Among the major user problems on iPhone that still remain unsolved, which ones do you think an independent developer outside Apple could realistically start tackling today? And if I built a prototype to solve one of them, what would you look for to decide, “This is something real”?

Among the major problems iPhone users still face today, which ones do you think remain genuinely unsolved and could realistically be addressed by an independent developer? If I were to build a prototype around one of those problems, what criteria would you use to judge whether it represents a genuinely meaningful solution? Thank you for any perspective you’re able to share.

In the future will outer display ability be avaible without camera use

Hi, With the Duo's guidance on side-aligned vertical toolbar buttons, is there any updated guidance on iPad toolbar button placement? It would seem natural for an app on iPad Mini, for example, to have the same toolbar placement and layout as it does on a Duo. Thanks!

The new top blur/overlay in iOS 27 feels significantly heavier and more visually intrusive than the previous progressive blur treatment in iOS 26. In iOS 26, the blur transitioned more naturally into the content, allowing the background and artwork to remain visually continuous. In iOS 27, the stronger and more defined overlay creates a noticeable boundary at the top of the screen, making it feel like a separate UI layer rather than part of the background. I believe the previous progressive blur approach was more elegant and better aligned with the Liquid Glass design language. It would be great if Apple could consider: Reducing the overall blur intensity Making the transition more gradual Removing the noticeable hard visual boundary Preserving more of the underlying content and artwork I have attached an iOS 26 vs. iOS 27 comparison for reference.

Area: iPadOS / UIKit / Accessibility Summary: In iPadOS 27, the floating shortcut bar above the software keyboard (Undo, Redo, Copy, AutoFill) and the bottom keyboard toggle buttons (Globe, Microphone, Handwriting) suffer from severely reduced touch targets. This makes them difficult to tap accurately, leading to frequent mis-taps and a degraded text input experience. Steps to Reproduce: Open any app with a text input field (e.g., Safari, Notes) on an iPad running iPadOS 27. Bring up the software keyboard. Observe the floating shortcut bar and the bottom row of keyboard toggles. Attempt to tap "Undo", "Redo", or the handwriting/globe buttons. Expected Behavior: The UI elements should meet Apple's Human Interface Guidelines for minimum touch target size (44x44 pt). Alternatively, enabling "Larger Text" or "Display Zoom" in Accessibility settings should appropriately scale these system UI components. Actual Behavior: The buttons are visually cramped and their touch targets are tiny. Increasing system text size has no effect on these UI elements. It is extremely difficult to hit the correct button, and users frequently trigger the wrong action. Environment: Device: A16 iPad OS Version: iPadOS 27.0 (Build: [IpadOS27) App: System-wide (Safari, Notes, etc.) Impact: This affects accessibility and basic usability. Users with larger fingers, motor impairments, or those relying on Accessibility features are significantly impacted. The UI feels overly compressed and unintuitive.

I'm currently in the WWDC26 Group Lab for Icon Composer and they will not allow questions about the newest features in Icon Composer and visionOS app icons. Why are visionOS app icons not supported? Why are they so different that this isn't possible? Are there any plans to include them? In an age where Apple is increasingly encouraging developers to create apps across multiple platforms (resizability), this becomes an even more reasonable question to ask. Why is this one platform not getting the love??

We are qualifying a production WidgetKit extension on an iPhone 17 running iOS 26.6.1. both use App Group group.com....app.widgets. The extension reads small snapshots from the App Group. Precise personal Home data uses NSFileProtectionComplete; a separate book-only Lock projection uses NSFileProtectionCompleteUntilFirstUserAuthentication. Public Daily and non-personal control state are stored separately. Does Apple provide a supported deterministic mechanism to cause or observe the actual system-hosted WidgetKit provider performing a fresh App Group read during each phase below? Locked after first unlock. Rebooted, before the first passcode unlock. Relocked after first unlock. We need to attribute the read to the exact extension executable/process, establish the lock phase without unlocking or opening the protected data through the observation mechanism, and distinguish “the provider did not run” from “it ran but observation was unavailable.” Cached widget pixels, file attributes and later recovery cannot establish whether a fresh provider read was allowed or denied. WidgetCenter reload requests and timeline dates are opportunistic and have not produced deterministic invocations in these phases. Direct provider invocation, XCTest helper processes, debugger-controlled lifecycle substitution and manually reading files from the host do not establish the required system WidgetKit lifecycle. We cannot weaken file protection or add artificial production AppIntent/background capabilities solely to force this test. Please clarify which applies: A. A supported deterministic XCTest, CoreDevice, Xcode or WidgetKit test mechanism exists. If so, what setup, trigger and logging method should we use? B. WidgetKit scheduling in these states is intentionally opportunistic and no deterministic public test mechanism is provided. If so, what supported evidence does Apple recommend for verifying this protected-file contract? This request concerns test methodology; we are not claiming locked/BFU protection has passed.

I’m preparing my existing App Store app for iOS 27 and want to test interface resizability on iPhone Duo. I cannot find the iPhone Duo simulator in Device Hub. Is it currently available? If so, what Xcode version/runtime is required and how do I add it? Thanks! I have the latest Xcode 27 from downloads section and Device Hub 27. Where is 27.1 download?

All of a sudden, I am not able to create a new event on my iPhone calendar and have it repeat. Repeat does not appear anywhere in my calendar is not restricted in any way. It worked before, but after the current beta update, it does not work

This is the message I keep getting but my logo is not transparent and does not contain alpha channels. In Base44 - not sure what to do next - any ideas? Invalid large app icon. The large app icon in the asset catalog in “WixOneApp.app” can’t be transparent or contain an alpha channel. For details, visit: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/app-icons. (90717)

i suggested to customize the Bottom navigation bar with a classic rectangular version and a new circular version, such as the Liquid Glass option. Especially for iPhone SE screens feedback ID: FB24611709

I have an issue when trying to upload my app through transporter saying the icon has an alpha channel and the format is wrong. I have changed this to make it the correct dimensions and not transparent etc but the same issue is coming up. Any advice on what to do?

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Hi, I work with CG movies using sRGB as the working color space, and I’m trying to better understand how macOS handles color in movie files. For CG movies created in sRGB, what color tagging would Apple recommend to preserve the intended appearance in QuickTime Player? For example, would 1-13-1 be considered appropriate in this case? Thanks!

I have a map application in iOS and want to show the location of the parking pay stations. These are machines which dispense a parking ticket. There is no cashier. Is there an SF Symbol to represent this? I was thinking some combination of parking P and currency symbol $, which seems a little hokey. While I am only in the USA, in general a version would be needed for different languages and countries. For example, E (estacionamiento) is the symbol for parking in Latin American Spanish, and the Euro symbol would be used in the EU. If not in SF Symbols, is there something commonly used for this? I don't want to re-invent the wheel.

Hi, I’m beta testing iOS 27 as well as macOS 27. When I paste something into Messages, such as a YouTube link or another URL, after I send it, the message appears twice on both my iPhone iOS 27 and Mac running macOS 27. Why is this happening? Is this a known bug in iOS 27/macOS 27?

New Unicode Characters are coming to introduce new glyphs for iOS 27.4, iOS 28.0, and iOS 29.0. iOS 27.4 New Scripts Indic Siyaq Numbers Ottoman Siyaq Numbers New Extensions Bengali MN (U+09FC and U+09FE) Kannada MN (U+0CF2) Lao MN (Unicode 12.0 and Unicode 15.0) Devanagari MT (U+A8FC and U+A8FD) iOS 28.0 New Script Extensions SF Armenian (U+0560 and U+0588) SF Hebrew (U+05CF) Noto Serif Balinese (Unicode 14.0 and 16.0) Noto Sans Kharosthi (Unicode U+10A34, U+10A35 and U+10A48) Noto Sans Kaithi (U+110C2 and U+110CD) Noto Sans Chakma (U+11147) Noto Sans Khojki (U+1123F-U+11241) Noto Sans Newa (U+1145A, U+11460-U+11461) Myanmar MN (Myanmar Extended-C) Noto Sans Takri (U+116B9) Noto Serif Ahom (U+11740-U+11746) Noto Sans Lisu (U+11FB0) Kefa (Ethiopic Extended-B) New Arabic Extensions Arabic Extended-B (All) Arabic Extended-A (Rest (All)) Arabic Extended-C (U+10EC7) New Symbols Dingbats (U+275F and U+2760) Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows (Rest (All)) Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement (Rest (All)) Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs (U+1F53E and U+1F53F) Ornamental Dingbats (All) Alchemical Symbols (U+1F773-U+1F774, U+1F779-U+1F77F) Geometric Shapes (U+1F780-U+1F7D9) Supplemental Arrows-C (All up to Unicode 13.0) Chess Symbols (U+1FA00-U+1FA53) Symbols for Legacy Computing (U+1FBF0-U+1FBF9) iOS 29.0 New Scripts (All Noto) Vithkuqi Todhri Old Sogdian Sogdian Old Uyghur Chorasmian Elymaic Dogra Dives Akuru Nandinagari Zanabazar Square Soyombo Sunuwar Makasar Kawi Cypro-Minoan Tangsa Medefaidrin Nushu Toto

I would like to suggest reducing the excessive empty space between the main content and the bottom interface area throughout iOS 27, particularly on smaller displays such as the iPhone SE and iPhone mini. In several areas of the system UI, there appears to be more empty space than necessary above the bottom interface area. On smaller displays, this reduces the amount of content that can be shown at once and makes less efficient use of the available screen space. For example, in the attached comparison, the bottom spacing measures approximately 1.9 cm using the ruler in Apple Freeform. Reducing this spacing to approximately 1.4 cm would allow more content to be displayed while still maintaining comfortable visual spacing and readability. I suggest that iOS 27 reduce this bottom spacing, along with the related margins and padding, from approximately 1.9 cm to 1.4 cm on smaller displays, such as the iPhone SE and iPhone mini. I believe this adjustment should be applied consistently throughout the iOS system rather than being limited to a specific app or interface. This would be especially beneficial for smaller iPhones, where every bit of available screen space matters. I would love to see Apple consider this improvement for iOS 27 and review the bottom spacing throughout the system to make better use of the available display area. The goal is to provide more usable screen space while maintaining readability, accessibility, and the overall visual balance of the interface. feedback ID: FB24360982

In the most recent tvOS 27 betas, the icons for Apple’s apps on tvOS gained Liquid Glass refraction effects that change as you move your finger over the remote’s touch surface. This can be most clearly seen in the icons for Photos and Podcasts. How can our third-party apps make use of these effects on tvOS, which isn’t supported by Icon Composer? Is the intention for third party apps to continue using flat design while Apple’s own apps use Liquid Glass?