After last year’s Liquid Glass interface push, Apple is reportedly taking a different approach with iOS 27. In the latest edition of Power On, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says this release is expected to focus less on broad feature expansion and more on two priorities: overall performance and deeper AI optimization.
According to people familiar with the plans, the system version internally known as Rave is being shaped as a more stable foundation for Apple Intelligence. That means some non-core features have reportedly been pushed down the priority list so Apple can spend more effort on reliability and AI-related changes instead of chasing a long list of smaller additions.
The biggest change may be a full rethink of Siri. The assistant is said to be turning into a chatbot-style experience with its own standalone app, a redesigned interface, support for third-party agents through the App Store, and the ability to handle multiple actions inside a single request. In practical terms, that would move Siri much closer to the way people already use tools like ChatGPT or Claude, including the option to revisit earlier conversations and upload files for analysis.
The report says the app will use a minimalist layout that resembles iMessage. Features are expected to include conversational chat bubbles for follow-up questions, history shown in either list or grid form, pinned conversations, quick switching between voice and text input, and multi-step task handling. It may also lean heavily on App Intents so Siri can pull context from email, calendars, or even what’s currently on screen. That could let it do things like detect an address on the display and save it directly to a contact card.
Apple is also reportedly planning a notable upgrade for photo editing under Apple Intelligence. New AI tools are said to support image expansion, enhancement, and reframing. On top of that, Visual Intelligence could be reworked into a dedicated Siri-style mode inside the Camera app itself, sitting alongside normal photo and video controls with an AI-branded shutter icon.
If that happens, the camera would become a more direct entry point for AI features instead of requiring users to process a photo afterward. The report says Apple is exploring practical use cases such as recognizing nutrition information from food packaging or extracting contact details automatically through the camera view. None of this is official yet, but if the report is accurate, iOS 27 may end up being less about flashy redesigns and more about turning Siri and the camera into much more capable AI entry points across the system.
