iOS 27.2’s First Developer Beta Brings These Features to Some iPhones
Tech > Services & Software > Applications iOS 27.2’s First Developer Beta Brings These Features to Some iPhones The developer beta includes updates to apps like Facetime and Podcasts. While iOS 27 brought Siri AI and more to your device, this early look at iOS 27.2 shows Siri AI expanding to other languages and a few upgrades in other apps, like Facetime. If you’re wondering what happened to iOS 27.1, Apple has said the foldable iPhone Duo will launch on 27.1 next month, and all devices will be able to update to 27.2 sometime later.
- ▪Tech > Services & Software > Applications iOS 27.2’s First Developer Beta Brings These Features to Some iPhones The developer beta includes updates to apps like Facetime and Podcasts.
- ▪While iOS 27 brought Siri AI and more to your device, this early look at iOS 27.2 shows Siri AI expanding to other languages and a few upgrades in other apps, like Facetime.
- ▪If you’re wondering what happened to iOS 27.1, Apple has said the foldable iPhone Duo will launch on 27.1 next month, and all devices will be able to update to 27.2 sometime later.
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Tech > Services & Software > Applications iOS 27.2’s First Developer Beta Brings These Features to Some iPhones The developer beta includes updates to apps like Facetime and Podcasts. Zachary McAuliffe Senior writer Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years.… Read full bio Zachary McAuliffe Senior writer Read full bio September 16, 2026, 6:14 pm ET 3 min read René Ramos/CNET Just two days after Apple released iOS 27 to the general public, the tech giant released the first developer beta for iOS 27.2. While iOS 27 brought Siri AI and more to your device, this early look at iOS 27.2 shows Siri AI expanding to other languages and a few upgrades in other apps, like Facetime.
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