Moof! Apple Snuck a Dogcow Into iOS 27 - Here's How to Find It
Apple has included a hidden easter egg in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 that reveals the classic Dogcow character. Users can find this feature by scrolling to the bottom of the Liquid Glass sample images in the Settings app. The inclusion serves as a nostalgic nod to Apple's early history and its original Macintosh software.
- ▪The easter egg is accessible in the Settings app under Appearance and Liquid Glass.
- ▪Users must scroll to the last sample image and continue dragging up to reveal the Dogcow and the word Moof.
- ▪The Dogcow was originally created by Susan Kare in 1984 for the Cairo dingbat font.
- ▪It historically served as a page orientation indicator and later became the mascot for Apple's Developer Technical Support.
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Moof! Apple Snuck a Dogcow Into iOS 27 - Here's How to Find ItTuesday September 15, 2026 3:44 am PDT by Tim HardwickIf you have installed iOS 27 on your iPhone or iPadOS 27 on your iPad (find it in Settings ➝ General ➝ Software Update), Apple left a fun little easter egg for you to discover. Open the Settings app, then tap through to Appearance ➝ Liquid Glass. Scroll to the bottom of the "Welcome to Apple Park" sample images, and went you hit the last image, keep dragging up with your finger until the word "Moof!" appears in the search bar overlay and the image changes. Say hello to Clarus. A bitmap image of the famous dogcow was originally used to demonstrate page layout in the classic Mac OS, indicating to users which orientation the paper would be in when it was printed.
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