{
  "id": 8032079,
  "title": "Here’s everything new for Messages in iOS 27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/heres-everything-new-for-messages-in-ios-27",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:46:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/17/heres-everything-new-for-messages-in-ios-27/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "iOS 27 brings a host of new features to the Messages app. One noteworthy addition is the 'Drawing' iMessage app, which allows users to send sketches and handwritten notes. This feature is particularly useful when paired with the iPhone Duo and an Apple Pencil.\n\nThe Messages app also introduces inline replies for RCS messages, enabling users to reply to messages in the same way they would with iMessages. This feature eliminates the confusion of tapback reactions being displayed as \"Ryan loved an image\" messages for Android users.\n\nAnother enhancement in iOS 27 is the support for Tapback reactions, ensuring that these reactions are displayed appropriately without appearing as unwanted messages. Additionally, iOS 27 adheres to the RCS 2.7 standard, which allows users to edit and unsend messages.\n\nApple Intelligence, a new feature in Messages, provides one-tap suggestions based on conversation context. These suggestions can help users perform tasks, such as creating reminders or finding relevant information to share. For instance, if someone asks for photos, Messages can assist in locating the appropriate images by recognizing keywords, locations, and people in the user's library.\n\nThese one-tap suggestions can appear either below the relevant message or in the top keyboard row, enhancing the user experience. Although the suggestions were available in the iOS 27 beta, they were initially removed from the shipping version. However, Apple has stated that they will return in a future update.\n\nAside from these notable features, iOS 27 also brings about various bug fixes that greatly improve the overall performance of the Messages app. Apple has made significant refinements to the app, ensuring a smoother and more efficient messaging experience. The extent of these improvements makes these changes highly anticipated and exciting for users.",
  "summary": "iOS 27 adds new features across many system apps, like Wallet , Calendar , Music , and Maps . Here’s what’s new for the Messages app in iOS 27. more…",
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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."
}