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Apple today released iOS 26.7.1, a point update for iPhones that remained on iOS 26 instead of moving to iOS 27.

The update is the first follow-up to iOS 26.7, which shipped September 14 alongside iOS 27 as the security path for anyone not ready to upgrade. Apple’s public notes for these .x.1 builds are typically brief: important security fixes and bug fixes, with a detailed vulnerability list posted later.

Install it from Settings → General → Software Update. A restart is required. iPad users who stayed on iPadOS 26 should look for the matching iPadOS 26.7.1 build in the same place.

iOS 26.7 itself addressed more than 80 security issues — 75 of them shared with iOS 27 — including kernel and Bluetooth fixes. None of those September 14 flaws were described as actively exploited at the time, but Apple has been accelerating patches as AI-assisted vulnerability research shortens the window between disclosure and exploit. 26.7.1 continues that maintenance train.

Do not confuse this with iOS 27.0.1, also released today. That update is for devices already on iOS 27 and names specific bugs: unexpected restarts on iPhone 18 Pro / Pro Max when Face ID fails, a 2x photo color artifact on a small number of those Pro models, and a touchscreen freeze if Notification Center and Control Center are opened at the same time. iOS 26.7.1 does not add iOS 27 features. It keeps iOS 26 current.

Today, Apple also shipped macOS Golden Gate 27.0.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1.

Both are snappy!

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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2026/09/28/apple-releases-ios-27-0-1-and-ios-26-7-1/

Apple has narrowed the availability of new Texture and Grain controls for Photographic Styles, restricting the tools to the latest iPhone 18 Pro models and the upcoming iPhone Duo after earlier wording suggested broader support.

MacRumors‘ Tim Hardwick reported that Apple’s original iPhone 18 Pro launch materials said the controls would be “available in iOS 27 on iPhone models that support the latest generation of Photographic Styles.” That language appeared in copies of the launch-day press release. Apple’s iOS 27 user guide also listed devices supporting the latest Photographic Styles as the iPhone 16 series, iPhone 17 series, iPhone Air, and iPhone 18 Pro models.

Apple has since revised the footnote on its Newsroom announcement. It now says Texture and Grain controls are available only for photos captured on iPhone 18 Pro models and with the Ultra Wide, Main, and Center Stage cameras on the iPhone Duo. The company also states in the iOS 27 user guide that changing a photo’s texture can be done “on iPhone 18 Pro models.”

It is unclear whether Apple originally planned to bring the feature to older compatible devices and later changed course, or whether the first wording was published in error. Apple has not commented on the revision.

Photographic Styles are tone presets that adjust color and warmth while aiming to preserve skin tones. Texture and Grain add extra creative control on top of those styles, but that extra layer is now framed as a current-generation camera capability rather than a software feature for every phone that already supports the latest Photographic Styles.

The change has drawn criticism from users who argue there is no obvious technical reason to withhold a software camera control from recent iPhones that already run iOS 27 and support the newest Photographic Styles. Apple has a long history of reserving some camera processing features for the newest hardware, even when older models remain software-supported.
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If you want all of the new features, you need the newest hardware, as usual.

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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2026/09/23/apple-limits-new-camera-texture-and-grain-controls-after-compatibility-wording-change/