Apple iOS 27 release date: When you can download it

Written on 09/09/2026
Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, and after its Sept. 9 iPhone launch event, the new OS (and Siri AI) is on the launch pad.

Apple's next big iOS update is finally on the launch pad.

At its "Surprise and Shine" event on Wednesday, Apple showed off new wares like the iPhone 18 lineup, new Apple Watches, and more. One of the smaller (but still significant) nuggets of news to come out of the event concerned iOS 27. According to Apple, users with compatible iPhones will be able to install iOS 27 on Monday, Sept. 14.

What's new with iOS 27?

If you haven't been following along, iOS 27 is the one that finally brings us Siri AI. You can now talk to Siri like you would an AI chatbot, and it's powered by Google Gemini.

Some of the most exciting changes coming to iPhones involve new AI photo-editing features, such as spatial reframing. Users will more easily be able to remove unwanted details, or even describe the edits they'd like to Siri by voice or text. Android smartphones from Google and Samsung have had a full suite of AI editing tools for a couple years now, and Apple is finally catching up. Smart photo editing will also help users make the most of the iPhone 18 Pro Max's new camera features.

Apple also included some new and subtle customization options for Liquid Glass, various small updates for apps like Health, Photos, and Notes, and more.

You can install iOS 27 by going to the Settings app, then General, then tapping "Software Update."

SEE ALSO:5 Siri AI and iOS 27 features we’re looking forward to

iOS 27 compatible devices

Of course, you can only go through that whole downloading process if you have a device that supports iOS 27. Here are the devices that work with the new iOS:

  • iPhone SE (second generation or later)

  • iPhone 11

  • iPhone 11 Pro

  • iPhone 11 Pro Max

  • iPhone 12

  • iPhone 12 Mini

  • iPhone 12 Pro

  • iPhone 12 Pro Max

  • iPhone 13

  • iPhone 13 Mini

  • iPhone 13 Pro

  • iPhone 13 Pro Max

  • iPhone 14

  • iPhone 14 Plus

  • iPhone 14 Pro

  • iPhone 14 Pro Max

  • iPhone 15

  • iPhone 15 Plus

  • iPhone 15 Pro

  • iPhone 15 Pro Max

  • iPhone 16

  • iPhone 16e

  • iPhone 16 Plus

  • iPhone 16 Pro

  • iPhone 16 Pro Max

  • iPhone 17

  • iPhone 17e

  • iPhone Air

  • iPhone 17 Pro

  • iPhone 17 Pro Max

  • iPhone 18 Pro

  • iPhone 18 Pro Max

  • iPhone Duo

If you don't have one of those, you're out of luck.