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Apple is continuing to tweak iOS 27 ahead of its September launch, and the fourth developer beta is available as of today. There are fewer changes than in prior betas, but Apple is still adding new features. TV App In the Settings section of the Apple TV app, there's a new Automatic Downloads toggle. Turning it on will automatically download the next two episodes of shows you start in Continue Watching. They'll be deleted when you finish the episodes. Photos There is a "Zoom Photos to Fill" toggle in the ‌Photos‌ section of the Settings app. It slightly zooms photos that nearly match the screen's aspect ratio, and it is turned on by default. Wallpaper Apple has removed the wallpaper feature that it added in the Notification Center in beta 3. When swiping, you would see a cutout of the subject of your wallpaper on the Home Screen , but that's no longer available. iOS 27 beta 3 adds a new wallpaper animation which is so smooth pic.twitter.com/8LzBOx3HMD — Aaron (@aaronp613) July 6, 2026 Siri Voices The Siri Voice selection interface has changed. On devices without the option to set a customizable voice, it has the custom voice look with voices and accents to select. On devices with custom ‌Siri‌ selections, there are more voices options, which Apple says are coming soon. The customizable voice for ‌Siri‌ is limited to the iPhone 17 Pro , ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max, and iPhone Air right now. Siri Settings In the ‌Siri‌ section of the Settings app, there's a new option to adjust the length of previews in the ‌Siri‌ app. You can choose up to five lines, or none. In Accessibility, there's a new "Always Show Request" toggle that shows a transcription of what you say to ‌Siri‌ on the screen. Siri Search or Ask When you swipe down to get to the ‌Siri‌ Search or Ask interface, there's now a splash screen that explains it. ProRes Log Format In the Camera section of the Settings app, there's an option to choose a ProRes log format if you toggle Apple ProRes on. You can tap on ProRes Log Video Encoding and select Log or Log 2. Log 2 is the latest format and retains more information in the file for additional flexibility when editing color and making adjustments after the video is captured. Wi-Fi Assist There's an option to enable or disable Connectivity Assist for each Wi-Fi network, regardless of whether the Connectivity Assist master toggle is on. AirPods Apple changed the look of AirPods options in Control Center, including adding more options for Adaptive mode. Dual Battery iPhone References Code in the fourth beta of ‌iOS 27‌ references an iPhone with two batteries , with strings like "The batteries in this iPhone are performing as expected." It may hint at the foldable iPhone Ultra , which is expected to have a dual-battery design. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 This article, " Everything New in iOS 27 Beta 4 " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
With the Apple Watch Series 12 now just two months away, we have created a recap of rumored new features, with some more likely than others. Below, we have outlined everything rumored so far for the Apple Watch Series 12. More Likely New Chip After One-Year Hiatus While the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3 all contain the same S10 chip as the previous year's models, leaked Apple code showed the Apple Watch Series 12 will get a new chip . It is unclear if the chip will have S11 or S12 branding, but performance improvements are expected either way after a one-year hiatus. Longer Battery Life With the Apple Watch Series 12, Apple is focused on longer battery life , according to a known leaker on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. Apple says the Series 11 lasts up to 24 hours on a single charge, or up to 38 hours in Low Power Mode. Less Likely Touch ID Touch ID may be coming to the Apple Watch Series 12 , according to leaked Apple code. Touch ID would likely be built into the Apple Watch's side button, enabling users to unlock the device with their fingerprint instead of a passcode. Even though new Touch ID references were discovered in the code, there is no guarantee that Apple will move forward with this plan. One leaker has denied the rumor , and credible sources such as Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman and Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo have yet to mention Touch ID coming to the Apple Watch this year. Band Sensors Another sketchy rumor from a leaker known as Kosutami claimed that the Apple Watch Series 12 will have a band with at least one health sensor in it , which would be a first. Health sensors are built into the Apple Watch directly on all existing models. Related Roundup: Apple Watch 11 Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Don't Buy) This article, " Apple Watch Series 12 Coming in September With These New Features " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple today provided developers with the fourth beta of an upcoming visionOS 27 update for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after Apple released the third beta. visionOS 27 can be installed by opening the Settings app, going to Software Updates, and opting into Beta Updates. visionOS 27 introduces Siri AI, the smarter and more capable version of ‌Siri‌ that's similar in capability to chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude. On the Vision Pro, ‌Siri‌ can answer questions about anything the wearer is looking at, and there's a new ‌Siri‌ orb that can be placed anywhere in wearer's virtual space. Panorama photos can be turned into spatial environments, and there's a new Icelandic Thórsmörk environment that features dramatic mountains, valleys, and glaciers, along with the northern lights. Web Environment support allows developers to create 360-degree environments in Safari for a more native Vision Pro browsing experience. App windows are now curved to provide a more immersive workspace, and Control Center has been reorganized to make system controls easier to find. Apple added a smaller widget size, and notifications automatically expand when the wearer looks at them. More on what's new in visionOS 27 is listed in our Vision Pro roundup . Related Roundup: Apple Vision Pro Buyer's Guide: Vision Pro (Neutral) Related Forum: Apple Vision Pro This article, " Apple Seeds Fourth visionOS 27 Beta to Developers " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
The fourth developer beta of iOS 27 has references to an iPhone with two batteries, according to Macworld . New Battery Health strings include mentions of multiple internal batteries, instead of a single battery. MacRumors confirmed the mentions are in the beta. "The batteries in this iPhone are performing as expected." "The health of the batteries in this iPhone has significantly degraded. An Apple Authorized Service Provider can replace the batteries to restore full performance and capacity." "The health of the batteries in this iPhone has significantly degraded, and one of the batteries could not be verified as a genuine Apple battery. An Apple Authorized Service Provider can replace the batteries to restore full performance and capacity." All of the wording in the Settings app on current iPhone models references a single battery, so the plural phrasing is curious. Macworld speculates the wording references the foldable " iPhone Ultra " Apple is working on. Prior rumors suggest the ‌iPhone Ultra‌ will use two battery cells with 1,921mAh and 2,962mAh capacities for a total of 4,883mAh. Foldable smartphones typically have two batteries, with one located in each half of the device. Apple is likely to use the same design. The ‌iOS 27‌ strings suggest the batteries in the ‌iPhone Ultra‌ could be serviceable separately, so a single failing cell could be swapped on its own. An option to replace a single degraded cell could lower repair costs. Apple's ‌iPhone Ultra‌ is expected to debut this September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 , iPhone Fold This article, " iOS 27 Code References iPhone With Two Batteries " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
