iOS 27 could improve battery life

It's about time.

Today, Mark Gurman detailed much about iOS 27, including that Apple is looking to "cleanup" code in order to tidy up the operating system, and to possibly improve battery life. Many users have reported poor battery life, possibly due to Apple Intelligence from iOS 18, and the new Liquid Glass look in iOS 26. Both contributed to more power being used by the operating system to complete background tasks and render the new UI. This means that many users have reported battery drain issues across many models on iOS 26.

So, it seems that Apple is looking to address this issue mainly by rewriting some features of apps to make them perform better and removing old scraps of code. This should result in a "snappier, more responsive operating system," Gurman says. Some small interface changes could also be in store, but Gurman notes that these changes would not be nearly as big as Liquid Glass in iOS 26.

This is a great move for Apple, and this strategy is one that has been played before. After iOS 7's major controversies over the flat design change and the buggy interface, it appeared that Apple attempted to take a step back with iOS 8 to fix the lag and stability issues. While at the start of the update cycle, crashes were still common, towards the middle to end of the update cycle, iOS 8 became more usable and stable. Hopefully, Apple can do a similar thing here, and improve on the operating system to make it more stable.

There have also been reports that iOS 26 feels unfinished or unpolished, leaving many unsatisfied with what was promised. Hopefully iOS 27 can fix these issues too, and clean up the image of the operating system as well as the functions.

iOS 26 was a polarizing update for many with the new Liquid Glass interface, and iOS 27 will hopefully polish up the operating system and make it feel much snappier. We will have to wait and see what Apple does soon.