iOS 27 leaks paint a worrying picture for iPhone users craving real upgrades

9 February 2026 at 09:06

Fresh Apple leaks suggest iOS 27 could be a boring upgrade. The new software will drop at WWDC this June, and a formal announcement may arrive next month. Samsung’s heavy lifting of One UI is widening the gap in terms of software.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman leaks that Apple iOS 27 could focus on bug fixes, performance, and design tweaks. A significant portion of marketing would spin around Siri upgrades powered by Gemini and an AI chatbot.

Apple Intelligence would receive further improvements for iPhones. Siri with Gemini will surely make headlines for weeks, but WWDC26 is slated to be “a fairly muted affair this year.”

iOS 26 is one of the most buggy software updates ever offered by Apple. Even loyal iPhone users criticized the performance and experience. That said, Apple’s focus has shifted to bug fixes and performance improvements.

Apple last year introduced Liquid Glass design language, which has been wisely replicated by Android skins, including One UI 8.5. Android 17 is doubling down on Apple-style design changes, arriving on Pixels this year.

The US tech giant doesn’t plan bold tweaks to the iOS 27 user interface. It would simply refine the changes deployed in iOS 26. Software will receive fine-tuning along the way, and bug fixes will realize performance gains.

Starting with One UI 7, Samsung commenced a bold new era in software experience. It was also the year when the world witnessed true AI experiences. Since then, we have been seeing notable improvements, with One UI 8.5 having nailed it.