Notify Me is easily one of the best features iOS 27 has to offer — but it needs to do better
Phones iPhones Notify Me is easily one of the best features iOS 27 has to offer — but it needs to do better Opinion By Tom Pritchard Published 19 September 2026 At most it'll check once an hour, and that's not enough When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Recently my phone was sitting in one for around four hours as I attempted to book a family trip to Disneyland Paris. Since it was the day bookings opened, it seems as though half of Europe was doing the same thing.Waiting is bad enough, but it was made worse by the fact I got distracted partway through waiting and missed my window.
- ▪Phones iPhones Notify Me is easily one of the best features iOS 27 has to offer — but it needs to do better Opinion By Tom Pritchard Published 19 September 2026 At most it'll check once an hour, and that's not enough When you purchase throu
- ▪Recently my phone was sitting in one for around four hours as I attempted to book a family trip to Disneyland Paris.
- ▪Since it was the day bookings opened, it seems as though half of Europe was doing the same thing.Waiting is bad enough, but it was made worse by the fact I got distracted partway through waiting and missed my window.
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Phones iPhones Notify Me is easily one of the best features iOS 27 has to offer — but it needs to do better Opinion By Tom Pritchard Published 19 September 2026 At most it'll check once an hour, and that's not enough When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Tom's Guide/Apple/Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Over the past few years I have spent an inordinate amount of my time sitting in virtual queues, waiting for my chance to buy something. Recently my phone was sitting in one for around four hours as I attempted to book a family trip to Disneyland Paris.
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