In this quick step-by-step tutorial, we explain how to download and install the latest iOS 27 stable version, public beta, or developer beta on your iPhone and iPadOS 27 on your iPad.
Apple announced the successor to iOS 26 at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8, 2026. The stable version was released for all supported devices on September 14, 2026.
iOS 27 focuses heavily on improvements to Siri and Apple Intelligence, implementing features showcased a couple of years ago during iOS 18’s announcement. It also adds a new Siri AI app that works much like other AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, and also keeps your Siri AI conversations in one place.
iOS 27 has a ton of small but life-improving upgrades, including 30% faster app launches, up to 80% faster AirDrop transfers, the ability to adjust the Liquid Glass look, improved Spotlight Search, enhanced AI image-generation tools, and more.
I have been using iOS 27 on both my iPhones and iPadOS 27 on my iPad Pro. It seems very stable, and all my banking apps work as well. It’s definitely not as buggy or as problematic as past betas.
But before you go further, here are some backup tips to consider:
- Back up your iPhone to a Mac or Windows PC (also, archive the backup if you want to downgrade from iOS 27 to iOS 26 in the near future).
- Back up your full iPhone to iCloud or back up just your essentials.
Supported devices
iOS 27 supports all the same models as iOS 26. This means you can install it on iPhone 11 or later.
However, on the iPad side of things, iPadOS 27 drops support for some older models, namely iPad mini (5th generation), iPad (8th generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation), and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation).
Get iOS 27 on your iPhone
The steps to install iPadOS 27 on iPads are the same.
1) Open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap General > Software Update.
2) Wait for your iPhone to check for the new update. Then, tap Upgrade to iOS 27 at the bottom.
3) Tap Update Now or Update Tonight to download and install iOS 27 on your iPhone.
Get iOS 27 public beta
Apple allows all iPhone and iPad users to try public betas with little fuss. Here’s how you can download and install it on your device. The steps for iPadOS 27 public beta are the same.
1) Open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap General > Software Update.
2) Wait for your device to check for new updates. After that, tap the Beta Updates option.
3) Select iOS 27 Public Beta and then tap the back button (<) at the top left to return to the previous screen.
4) Soon, the iOS 27 public beta will show up. Tap Update Now or Update Tonight to start downloading and installing it.
In case you don’t see ‘iOS 27 Public Beta’ in step 3 above, head over to beta.apple.com and sign up with your Apple Account to enroll. After that, wait about 5 minutes, then restart your iPhone and follow the steps above. You should see ‘iOS 27 Public Beta’ now.
Get iOS 27 developer beta
Follow these steps if you have ever used the developer beta in the past. The process is identical for iPadOS 27.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap General > Software Update.
- Wait for your iPhone to check for updates. Then, tap Beta Updates.
- Select iOS 27 Developer Beta, and tap the back button (<) to return to the previous screen.
- Wait for the iOS 27 developer beta to appear. Then, tap the Update button to download and install it.
If you don’t see the option to select iOS 27 Developer Beta on the software update screen, that means your Apple Account is not marked as a developer in Apple’s system, as you have never enrolled in the developer program in the past.
Enrolling is free and simple, as we have explained in detail in our previous posts on getting iOS 26 and iOS 18. To recap, just visit developer.apple.com/account and register with the same Apple Account you use on your iPhone.
If that doesn’t work, download the free Apple Developer app and sign in using your Apple Account. Then wait a few minutes, restart your iPhone, and you should see the option to download the iOS 27 developer beta.