Apple Rolls Out iOS 27 With New Screen Time Controls as AI Tools Reach iPhone 15 Pro
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 25
Apple Rolls Out iOS 27 With New Screen Time Controls as AI Tools Reach iPhone 15 Pro
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 25
Summary
iOS 27 adds Apple’s biggest parental-control overhaul in this release, including category-based app schedules, weekday and weekend time windows, and a new Ask to Browse approval system for children under 13 in Safari.
Those controls also let parents fully pause device access or temporarily lift limits, while Communications Safety now blocks gore and violence in addition to nudity across Messages and FaceTime.
Safari’s new Notify Me feature can monitor webpages for changes such as price moves or item availability, with checks set hourly, daily, weekly or monthly rather than every few minutes.
Apple also added AI photo tools to reframe perspective, remove distractions and extend backgrounds, though the report found the extend feature could generate distorted details.
The update runs on iPhone 11 and newer, but Apple Intelligence features require newer models starting with iPhone 15 Pro, while the new Siri AI app remains in beta and faces an EU delay.