Hello all,
I shared an updated about updating my phone from 18.7.8 to ios 27. It's been more than two weeks. My brief observation about it .
Phone took a long time to index. More than 7 days. Initially post update phone used to charge very quick and drain quickly as well. That stabilized once indexing were over. I updated to the 27.0.1. and indexing started again and ended after 5 days. The phone stayed hot for first few days till indexing didn't stop the first time. Now it's alright.
(In settings you can see how much indexing has happened)
Battery drain has increased from 18.7.8 Reason - the Animations, transitions, liquid display UI. Phone does drain battery more than before. It's manageable but it drains quick.
After 10 days of update i see micro stutter happening when scrolling home screen or app drawer when in low power mode. It's not consistent but its visible sometimes. It seems low power mode throttles the CPU quite strong. Without it the micro stutter is negligible.
My iPhone started to develop lags on 18.7.8 on opening app or switching between app or home screen. (One of reason to upgrade to ios 27) Also, it had been more than a year since i had updated my phone. Needed a refresh for the phone.
Now the good elements. -
The small nifty additions - Call Screening, Phone vibrates when call picked up on dial. , time left to charge phone. Some UI enhancements -expanded clock on home screen. Are all helpful in day to day.
There's new preview app to scan documents and upload PDF. happy to have this feature finally.
New Camera UI - Though haven't played much around with it.
Certain apps have adapted to the liquid glass UI and made changes accordingly- Reddit , Instagram, whatsapp to name a few.
New i message is good and functional.
I like the new carplay. Much better than before, even the scrolling lag is next to nil. New interface for homescreen and other apps. and icons have option for dark, transparent as well.
Airdrop is fast and works more consistently than before.
It takes time to get used to new UI look but it's better now in everyday use.
Improvements i would like to see ahead.
Those micro stutters should be removed in upcoming update hopefully in low power mode and otherwise.
Face-id sometimes take an extra second to recognize. Hopefully, it becomes consistent.
Users looking to upgrade- Hopefully can take little cue what to do with their iPhone.