Apple iOS 27 Release Date: When You Can Download And Test The New iPhone Update
Apple iOS 27 is the next cycle of iPhone software and it’s almost upon us. Apple now has an established timetable for the various stages which lead up to the general release. Here’s all you need to know.
Apple iOS 27 Big Reveal: June 8, 2026
Apple’s big unveiling of the new software, alongside that for the iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro, will happen when the annual Worldwide Developers Conference begins on Monday, June 8.
The keynote that opens WWDC will begin at 10 a.m. Pacific. Apple will reveal the major details of what’s coming, with in-depth previews to whet everyone’s appetite.
Apple iOS 27 First Developer Beta: June 2026
Exactly when the first usable version of the software restricted to anyone who has signed up as a developer, will come very soon after the WWDC keynote — possibly on the same day, before the announcements are finished. Failing that, expect the beta to go live for developers the following day, Tuesday, June 10, but probably no later than that.
Apple iOS 27 First Public Beta: July 2026
This is when the rest of us can get involved, and put the new software on our iPhones — though remember that early beta software will be buggy, so it’s best not to put it on the iPhone you use every day.
Exactly when it’ll arrive varies from year to year, though it’s often when either the second or, more likely, the third developer beta goes live. That’s usually about the middle of July, though it was a little later last year. But still in July.
Apple iOS 27 General Release: Mid-September 2026
The date of general release varies but is usually three to five days before the iPhone onsale date. That has yet to be revealed but I believe it’s likely to be Friday, September 18.
That would mean iOS 27 would go on general release some time around Monday, September 14 onwards.
