iOS 27: All the New iCloud Features
iOS 27 includes new iCloud features across several apps like Apple Home, Siri, Photos, and more. The update brings direct iCloud improvements such as upgrades to photo uploads and sharing, as well as indirect new features. iOS 27 is available to developers and public beta testers and will launch in September alongside new iPhone models.
- ▪iOS 27 includes new Apple Intelligence features for HomeKit Secure Video cameras, which require a 2TB or higher iCloud+ plan.
- ▪The update allows for text-based summaries of events, such as movement, and pairs events across multiple cameras for a comprehensive overview.
- ▪The Photos app has several new iCloud features, including the ability for Android and Windows users to upload photos to Shared Albums.
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iOS 27: All the New iCloud FeaturesFriday July 24, 2026 3:54 PM PDT by Juli CloveriOS 27 includes new iCloud capabilities across several apps like Apple Home, Siri, Photos, and more. There are some direct iCloud improvements like upgrades to photo uploads and sharing, along with some indirect new features. HomeKit Secure Video Cameras (iCloud+) If you have HomeKit Secure Video cameras, the Home app in iOS 27 has a couple of useful new Apple Intelligence features. You can get text-based summaries of what's going on, sent as notifications. So when you get a notification for movement, it will say something like "Someone was seen," or "Animal seen." The text descriptions are also shown in the video playback timeline, and you can search for specific events.
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