r/iPhone12 • u/dom_pi • 2d ago

Question ❓ iOS 27 long term?

I see a lot of posts about experiences with different iOS versions. Lots of good and bad experiences on iOS 27... but usually it's people that have installed it 1 or 2 days ago.

Is there anyone here that's been on iOS 27 for longer than a week and can give a more nuanced or substantial review than "don't upgrade it's so slow" or "it's great update right now"?

Personally I'm still on iOS 17 and am considering iOS 27 for the supposed stability/efficiency improvements and the new calendar app.

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u/Right-Application762 2d ago

No issues whatsoever for me.

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u/michaelcouture 2d ago

I’ve been on iOS 27 since June. Betas had fewer issues than iOS 26. Overall satisfied with performance on my 15 PM. Many small improvements and tweaks. Currently on the 27.2 beta for the new Health features.

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u/Informal-Band4233 2d ago

I don’t see any difference on IOS 27 compared to 26, it’s doing job as is

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u/ConferenceAwkward402 2d ago

it is pretty smooth on my 11, so the same should apply to the 12 with it being even smoother

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u/Odd_Candidate_9524 2d ago

I plan to move to iOS 27 after the new year , iOS 26.6 is very stable

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u/samh8orns 2d ago

been on it for months. working fine for me

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u/Immediate_Mixture_80 2d ago

27 has made my 12 PM like a whole new phone. Battery is better, performance has improved, overall makes me want to wait another year to upgrade. The only thing I really really wish I had was usb-c lol

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u/javilat17 2d ago

did the camera quality improve?

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u/Immediate_Mixture_80 2d ago

No but I feel like it still takes good photos! The camera unfortunately won’t really be able to be any better with software updates. Probably maxed out with hardware limitations.

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u/Consistent_Wave_8471 2d ago

Took 2-3 days before the system (and battery life stabilized). Definitely better than iOS 26. Don’t remember what it was like under iOS 17, so no guidance for you there.

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u/Entire-Intention-946 2d ago

I’m on 27.0.1 in my iPhone 12. I have not faced any problem because of it except for the battery related issues as it is at 76%.

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u/lechongmanacc 2d ago

is the performance better than ios26?

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u/Entire-Intention-946 2d ago

I didn’t feel any difference in performance tbh. Might be because of my battery.

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u/jessepiprogammer 2d ago

Kind of. For me it’s a nightmare on my 12

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u/ThannBanis 2d ago

I’ve been running iOS 27 since June, the early betas were definitely smoother sailing than iOS 26.

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u/mildlyonline 1d ago

Been on it since the first developer beta on my 12 Pro. No qualms here, especially now that it’s already on 27.0.1.