iOS 27: My favorite new iPhone features (other than AI)

Beyond the headline AI capabilities, iOS 27 introduces a set of usability and workflow improvements that can incrementally boost employee productivity, reduce friction in everyday tasks, and improve the overall iPhone experience across work and personal use. For CIOs and technology leaders, the strategic takeaway is that Apple continues to push deeper integration across communication, sharing, payments, and in-car/mobile workflows, which can increase user expectations for seamless enterprise mobility and require IT to keep pace with device management, app compatibility, and end-user support updates. While none of these changes are transformative on their own, together they strengthen the iPhone as a higher-value business endpoint and may reduce friction in collaboration and field operations.