{
  "id": 7318165,
  "title": "iOS 27: 7 features you need to try first after updating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ios-27-7-features-you-need-to-try-first-after-updating",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-14T12:18:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/ios-27-7-features-you-need-to-try-first-after-updating"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "iOS 27 brings a host of new features to the iPhone experience. After updating, try these seven key settings to enhance your device usage. First, adjust the Liquid Glass transparency. Apple has refined its translucent design language, offering a customizable slider in Display & Brightness to show through menus and notification banners. Next, leverage the Photos app's generative AI tools like Reframe and Extend. Reframe lets you alter photo perspectives, while Extend intelligently fills in cropped areas with contextual detail. Then, utilize the upgraded Clean Up tool to effortlessly remove photobombers and unwanted elements from your photos. Next, engage with Siri AI through a dedicated Siri app, where you can chat using text or voice, access file uploads, and maintain cross-device sync. Customize location sharing in the Find My app by specifying exact expiration dates and times, as well as using a stealth option to pause sharing temporarily. Generate automation routines by simply describing the desired function in plain language within the Shortcuts app, which Apple Intelligence will generate for you. Lastly, fix weak and reused passwords through the Passwords app, which uses Safari and Apple Intelligence to generate strong new credentials for flagged accounts.",
  "summary": "With iOS 27 now available, skip the menu hunting and try these 7 essential upgrades.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}