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Apple Reportedly Holds Back Three iOS 27 Features Found in Internal Builds

Bloomberg says hidden code points to third‑party AI support for Siri, a customizable Camera app, and a simplified Modular watch face that may be flipped on with fall hardware.

Apple's iOS 27 comes with a ton of new features, but Apple may still be hiding a couple up its sleeve.
Three exciting features that Apple skipped at WWDC26 might still be headed your way.
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Why Apple Left Its Smartest New Feature For Siri Out of the WWDC Keynote | Image: apple

Overview

  • Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported Monday that iOS 27 internal employee builds include three features that are not present in the public developer betas.
  • The most notable item is an Extensions framework that would let third‑party AI chatbots plug into Siri via a new chatbot picker and a dedicated App Store section that currently sits toggled off.
  • Gurman says the beta code also contains a customizable Camera app interface that would let users rearrange controls and a simplified Modular watch face based on the Apple Watch Ultra design.
  • Reporters who inspected the public iOS 27 betas found no active versions of the three features, and Gurman says Apple likely withheld them for regulatory, legal, reliability, or marketing reasons tied to its Siri relaunch.
  • If these reports prove accurate, users could gain more choice over Siri’s backend and camera customization when Apple enables the features later this year, while Apple will face new privacy, App Store and regulatory questions as third‑party AI access expands.