Spoiler: it’s more of a Siri thing.
Apple is moving forward in preparation for the launch of iOS 27 this fall. Today, the company released the second beta of its upcoming operating system for developers. The latest version expands on some of the features discussed during WWDC 2026, particularly those focused on the new and (hopefully) improved Siri. It appears that the same new features are present in the beta 2 versions of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 released today, echoing the more holistic approach to new features that Apple took during that keynote presentation.
Testers will likely get additional details as they spend more time with the latest beta, but 9to5Mac Posted a summary of major updates. Write with Siri has been launched as a replacement for the old AI-powered writing tools prompt on both iPhone and iPad running the latest OS. A large prompt with the words “Write with Siri” will appear above the keyboard before you start typing anything, and it will shrink to just the Siri icon if you start typing without the chatbot’s help. This beta sees incremental changes to other Siri features, such as faster performance and labeling elements of the Expressive Voice preview as “coming soon.”
9to5Mac It also pointed to some welcome updates to RCS communications within the Messages app. We’ve been seeing greater coordination and security between Apple and non-Apple devices text in recent months, and the new beta continues that trend. The latest version of iOS 27 introduces support for message responses and in-line replies for RCS.
Other changes include improved iPhone mirroring in macOS Golden Gate that fixed some issues from Beta 1, as well as an update that allows AirPods Max 2 to have firmware updates. We’ll keep an eye out for any other interesting changes as the operating system’s official launch window gets closer.
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