iOS 27 to add new custom wallpaper feature, more: report

iOS 27 is expected to be announced in just three weeks, and a new report today examines three new features coming to iPhone this year.

Three new iOS 27 features revealed in new report

The report comes from Bloomberg and says Apple has big AI changes for iPhone shortcuts, writing tools and wallpapers.

First, the report states that iOS 27 will include a more powerful grammar checker similar to Grammarly, the popular third-party service.

The system appears in a translucent menu that slides up from the bottom of the screen and displays the original text alongside suggested revisions.

Users can accept individual suggestions, approve all changes, or ignore them completely. There are also commands to pause grammar checking and navigate between flagged sections of text.

iOS 27 will also include changes to make writing tools more visible. Apple is reportedly testing a “Write with Siri” toggle that will appear at the top of the keyboard. There’s also a new “Help Me Write” button that “appears when users activate Siri while working in a text field,” the report says.

For Shortcuts, Apple’s app that lets you create automations to perform different tasks, iOS 27 will let users use natural language to “create shortcuts simply by describing what they want them to do.”

In the updated app, users are presented with a prompt asking: “What do you want your shortcut to do?” » accompanied by a text field to describe the request. The system then automatically creates and installs the shortcut on the device.

Finally, iOS 27 would include a feature allowing users to generate custom wallpapers using AI. The feature will build on the existing Image Playground app and appear as another option in the standard wallpaper selection interface.

“Wallpaper Chooser includes a new option powered by the Image Playground app to create custom lock screen and home screen backgrounds,” the report said.

What do you think of these features? Are you excited to see what Apple has planned for iOS 27 this year? Let us know in the comments.

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