In iOS 27, when you rename a file in the Files app on an iPhone with Apple Intelligence, Files recommends a name above the keyboard. Apple’s iOS 27 guide also describes Access Requests, an option for shared iCloud Drive links that lets other people with the link ask you to approve their access.
Rename a file with a suggested name
- Go to the Files app on your iPhone.
- Open a location or an existing folder.
- Touch and hold the file or folder, then choose Rename.
- Look above the keyboard for the recommended name, or type your own.
Apple’s support document on the next generation of Apple Intelligence lists the feature as “Intelligent file and folder name suggestions in Finder,” for iPhone, iPad and Mac. The Finder label is Apple’s, even though on iPhone the suggestion appears in Files.
You need an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 model or later, which includes the iPhone 18 Pro. Apple Intelligence works with your iPhone and Siri language set to one of 16 languages, and Apple notes that usage limits may apply. iPhones that run iOS 27 without Apple Intelligence still rename files normally, just without the suggestion.
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Share an iCloud Drive link that people can request
Apple’s guide describes Access Requests as part of the sharing options for files and folders you own in iCloud Drive. You can turn it on when you limit a link to people you choose.
- Go to the Files app on your iPhone.
- Go to a location, then touch and hold the file or folder you want to share.
- Tap the Share button, tap the menu under the item’s title, then tap Share a Link.
- Tap “People you choose can edit” to open the access options.
- Tap “People you choose,” then turn on Access Requests.
- Under New Participants Can, choose whether people can edit or only view and download.
- Choose how you want to send your invitation.
With Access Requests on, someone who gets the link without an invitation can ask you for access, and you decide whether to approve it. That helps when a colleague passes a folder to a teammate you haven’t added yet.
The other sharing choices in the same menu
- Anyone with the link: anyone who has the link can open the item and share it with others.
- Send a Copy: sends a copy of the file or folder instead of inviting people to work on the original.
- Change access for one person: in Manage Shared File or Manage Shared Folder, tap the person’s name, then choose an option. This works when access is set to people you choose, and you can remove someone there too.
Apple’s guide flags a few things to check before you share. The link to a shared file includes its name, so if the name or contents are confidential, ask recipients not to forward it. If you move a shared file to another folder, the link stops working and people lose access.
Switching a shared item from “Anyone with the link” to “People you choose” in Sharing Options breaks the original link for everyone. Only people who get a new invitation from you can open it after that.
Stop sharing
To end sharing, go to the item in Files, touch and hold it, tap Manage Shared Folder or Manage Shared File, then tap Stop Sharing. Anyone who has the file open sees an alert, and the item is removed from their iCloud Drive when they dismiss it.
