{"id":98705,"date":"2026-07-14T12:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=98705"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:03:11","slug":"the-ios-27-and-ipados-27-public-betas-are-here-how-to-install-and-get-started-with-siri-ai-and-other-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/98705-the-ios-27-and-ipados-27-public-betas-are-here-how-to-install-and-get-started-with-siri-ai-and-other-new-features\/","title":{"rendered":"The iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Public Betas Are Here. How to Install and Get Started With Siri AI and Other New Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Just over a month after announcing the new Siri AI<\/a> and its latest operating systems, Apple is officially opening the doors to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 to everyone. The public betas for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 are now available to anyone enrolled in the Apple Beta Software Program, giving you a first look at Siri AI, a refined Liquid Glass design, and a long list of performance and productivity upgrades months before the official release this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve been on the fence about jumping into a beta, here’s a rundown of what’s new in both operating systems, why it might be worth trying, and exactly how to get it installed on your iPhone or iPad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s New in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we get into the new features, this is one of the few betas that I would wholeheartedly recommend installing. I\u2019ve had iOS 27 installed on my main iPhone and iPadOS 27 on my iPad since the first developer beta and haven\u2019t had a single issue. Obviously, your experience may vary, but Apple has done such a great job with performance optimizations on each of the OS 27 updates, that I\u2019ve not only not had any hiccups, I\u2019ve actually seen performance improve<\/em> on each device I\u2019ve installed the beta on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we\u2019ll detail below, Siri AI is the headline feature of these new operating systems, but close behind it is optimization. The Liquid Glass design looks better and everything feels so much snappier compared to OS 26 across devices. If you\u2019re even the least bit curious about these betas, I\u2019d say they\u2019re worth checking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siri AI Is the Headline Feature<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The biggest change in both operating systems is a completely rebuilt and dramatically more helpful<\/em> Siri. Apple has reworked its voice assistant around a next-generation Apple Intelligence system that can hold an ongoing conversation, search your personal information across Mail, Messages, Notes, Reminders, and Calendar, understand what’s on your screen, and take actions inside apps. Responses now surface from the Dynamic Island on iPhone, and a dedicated Siri chat app keeps a running history of your conversations, synced privately through iCloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my month of use with the new Siri, I\u2019ve come away very impressed. Apple\u2019s reworked voice assistant is so helpful that I actually think to ask Siri first rather than immediately opening a new Google search. And while integration with third-party apps hasn\u2019t yet fully arrived, Siri\u2019s ability to look for data within Apple\u2019s first-party apps like Mail, Messages, Calendar, and Home is extremely helpful. If I have a question about the details of an email, message, meeting, or event time\/place I can just ask Siri rather than digging through these apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siri AI also picks up new voice controls that allow you to adjust its pace and expressivity under Settings > Siri > Voice<\/strong>. Plus, the Camera app gains a Siri-powered mode for Visual Intelligence, letting you do things like photograph a barcode and turn it into a Wallet pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few caveats worth knowing: Siri AI requires an Apple Intelligence-compatible device (iPhone 15 Pro or newer for iOS, and an M1 iPad or the iPad mini with A17 Pro for iPadOS), some of the most advanced features are limited to the newest chips, and the new Siri initially supports only select English variants with no EU launch at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Siri AI in iPadOS 27.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Apple Intelligence Spreads Across More Apps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Beyond Siri itself, both operating systems bring AI-powered upgrades to apps you already use every day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n