Apple has started rolling out iOS 27.2, the first big feature update since iOS 27 arrived in September. The release is live for every iPhone that runs iOS 27, including the new iPhone Duo, and iPadOS 27.2 is landing alongside it. Headline changes include five new Siri AI languages, smart suggestions in Messages, and Apple Pencil support for the iPhone Duo.

What’s new in iOS 27.2

The biggest upgrade lands in Siri AI, which now works in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. Siri can also recall earlier conversations, so you can ask about a restaurant it suggested last week, and it pulls more personal context from photos in Messages, Calendar attendees, voicemails, and Safari history. A new Excluded Apps setting lets you pick, in one place, which apps Siri, Search, and suggestions can access. Siri AI still isn’t available in the EU or mainland China.

Messages gains context-aware suggestions that turn chats into actions, such as adding a dinner plan to Calendar or tracking a package. Apple Music switches to a black-and-white icon, Shared Albums in Photos get caption editing and expiry reminders, and Photos and Image Playground now tag AI-generated or heavily edited images with SynthID watermarks. Podcasts splits its Home tab into New Episodes and Continue Playing, the Apple TV app adds household profiles, and Multiview on iPhone can show up to four live sports streams. Group FaceTime calls also support Dual Capture now.

iPhone Duo owners get two exclusive extras: Apple Pencil (USB-C) support on both displays and Edge Light, which rings the screen with light to brighten your face on video calls. The Home app adds optional Lock After Closing and Door Left Open controls for compatible smart locks. Apple has also patched more than 160 security vulnerabilities, so updating soon is a good idea. To install, head to Settings > General > Software Update.

Which iOS 27.2 feature are you most excited to try first?

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