{
  "id": 9566209,
  "title": "3 useful iOS 27 features that you may not know of in Apple’s latest update",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/3-useful-ios-27-features-that-you-may-not-know-of-in-apples-latest",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T13:29:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91612461/3-useful-ios-27-features-you-may-not-know-apples-latest-update"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple's latest iOS 27 update, released last week, introduces several new features that might not be as well-known among users. Among these features are enhanced screen time controls, a new Safari webpage monitoring tool, and AI-powered photo editing options.\n\nThe revamped screen time controls offer parents more granular options for managing their children's device usage. Parents can now set specific schedules allowing certain apps during designated \"time windows\" throughout the day, such as before, during, or after school. They can also block or suspend access altogether, like during dinnertime. This feature provides more flexibility than the previous daily time limit approach.\n\nFor web browsers, Safari now includes a \"Notify Me\" feature that alerts users to changes on a webpage, such as price changes or item availability. To use this feature, users must open the webpage in Safari and tap the three-line menu icon at the bottom of the screen. From there, they can type in the desired changes to monitor and select the desired check frequency, ranging from hourly to monthly. While this feature is useful, some users may find the lack of frequent checks, like every few minutes, disappointing.\n\nLastly, iOS 27 introduces AI-powered photo editing tools that allow users to edit their photos with ease. Users can now reframe a photo's perspective, remove distracting elements, or extend the background beyond the photo's borders. To access these tools, users must tap on the editing icon at the bottom of a photo and select \"Tools.\" While the refocusing and removing tools proved effective in the author's tests, the extending tool produced less reliable results, sometimes adding unrealistic elements or exaggerating background objects.",
  "summary": "Apple’s latest mobile operating system update, iOS 27, rolled out last week , headlined by a more advanced version of its Siri assistant. But it also comes with a slew of other useful but less well known features for iPhone users . The software upgrade, which is available for devices dating back to the iPhone 11 from 2019, includes a number of refinements and improvements to make things run…",
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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."
}