Apple is preparing a suite of AI-powered features for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, including an advanced grammar checker, enhanced writing tools, system-wide shortcuts via natural language, and AI-generated custom wallpapers [1, 2, 3, 4]. The updated AI grammar tool offers a translucent menu that shows original and suggested text, with options to accept changes individually or all at once. It builds on Apple’s 2024 Writing Tools suite, which includes proofreading and text summarization [1, 3, 4].
The new shortcuts feature will let users create systemwide automation commands using natural language or voice input, making it easier to control apps and system functions through Siri. This marks a deeper integration of Siri with third-party apps and system settings [1, 3, 4]. Apple is also adding an AI wallpaper generation tool, believed to leverage its existing image-generation technology to create custom backgrounds [1, 2, 4].
Users testing these features have encountered options like “Write With Siri” and “Help Me Write,” which elevate the AI writing assistant's role atop the keyboard [1, 3]. Additionally, Apple plans an overhauled Siri interface with improved app control, though this feature is currently considered medium confidence [1, 3].
These AI enhancements aim to bring Apple’s mobile operating systems closer to parity with competitors such as Google’s Android 17 and Samsung, both of which offer advanced consumer AI features [1, 4].
Apple will reveal iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 with these capabilities at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2026. The public release is scheduled for September 2026 [1, 3, 4].
