Apple this week announced that macOS 27 Golden Gate, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27, will be released to the public on Monday, September 14.
macOS 27 and all of the other operating systems have been available as developer betas since June, while public betas followed in July, and now the updates will be released to the public on September 14.
macOS 27 Golden Gate
macOS 27 Golden Gate brings several new features to Apple Silicon-powered Macs with an M1 chip or later, including Siri AI, several design improvements, performance enhancements, and more.
macOS Golden Gate is compatible with all Macs with an M1 chip or newer:
- MacBook Neo (2026)
- MacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- iMac (2021 and later)
- Mac mini (2020 and later)
- Mac Studio (2022 and later)
- Mac Pro (2023 and later)
Golden Gate is not compatible with Intel-powered Macs. macOS 26 aka macOS Tahoe was the final macOS release compatible with Intel-powered Macs. Apple has assured Intel users that their Macs will continue to receive security updates for three years. While macOS 27 Golden Gate can still run Intel apps on Apple Silicon, it will be the final major macOS release to include Apple’s full Rosetta translation layer.
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 introduces the new Siri AI, powered by “next-generation Apple Intelligence.” Apple says the new version of Siri is “profoundly more intelligent, knowledgeable, and capable.”
Siri AI will boast personal context understanding, broad world knowledge, and onscreen awareness, allowing users to find what they need at that point in time. The new Siri will be able to answer questions using the web for most any topic, and can use relevant information drawn from a user’s personal messages, emails, photos, and more.
A dedicated Siri app, also powered by Apple Intelligence, will allow users to revisit conversations from across their devices, will offer expanded Visual Intelligence capabilities, and even offer integrated writing tools. Siri will offer detailed, engaging responses in a natural back-and-forth conversation.
There are also new Apple Intelligence features in apps like Photos, Passwords, Safari, Shortcuts, and Wallet, as well as a standalone Siri app that houses Siri conversations. Write with Siri is available systemwide for generating text or offering feedback on your writing, and Visual Intelligence has been relocated to the Camera app with a new Siri mode.
iOS 27 is compatible with the following iPhones:
- iPhone Duo
- iPhone 18 Pro Max
- iPhone 18 Pro
- iPhone 17 Pro Max
- iPhone 17 Pro
- iPhone Air
- iPhone 17
- iPhone 17e
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16e
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11
- iPhone SE (2nd generation and later)
iPadOS 27 is compatible with the following iPad models:
- iPad Pro (4th generation and later, M1 and later)
- iPad Air (4th generation and later, M2 and later)
- iPad (9th generation and later, A16)
- iPad mini (6th generation, A17 Pro)
watchOS 27
watchOS 27 brings several new and improved features to the Apple Watch, including Siri AI, new gesture controls, a redesigned dynamic app grid, improved Find My app; a large number of fitness, workout, and sleep tracking improvements; usability and battery life improvements, faster app extension launches, improved Wi-Fi connectivity, faster Music playback startup, better battery efficiency with suggested optimizations, more efficient water detection, Guest Key support, and the ability to view card balances in the Wallet app.
watchOS 27 is compatible with the following Apple Watch models:
- Apple Watch SE 3
- Apple Watch Series 9
- Apple Watch Series 10
- Apple Watch Series 11
- Apple Watch Series 12
- Apple Watch Ultra 2
- Apple Watch Ultra 3
- Apple Watch Ultra 4
tvOS 27
Apple TV is getting an updated Podcasts app, a new smart downloads features, performance improvements, new accessibility features, and more.
tvOS 27 is compatible with the following Apple TV models:
- Apple TV 4K (2nd generation, 2021)
- Apple TV 4K (3rd generation, 2022)
visionOS 27
Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features now seem more integrated with the visionOS platform than in previous versions. Vision Pro users can now query Siri about anything in their surroundings, and the assistant will use Visual Intelligence to see it, identify it, and interpret it in real time, answering questions and providing contextual information about it. Panorama photos can now be turned into immersive spatial environments. Panoramas are no longer viewed as flat images. Instead, users can now step into them, experiencing added depth and realism.
visionOS 27 is compatible with all models of the Apple Vision Pro.
