Apple is preparing another major visual update for iPhone users with iOS 27, and this time the company reportedly plans to fix some of the rough edges introduced by the Liquid Glass redesign in iOS 26. The update will reportedly focus on cleaner navigation, more customizable apps, smarter Siri features, and interface tweaks that make everyday actions feel less cluttered.
A new report from Bloomberg says Apple plans “noticeable design changes across several areas” of iOS 27, while also refining the Liquid Glass style that debuted last year.
“The interface changes are meant to streamline the Liquid Glass design language.”
The Camera app appears to be getting one of the biggest upgrades in iOS 27. Apple reportedly plans to make the interface fully customizable, allowing users to choose which controls appear at the top of the app. Users will also reportedly get separate widget layouts for different shooting modes, along with new manual controls and built-in grid and level options.
“Users will be able to choose which features appear in the Camera app and where they’re placed.”
Apple is also reportedly adding a dedicated Siri mode in the Camera app that connects to Visual Intelligence features such as plant identification and live translation.
Siri and system apps are getting a major refresh
According to the report, Apple is rebuilding Siri into a more advanced assistant with chatbot-style conversations, app actions, and AI-powered web search. Siri will also move into the Dynamic Island interface with a new “Search or Ask” experience that blends Spotlight, AI search, and voice commands into one system.
Safari is reportedly getting a redesigned start page with tabs for favorites, bookmarks, reading lists, and browsing history. The Weather app will add a new “Conditions” section that surfaces detailed rain and wind information directly on the main screen instead of hiding it behind extra menus.
Apple also plans to redesign Image Playground with a simpler interface and a new “describe a change” option for editing generated images after creation.
Apple is reversing some iOS 26 design choices
One of the more interesting changes involves the tab bar layout in Apple apps. In iOS 26, apps like Music and Podcasts separated the search button from the rest of the navigation tabs. Apple now reportedly plans to merge search back into the main tab bar across apps including Music, TV, Health, News, and Podcasts.
The update will also include a new keyboard animation that shows keys sliding up from the bottom of the display, along with redo and undo controls for Home Screen customization.
The same report says Apple is adjusting parts of macOS 27 as well after users criticized transparency and shadow effects that made text harder to read in some situations.
Oh my God no one is talking about the massive padding and oversized UI elements. It is genuinely one of the things that are making me go crazy. Please Apple listen to us, the oversized UI looks terrible on 6’1 iphones
I hope we have a choice with Liquid Glass. I’ve gotten used to it and I like it. But the one BIG hope I have is Siri, it has to come on par with chatGPT or the like (especially when working within the Apple system, i.e., work almost seamlessly with Apple apps). If it can smoothly connect me to my AI agent of choice for the rest that’s fine.
Passwords should ALL be in the passwords folder, not by browser. The same with Files, you should be able to customize the Files and Downloads better and not by browser. And Photos are still a mess, the more you do to it, the worse they get. I turned Apple Intelligence off and got a big improvement to Siri. I hope you don’t destroy Siri, like you have everything else. Photos is a nightmare.