OS 27 Developer Beta 1 includes a new feature that will prove very useful for iPhone users and has been available on Android for years.

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today. The feature is listed in Apple's iOS 26.5 release notes. Apple says end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging remains in beta even though it is being released in iOS 26.

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Apple barely touched on tvOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote today, but the update exists, and it adds some new features to the Apple TV.

OS 27 supports phones as old as the iPhone 11, but most of the exciting Apple Intelligence features are locked to Apple's newest, priciest devices.

ZDNET's key takeaways Apple promises more seamless device connectivity in iOS 27.Expect quicker network transitions and more intuitive iMessage prioritization.These fixes to baseline functions are more useful than they sound.

Apple made several announcements about iOS 27 and Apple Intelligence at WWDC. But it didn't mention a small but fun update rolling out with iOS 27 when it becomes available: The ability to create better Genmoji and to tweak it easily until you get the result you were hoping for.