Apple released the second public betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 on Thursday. Building upon the release of the first public beta earlier this month, it provides Apple users with another opportunity to test its upcoming operating systems ahead of their stable release later this year. Among the most notable features on iPhone is the new Siri AI experience, which is smarter and has contextual awareness and multi-step task execution capabilities. Other smaller additions include new photo editing tools, Safari improvements, password management features, and an equaliser for compatible AirPods. iOS 27 Public Beta 2 Released Users who are already enrolled in the public beta programme can download the iOS 27 Public Beta 2 update by navigating to Settings > General > Software Update > Beta Updates on their iPhone and selecting the appropriate iOS 27 public beta channel. As always, such beta software can contain bugs and stability issues, so installing it on a primary device may not be ad...
Apple raised prices across much of its hardware portfolio in India last month. While iPads, Macs, and other smart home devices were affected by the price hikes, iPhones have been spared till now, but that may soon change. According to a tipster, the Cupertino-based tech giant could soon increase the prices of the iPhone 17 series in India. Fresh iPhone stocks are reportedly expected to reach dealers in India by next weekend. iPhone 17 Series Price Hike (Expected) Tipster Abhishek Yadav, in a post on X, said that Apple has informed iPlanet dealers about an upcoming price revision for the iPhone 17 series in India. The standard iPhone 17 could become more expensive by Rs. 12,000, with its price adjusting to Rs. 94,990 for the base variant with 256GB of storage. For context, it was launched in India in September 2025 at Rs. 82,900 for the 256GB variant and Rs. 1,02,900 for the 512GB storage model. Similar price hikes are also tipped to affect other models in the iPhone 17 lineup, such as ...