iOS 27.2 is Out! - What's New?

iOS 27.2: What’s New

Apple released iOS 27.2 publicly for supported iPhones worldwide. To check for the update, go to Settings → General → Software Update. Pulling down on the update screen may refresh the listing.

Features and App Changes

• Apple Music: The app has an updated black-and-white, Liquid Glass-style icon, blue navigation icons, black-and-white library icons, and yellow stars beside favorite playlists.
• Podcasts: The home screen now places New Episodes above Continue Playing.
• Apple TV: Users can create profiles, customize profile images, and set child-account options such as autoplay, recommendations, and a passcode. TV settings also add American and British Sign Language options for supported downloaded titles, as well as automatic downloads of the next two episodes of shows you’re watching.
• iPhone Duo and Apple Pencil: iPhone Duo now supports the USB-C Apple Pencil on both its cover and internal displays. Settings include charge status, an option to restrict drawing to the Pencil, and Scribble.
• Siri and Apple Intelligence: Siri AI expands to French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. The presenter says it is not yet available in the EU or mainland China. Siri can recall earlier conversations and use information such as photos in Messages, calendar attendees, voicemails, Safari history, and Reading List. Users can also type to Siri by holding the side button and exclude selected apps from Siri search and suggestions.
• Messages: Context-based suggested actions can turn message details into calendar events, reminders, or notes, and can surface Maps, flight, or package information. These actions can be configured or disabled in Messages settings.
• FaceTime: Dual Capture, which records with the front and rear cameras, is now available in group calls as well as one-to-one calls.
• Home: The app has a refreshed Intercom icon and adds supported smart-lock options, including lock-status notifications and the ability to lock a door after it closes. With compatible HomePod hardware and Apple Music, a new Sound Glow option animates the HomePod’s top to music.
• Other interface updates: The iOS 27 wallpaper is now available in wallpaper and Display Zoom settings. The presenter also notes small changes to Books, the Clock alarm font, Podcasts and Find My icons, battery icons, and the Impersonation Risk Detection icon. Anniversary reminders may appear as contact suggestions when placing calls.
• EU privacy prompt: App Tracking Transparency adds a new prompt for users in the European Union.

Bug Fixes, Performance, and Testing

• A widget-placement bug that could cause display flickering or black areas is reportedly fixed.
• The presenter reports generally smooth performance, responsive app loading, good memory management, and few recent Apple CarPlay disconnection complaints.
• A wallpaper color and desaturation issue remains: wallpaper can look less vibrant after returning to the Home Screen, though the presenter says it appears improved.
• The presenter recommends installing iOS 27.2, saying it appears smoother and resolves several problems seen in earlier iOS 27 releases.
• In testing, both the iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Duo reached about 35.5°C during benchmarking. Reported results were approximately 3,997/3,986 single-core and 11,229/11,007 multi-core, respectively.
• Battery comparisons were described as favorable on the iPhone Duo, but the devices had different usage patterns, so the figures are not a direct, controlled comparison. The presenter also compares storage use and notes that System Data can vary substantially as iOS optimizes the device.

Guide and Review Notes

The video demonstrates how to find and install the update, pair and configure an Apple Pencil on iPhone Duo, and adjust Siri, Messages, TV, and accessibility settings. It also includes hands-on observations, benchmark and heat checks, and a battery-use comparison.

The presenter says detailed enterprise and security update information had not yet appeared on Apple’s websites at the time of recording. AirDrop sharing between an iPhone and a Pixel or other Android device is shown still working.

Expected Releases

The presenter anticipates an iOS 27.3 beta soon, with a public release typically expected in early December. Apple Intelligence in China and iPhone Duo Reachability are mentioned as possible upcoming additions. These are expectations, not confirmed features of iOS 27.2.

Main speaker/source: Aaron Zollo of ZolloTech, presenting hands-on testing and feature demonstrations.