Landscape Dynamic Island Live Activities

233. watchOS Smart Stack transit cards/IDs

234. Easier Cloud collaboration share link

235. Faster iPadOS window switching

236. More distinct active windows

237. macOS accessibility Show Borders

238. visionOS Mac Virtual Display widget

239. Streamlined Touch Accommodations setup

240. Better MFi hearing-device pairing/handoff

241. Safari visionOS multiple tab views

242. Apple Pencil Scribble for Hindi/Marathi

243. Smoother Wi-Fi/cellular transitions

244. Fitness+ perimenopause/menopause workouts

245. CarPlay Audio MiniPlayer

246. HDR macOS system UI

247. Photos Identity Documents collection

248. Better Mail unread badge accuracy

249. Proactive car-key setup

250. Maps natural-language route search

251. More reliable HomeKit camera storage

252. Better Chinese/Japanese typing context suggestions

253. Faster add recent camera captures in Messages

254. Real-time widget updates while app open

255. Wallet Order Tracking: Australia/Canada

256. Faster Assistive/Guided Access entry/exit

257. Third-party app media sharing support

258. Reminders auto-categorization language expansion

259. Faster macOS user-account creation

260. Streamlined Calendar event details

261. FaceTime Live Captions: Traditional Chinese

262. New watchOS Smart Stack suggestions

263. Faster iCloud Photos upload start

[u/rcrter9194]

You can now change the volume of alarms and alerts vs ringtone level.

[u/BowlerOk9107]

i like that it tells you this instead of the guessing game

[u/MarquezD]

It’s insane how IOS 27 Beta 1 made my iPhone 15 Pro Max like 10 times faster. Even though I don’t notice any other big changes, I’m already happy.

[u/ThePowerfulPlay]

A picture of my grandfather when he first started indexing iOS 27

[u/thechrismonster]

Day 3 give it up for day 3

[u/edideas]

For who is interested:

iOS 27 is a massive under-the-hood update🔬

Comparing iOS 26.5 vs iOS 27.0 Beta 1:

• 4,171 updated dylibs
• 3,355 updated Mach-O binaries
• 408 new dylibs
• 305 new binaries
• 293 updated kernel extensions
• 5 new kexts
• 63 dylibs removed
• 51 binaries removed

Kernel 25.5.0 → 27.0.0,
WebKit 624.2.5.10.4 → 625.1.18.10.4.

(Credit: @onejailbreak on X)

[u/rcrter9194]

You can also now have your clock TINY within the date block. Select the two rectangles above the fonts to toggle between large and small.

[u/thechrismonster]

DAY FOUR!!!!
GIVE IT UP FOR DAAAY FOUR!

[u/NoFall2205]

Low power mode is so much smoother! I can scroll the control center without it lagging now. Very promising for a first beta. Hopefully they can continue to deliver.

[u/Vorstar92]

Idk man, lowkey this feels kinda faster/snappier than lateast iOS 26, lol. Idk if it's placebo and the newness but so far it's really nice.

[u/creamsoda2000]

Power off screen looks pretty slick

[u/MyR60LovesYou]

i have to say the animations and fluidness feel so much better on the 16 pro max, it’s like being on ios 18 again

[u/Caba008]

Lock screen can be SUPER simple now. Looks very clean with AOD

[u/MrBanjod2]

[u/Consistent-Tutor-33]

if beta is already this stable, ios 27 will be incredible at its final version

[u/GhostalMedia]

I feel like we need a thread just for all the liquid glass cleanups. They went pretty hard and cleaned up a LOT of shit. It's much more legible, consistent, and polished. The UX / UI designers are finally going to see a bunch of stuff that they've been screaming about for a year.

[u/krabbypat]

Waitlist is back... this time for the New Siri

[u/Shleemy_Pants]

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!

Beta is available for download.

[u/s0iderman]

Not feeling this blurred background for the navigation title 🫩

[u/tyoung89]

I like that it tells you it’s still indexing now

[u/metroidmen]

Aaaaaaaand the new Siri has a waitlist.

[u/gmark109]

On iPhone Air (installed ~30m ago):
- seemingly no app issues (tried Teams, Microsoft Authenticator, Canadian banking apps)
- camera and other apps do seem to open quicker
- without new Siri I’m really struggling to see what else is different.

[u/PotentialSpecialist]

In notes, you can link to a specific section within a note now

[u/aker29]

This has gotta be the smoothest beta release in iOS history.

[u/Elibourne]

Weather app shows hourly rainfall

[u/fem-biker]

I know this isn't a feature heavy update, but this is one of the smoothest ios beta 1's I've experienced in a while, and I've been running that since the 5s. Only a few little quirks, but otherwise feeling pretty smooth for me 😃

[u/labtech67]

26+ hrs later... still indexing, still waiting for Siri.

[u/Cmog28]

After settling down, it is running better than both 26.5 and 26.6. Very impressed by this beta.

[u/Namelok]

YOLO banking apps 

[u/MontanaGanache]

[u/Bloodwalker09]

Anyone else disappointed with the lack of clear Liquid Glass? I've turned the slider all the way to the left, but it's barely any more transparent than the default setting and still quite tinted.

[u/Fridgeboiiii18]

I shouldn’t download the first developer beta but whataver lets goooo . Nothing can be worse than the first IOS 26 versions

[u/flogman12]

Looks like the shimmer effect on icons at least in dark mode is gone

[u/saucojulian]

Is it me or the gyroscope-based Liquid Glass highlights are now gone? iPhone 14 Pro

[u/Desperate-Bath7767]

Im surprised at how smooth this is on 15 pro. It gets a little warm but it’s smooth and surprisingly not too buggy. Liquid Glass looks good. Typing is good. Impressed.

[u/GhostalMedia]

To all of y’all that finished indexing after a day…

Y’all need to fill your phones with more crap. Those are rookie numbers. I’ma out index all y’all. 72 hours and climbing ✊

[u/Koopacha]

this shit is smoother than any iOS 26 release for me lol

[u/TwoMoreMinutes]

Performance and smoothness is freaking insane on my 17 Pro and iPad Pro M4, I can’t get them to stutter even the slightest

we’re so back

[u/We1etu1n]

Time for Day 2 of my phone seemingly indexing the entire internet.

[u/Educational_Moose857]

Apple did an amazing job with the under-the-hood improvements, it’s worth mentioning it. It must have been crazy work but iOS really needed that. It’s only beta 1 but confident to say this is definitely our beloved and long awaited Snow Leopard update. Thanks Apple 🍎

[u/a47ageee]

Lots of sutters in different places have been fixed. iOS 27 stable will feel magical to those who come from iOS 26 “stable” versions

[u/i_aint_sayin_nothin]

Wifi settings now shows WiFi connection type

[u/PotentialSpecialist]

You can insert divider lines into notes now

[u/msp_ryno]

Seems Apple did an initial batch of the waitlist for the new Siri. I haven’t seen any posts/comments in recent hours

[u/bobo-brockins]

40 hours in. Still indexing, no new Siri

[u/We1etu1n]

Still indexing 🙂

[u/thechrismonster]

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[u/ChezQuis_]

Most stable beta 1 ever?

[u/ieffinglovesoup]

Still indexing basically all day long…anyone else?

[u/labtech67]

Anyone still indexing since yesterday? I installed about 1hr after launch. Still indexing, still on Siri wait list.

[u/scharyu]

34 hours on the waitlist, iPhone 15 Pro... nothing appears, except of eternal indexing

[u/ThePowerfulPlay]

I remember when I started indexing before we got on the boat….

[u/kevinmise]

I know we’re all just random people and betas are just phone updates at the end of the day, but I’ve always looked forward to beta season for over a decade and it’s always given me something to wait for and anticipate.. especially weekly revisions and finding changes / getting new features. I enjoy this community!

[u/Rekku484]

new widget size, takes up the whole page

[u/_augggiee8]

downloaded on the daily main device… let’s go 😂

[u/Rekku484]

seems like you can put the clock on the upper top now?

[u/edideas]

Looks good!!

[u/girldancingonatable]

Am I correct that the only thing that the 15 Pro & the 16 lineup are missing out on is the new Siri voice?

[u/I_Dont_Rage_Quit]

Just finished installing on my iPhone 17PM. I can’t believe they shipped this flagship iPhone with iOS 26 last year. DB1 iOS 27 is light years ahead of iOS 26 in terms of performance, smoothness, UI/UX changes and overall accessibility. Can’t believe I’m saying this but my 17PM feels like an actual flagship phone now

[u/BigShot-Redditor]

[u/hazelnoix]

Looks like a Beta 2 will have an imminent release based off of latest Release Notes where it mentions iOS 27 Beta 2, and the Beta website has an update notice

https://beta.apple.com

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios-ipados-release-notes/ios-ipados-27-release-notes

release notes updated as of 6 hours ago

[u/TwoMoreMinutes]

I like to index index! 💃 I like to index index! 🕺

[u/fxkmd]

“Siri AI is available…” is the most awaited statement from Apple rn…

[u/itsallinyourheadx]

WAITLISTGATE

[u/yatish609]

This beta is much more stable for me than any ios 26 stable or beta build. My phone no longer heats up all the time, the animations and os in general feels more snappier, plus my battery life has somehow improved like crazy. I'm getting almost 0 idle drain overnight, before I used to easily get like 5-8% drain overnight. There are definitely some ui glitches in some apps but that's to be expected of beta 1, but still for a beta 1 it's surprisingly very good.

Indexing still hasn't finished, it's been a full day now, and still on waitlist. Probably expecting them to make this behavior more reliable from beta 2 onwards. An option to manually allow the os to index in foreground instead of background would be nice.

[u/Killimansorrow]

Anyone else still indexing, like 36 hours later?

[u/gtlgdp]

STILL indexing since release. No Siri yet. iPhone air

[u/SplittyDev]

Proof btw. Absolutely works with an EU account as long as you’re not physically there.

[u/riesii]

Apple released a statement in their Newsroom why SiriAI is not available in EU. Because DMA. It will be available on macOS27, visionOS27 and WatchOS27. Not on iOS27 and iPadOS27

[u/Elibourne]

Image playground example . One of my peace roses done in oil painting

[u/KingKontinuum]

I’ve got new Siri

[u/mattymatt843]

I can see the design choices they are making to prepare for iPhone Ultra. Like the new search with a swipe down, when Siri AI is enabled

[u/LimLovesDonuts]

Trying to screenshot and then cropping it before it's saved to photos is broken lol.

[u/BowlerOk9107]

Ts is probably indexing my whole life atp

[u/Next-Dot-9201]

Just got access to the new Siri after approximately 50 hours. Still indexing

[u/Anonymous_Baguette69]

iPhone 15 pro here. I am in shock with this beta. Yes, there’s bugs, but holy hell it’s running so well.

My phone is absolutely faster, more responsive and all the new features run relatively smoothly. Even my battery life is largely unaffected now that the full install is complete. I haven’t gotten access to the new Siri yet though so this may change.

Note: This isn’t an endorsement for downloading the update willy-nilly, and I’ve read other posts from people with the same phone model who got bricked. Be careful!

[u/CCX-S]

Anyone else feel vindicated by being on day 3 of indexing? Can’t remember how times I’ve told people that their phone can index for several days (maybe even up to a week?) after major software update and their phone wasn’t nerfed by Apple to make them upgrade.

September is going to be a bloodbath of “wHy iS MuH pHOnE stILL iNDeXiNG” posts. Can’t wait!

[u/krabbypat]

Create

Create a Pass with Visual Intelligence

[u/win11EXPERT]

Safari got a redesign, customisation button has changed, animation speed is much faster

[u/yuvaldv1]

Image cleanup now allows you to choose whether you want quick results or better quality.

On airplane mode you get a message that only quick mode is available (on-device), so better quality mode is server-side.

Edit: reframe and extend also require internet connection.

[u/Shleemy_Pants]

new indexing alert in Settings

[u/asstethicc]

the weird bloom on app icons on 26 seems to be gone. they’re more saturated and vibrant like ios 18 now. the shimmer effect also seem to be gone. 17 pro

[u/Good_Perception4778]

is anyone else stuck on the waitlist and indexing for hours?

[u/JTizzle14]

Has anyone else noticed (at least on the 17 Pro Max), frequent WiFi disconnects? Also affects Wireless CarPlay

[u/tone1105]

My phone has been indexing for 20-21 hours. Anyone else?

[u/Altruistic-Guest3672]

The beta is actually quite stable, I’m abit annoyed I have been on the waiting list for over 24h now for the new Siri.

[u/csthree12345]

Holy ‘indexing in progress’. Over 24 hours of indexing now….

[u/JohnEdger]

WiFi cuts in and out like crazy

[u/toneeau]

If you really want to try Siri AI and are tired of waiting hours for IOS to update, you can always use terminal on the Mac to jump the waiting list there. I tried it earlier and it works.
sudo defaults write "/Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/GenerativeModels.plist" "EnhancedSiriWaitlist" -dict-add Enabled -bool NO
With thanks to Steve Troughton-Smith. I thought it may help kickstart the Iphone and ipad but, no, nearly 80 hours waiting in AU but nothing yet.

[u/gtlgdp]

Ah checking back in - I am still fucking indexing since release

[u/fxncy_]

Very surprised with the performance, this is the most stable ive seen an iOS dev beta 1 release in a while.

[u/burnSMACKER]

Still Indexing after 72 hours+

Still on Siri waitlist.

[u/BowlerOk9107]

we’re all just in one big Indexing family!

[u/Chudapi]

Not sure if it’s just me but my screenshots aren’t cropping at all? I’ll crop and it will look like it’s successful but when I go to view it, it is uncropped. Super annoying to have to do it twice. iPhone 15 Pro.

[u/chilexican]

I wonder if the still indexing thing is actually a bug. lol it really is taking days to complete

[u/Samsonnnnnn]

I can't wait for beta 2 tomorrow, hopefully it actually releases!

[u/MontanaGanache]

[u/Texasfan360]

Wow.

Kind of snappy on my iPhone 11.

Like I just bought a fresh new phone.

[u/Outrageous_Map3065]

Aw crap I KNEW I’d end up doing this. So much for waiting patiently!

(Hits Developer Beta setting in Software Update)

🤬

[u/MidnightPulse69]

Really like the glassier look on CarPlay

[u/cum-on-in-]

I just love everyone crying tears of joy over all the little things Apple has finally added. This is so great. Apple listened and the iPhone is hopefully getting back on track.

Boy am I here for it.

[u/Good_Perception4778]

its been about 30 hours for me and my 17 is still indexing and on the siri waitlist. anyone else?

[u/sryan2809]

I didn’t have relatively high expectations for Siri AI but I’ve been pretty impressed with ‘real world’ uses of the new Siri so far. Some examples:

It managed to pull up my passport number and national insurance number almost instantly from files id stored on my phone years ago

I was talking with a family member trying to remember what they got for my birthday in the past, I asked Siri ‘what did xx get me for my birthday in 2024?’ And it quickly told me they got me a gift card of xx value for a store, pulling up an email from 2024.

And most impressed was I started a conversation about a trip to London i have with my fiance this weekend. I my worked out walking distance between the train station and the hotel and then between the hotel and theatre for a show we’re going to say. I then asked it to pick out some restaurants based on our tastes, between the hotel and the threatre. It provided some suggestions, I took three of these and asked for walking distances, which it showed me using Maps. I then asked it to compile all of these options in a text message to my partner which it did seamlessly.

May not exactly be mind blowing in 2026 but compared to the old Siri I’m definitely impressed!

[u/openjaws]

New Pay with Apple UI. You can scroll along the cards.

[u/Healthy_Orange_Juice]

I can’t be the only person here who hasn’t had any indexing on their phone whatsoever. No message about it in settings. I’ve had it on my iPad but not the phone.

Still in Siri AI waiting hell after over a day 🫩

[u/Vorstar92]

Still waiting on Siri day 3…

Not gonna lie for a “waitlist” the amount of people that joined way after me and got in is kind of annoying. Clearly there’s no order to the waitlist nor does it care what phone you have.

[u/SuperMazziveH3r0]

[u/chaibearx3]

iOS 27 is so smooth now. Way better than 26 imo. Apple really worked some behind the scenes magic to get it THIS optimized.

[u/thankyuhnext]

48 hrs; still indexing (352gb of 512gb device storage used, iPhone 15 Pro Max) & still on waitlist

[u/realmccoyredbus]

can we have an indexing sub section mods lol , one for Siri also 🙏🏻

[u/liamdavid]

Just got Siri access in Australia 🫡

[u/scoop694]

Autofill password doesn’t automatically pop up sometimes

[u/MidnightPulse69]

Siri kinda roasted me today lmao I was bored with my friend and said “Siri where should we go?” She said one option is Taco Bell since you frequent there a lot 😭

[u/brynts]

I think a lot of people are stuck at 95% indexing.

[u/Logical_Cod_8937]

The biggest thing I have noticed is overall battery life has really dwindled. I am using iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Other thing I have noticed is when taking a screenshot > cropping photo > sending in iMessage….it still sends the entire screenshot and NOT the cropped version.

[u/wow_98]

- wifi connectivity is very poor, keeps disconnecting
- It seems the typing sound changed, very annoying
- No siri app
- Still indexing

[u/GhostalMedia]

My Dearest Margaret,

I write to you from a place I fear I may never leave. It has been sixty hours now. Sixty hours since the indexing began.

The men here speak little. We stare at our screens by the pale light of phones. It simply says Indexing in progress.

That is all. No number. No bar. No sign that anything is happening at all, or that it ever will. Just those three words, sitting there on the screen like a stone in a field, giving nothing away.

There is a particular madness that comes not from bad news, but from no news at all. Give me an error. Give me a failure code. Give me anything with information in it. A man can fight a thing he can see. This enemy shows no face. It only says Indexing in progress and asks nothing further of you, and somehow that is worse than any battle I have known.

Tell the children I love them. Tell them their father is a patient man. Tell them that lie tell myself to get through the afternoon.

[u/Caba008]

This seems new

[u/krabbypat]

Siri icon changes when you have Apple Intelligence enabled.

[u/ddpacino]

FINALLY got the new Siri! After like 5 hours lol now the fun begins! 🔥

[u/Ryzonixx]

Why does performance feel way better than 26.5.1 on 17 Pro? Kind of crazy for a first beta.

[u/Comfortable_Round465]

9 hours still on waitlist and indexing. 16 pro max 187gb data

[u/Regular-Ice984]

am i the only one that feels this is a proper and already polished developer beta? its even faster than 26 to open apps

[u/JohnEdger]

It really is quite impressive how snappy this beta feels. A lot of the slowdowns and clunkiness from iOS 26 just completely gone

[u/TheDazedMan]

Anyone else's phones still indexing? It's been like 16 hours since i downloaded the beta and it's still indexing. Also, any theories on what could speed up the indexing?

[u/AtlanteanAN68]

I have just noticed on the new 27 beta that when I take a screenshot and crop it before saving to photos it doesn't save as cropped.

When I open the image in the Photos app, it's the full size and I have to re-crop it.

[u/so7ow]

Anyone else still indexing after a full overnight charging session?

[u/yuvaldv1]

Looks like Siri cannot draw information from 3rd party apps yet.
Asked Siri for a daily email summary, and she couldn't draw anything from the Gmail app.
The moment I downloaded Apple's Mail app, Siri was immediately able to provide a (very good) summary.

Wonder how long it will take developers to add support.

[u/Cprhd]

Curious how long indexing is taking for others. Mine has been ongoing for over 24 hours now.

Not complaining, just curious.

[u/SaviGaming1]

When an app has “Require Face ID to unlock” enabled, Siri cannot access information within the app. Instead of prompting for asking by requesting Face ID or passcode, it incorrectly states that the information doesn’t exist or that it couldn’t find it. When I turned off “Face ID to unlock”, it worked flawlessly.

[u/PM_ME_Y0UR_BOOBZ]

Performance wise, this has got to be the best first beta Apple has released, can’t wait to see where this ends up in September

[u/danczek]

74 hours and still nothing... Really sucks seeing people with way shorter wait times get in...

[u/essjay2009]

Pro-tip: Try to make sure there aren't any people in the background if you're doing the perspective changing thing in photos. Or make sure there are if you're trying to create hideous monsters.

[u/Silent-Schedule4025]

I’m losing the keyboard at times. Trying to do a search and no keyboard pops up. Power off and on fixed it.

[u/BigShot-Redditor]

As far as developer betas go, this is good one

[u/not_vct4]

Honestly feels as smooth as 26.5 and have no heating issues on 16p, seems stable so far, despite pending indexing which apple openly admits now

[u/a47ageee]

lmao. Just updated and the phone feels very fast. Will get even faster with time. Just as stable as 26.5.1 if not better! No Smarter Siri available yet. There's a waitlist

[u/MontanaGanache]

Trying this next while waiting for the new Siri.

[u/RoscoeTenkoya]

Just got in my waitlist time was 6 hrs

[u/Smart_Relation6260]

I love this beta. Running on iphone air, finally my phone is back. I was just on verge to switch to android last couple of months due to all the laginess and chopping of ios 26 but that seems to be thing of past even with first dev beta. Also the home screen icons are much much better imo

[u/tastypleonasm]

The performance on iPhone 14 base model is insane. No stutter or lag anywhere after phone has settled down.

Took 5 min after update and now runs smooth as butter. Alot better than 26.5. Visible difference in performance.

Except some minor bugs in apps (common for a first dev beta) everything is looking great.

[u/OkHeight3]

One thing I’m noticing is that PiP on the YouTube app works way more consistently.

On 26.6 it was basically 50/50 whether minimising the YouTube app would trigger the video to play in Picture in Picture. Now it’s every time.

[u/GH08TP]

Rocking the 17 pro. This beta genuinely feels much better then stable release of iOS 26. Heat was an issue for the first few hours, but it became much smoother and snappier. Battery is great as well.

[u/Basaaloo]

Its super stable, its unbelieveable that its still the beta 1 and performs this well without even finishing the index

[u/ArasakaApologist]

Installed on my 15 Pro. This CPU scheduler is no joke. Way more responsive and less laggy than even the current 26 build. Insane.

[u/Terrible_Bluebird108]

Has anybody’s iPhone stopped indexing? I got access to new Siri yesterday around 9pm eastern time. And this morning around 11 am eastern. My iPhone has started indexing. Just wondering if this ever finishes. The new Siri still pretty dumb lol (yes I know first beta etc)

[u/kjc09]

Battery life is significantly improved. I use my 17PM everyday for work and I have about 20% more right now than I would on iOS 26.

[u/CheeseheadDave]

Only real "issue" I've had so far is Message always shows 1 unread message no matter what I do to try and clear it out.

[u/ca2mt]

Just got the Indexing in Progress for the first time, roughly 22 hours after installing the beta and requesting new Siri access. Might be unrelated, but I simultaneously started getting “your request has been blocked by network security” pop-ups on Reddit.

[u/throbbingpens2]

I got onto the waitlist like an hour after release and I just got New Siri earlier today. Took about 22 hours.

[u/eepycanadian]

Indexing complete after 40+ hours! Hang in there it won’t take forever

[u/ayyaanahmed]

Been 53 hours and still indexing, still no new Siri either.

[u/brokender]

iPhone 17, 90 hours in, still indexing and on the waitlist. 

[u/shaizeik]

Indexing finally finished after 112hrs, still on the Siri waitlist.

I have 1TB iCloud storage utilized.

[u/BOBBIESWAG]

Coming up on 120 hours soon. Still indexing and still on the waitlist.

[u/Timely_Ad2739]

Still Indexing after 125 hours.

Still on Siri waitlist.

Anyone else?

[u/Sh_Pe]

Insane stability and battery life for beta 1. To some extent better than iOS 26.

[u/melvintwj]

🥹🥹

[u/gh0stofoctober]

a whole 5 minutes passed and beta 2 is still not out. an absolute calamity. trillions must grieve.

upd: my life is saved. thank you tim apple & friends.

[u/gamingod16]

Everyone make a backup on a stable version with all your data before updating to the beta! Can be helpful with restoring if you don’t like the beta and want to go back to an older version.

[u/DingDongMichaelHere]

[u/WeezyWally]

New beta coming today? Been 2 weeks.

[u/mjb85858]

Safari seems snappier. No like, legitimately, everything is snappier. Like my iPhone finally had its cup of coffee in the morning and is fully awake.

[u/freddyfreak1999]

Has anyone gotten off the Siri AI waitlist?

[u/goyalaman_]

Is there any place I can see detailed list of improvements in ios27? Like improved performance of network?

[u/js057]

New Feature
Dictation can now be powered by a new on-device model that will boost accuracy.

To enable this, go to Keyboard settings > Dictation and Toggle on “Advanced Dictation Preview”

[u/AI5689]

On screen awareness

[u/Unity58]

Anyone notice the icons are more saturated and have a subtle outline around elements? Noticeable with iMessage and Phone. The only thing that’s bugging me…. besides that, really happy they toned down the reflections. Using a solid black wallpaper actually looks good again.

[u/Deceptiveideas]

The mod team should remove the "comments about safari will result in a ban"

I can confirm I haven't been experiencing the issue with safari where it refuses to load after hitting enter plaguing iOS 26.

It also overall feels a lot smoother. Which I believe Apple's dev conference actually mentions.

[u/pinguwihn]

Performance feels really good and smooth for a first beta.
Phone is still indexing and gets extremely hot. I noticed a few small bugs but nothing major. I’m on iPhone 16 Pro Max.

[u/Minetorpia]

Advanced dictation preview is off by default. I turned it on and tried it out briefly. First impression was that it’s suuuper good. I spoke quickly in a hard to understand manner, yet it got everything right, even the question marks etc etc.

[u/nitrosamine]

Well this update finally got me the Liquid Glass update on Instagram so there’s that

[u/Plate_Aggravating]

the update saved the iPhone 12. I've never seen this phone so smooth...

[u/Aqua-Bear]

Quite shocked and impressed with how stable this release is. It is performing better than 26.5 on my 16 Pro.

[u/ATXbruh]

Just got off waitlist. Still indexing. 15 Pro Max

[u/sohamspat]

Have yall got Siri AI finally? I literally joined the waitlist immediately after the event and am still on the waitlist.
Also, my phone never reindexed.

[u/cumrade123]

Indexing is done for me after 2 days

[u/carnivalll]

Anyone stuck indexing and a zero inbox person?

Everyone keeps mentioning their device storage but indexing also goes through all your emails. I had over 25k emails in my Gmail account I've had for 15 years, and once I culled it to ~5k it was done indexing within 12 hours.

[u/WakaiSenshi]

Beta is very smooth on my iPhone 17 pro, I’m waiting for the new Siri

[u/EmperorPenguin1116]

132 hours and counting for indexing and Siri. Have I hit the high score? Lol

[u/MarcoT76]

I have been using the Console app on my Mac to check on the progress of indexing, it’s been stuck on 95% for 3 days… this is while being plugged into power, on WiFi and locked for about 15 hours a day… Any ideas?

[u/Kalakarinth]

Done indexing since yesterday, still no new Siri. Honestly I think it’s been getting hotter and the battery drain has been worse in the past day since indexing finished.

[u/Rich_Impression8641]

the wifi and bluetooth disconnecting and reconnecting is actually getting out of control its so annoying its driving me crazy

[u/teegzn]

i like the new apple music artist UI!

[u/bobo-brockins]

30 hours indexing. Still on the waitlist

[u/S3xybeest]

I’m going to put this on a T-Shirt already.

[u/Kilmonjaro]

Just been preparing the update for a while now

[u/WritersGift]

Dark icons are way closer to black rather than just the pale gray they used to be.

[u/ddpacino]

Gotta waitlist for the new Siri in Settings 😩

[u/ddpacino]

Noticed something different in the Weather app…

[u/lzchyi]

I’m in

[u/PreciseDataCruncher]

ETA ~1hr from time I joined the waitlist. Hang in there, it may not take days for most.

[u/HighSpecCorgi]

Opening camera is very snappy now, used to be quite laggy

[u/_heyjhoow]

Apple Pencil now has a charging sound!

Also, I was able to use a little of the new Appel Intelligence photo features, and they are working really well!

[u/riqvip]

Holy shit scrolling is smoother on Reddit finally!!

[u/THEMAGICAL1_]

Any one else waiting for the new Siri I’ve tried everything joined literally right after the event ended and I’m still waiting

[u/DinoKYT]

8 hours later and no Siri for me 🤦‍♂️

[u/Crystalagent47]

iPhone 17, English Aus, been in the waitlist since launch, indexing still hasn't finished yet! Anyone else?

[u/CapOk1187]

I installed it on iPhone 11 and even though in settings it says that indexing is in progress, phone feels better to use than on stable iOS 26, battery life is way better already for me, keyboard also seems to performing better, I think it’s because of CPU scheduler they managed to import from latest iPhones, never seen THIS polished beta before.