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iPhone 17 won’t get iOS 27’s top-tier features, here’s why

9to5Mac • Tue, 16 Jun 2026

iOS 27 has some exciting new Apple Intelligence upgrades coming, but you’ll need the most powerful iPhones to access some of them—and in a repeat of recent history, iPhone 17 won’t even make the cut. Here’s why.

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