{
  "id": 7580806,
  "title": "Apple’s iOS 27 has a hidden Easter egg. Here’s how to see it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/apples-ios-27-has-a-hidden-easter-egg-heres-how-to-see-it",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91607736/ios-27-apple-hid-secret-easter-egg-how-to-see-it"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple launched iOS 27 to the public yesterday, introducing a new Siri AI chatbot as its main feature. However, many users are unaware that Apple also concealed another companion in iOS 27—the dogcow. This unique creature is part-dog and part-cow, steeped in Apple lore. Here's what you need to know about the dogcow and how to discover it in iOS 27.\n\nThe dogcow, known as Clarus, originated as a pixel art glyph in the original Mac operating system from the 1980s. Representing its mixed breed, the dogcow was used to signal the orientation of a printed page. Though Apple eventually removed the dogcow from the OS, it has now returned in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.\n\nTo find the dogcow easter egg in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, follow these steps: Open the Settings app, navigate to Appearance, then select Liquid Glass. Keep scrolling down in the preview window until you reach the \"The Rainbow\" heading. Continue scrolling past this heading, and you'll notice the letters \"Moof!\" appear one-by-one in the search field. The preview image will then change to display a modern rendering of the dogcow looking into a pool of water. This easter egg serves as a nostalgic throwback to Apple's earlier practice of including hidden surprises within its software.",
  "summary": "Apple released iOS 27 to the public yesterday. Its headline feature is the new Siri AI chatbot, which brings a completely revamped agentic companion to the iPhone. But little do most people know, Apple also hid another type of companion in iOS 27—the dogcow. Yes, it’s part-dog, part-cow, and is steeped in Apple lore. Here’s what you need to know about the dogcow and how to find it in iOS 27. What…",
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  "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."
}