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iOS 27 adds five new Apple Music features: landscape viewing of artwork and controls, improved AutoMix across Apple Music on TV and HomePod, a redesigned artist page with fullscreen color backgrounds, a new Friends playlist showing what friends are listening to, and three extra-large widgets (Recently Played, Recommendations, Top Charts) for more home screen customization.
iOS 27 adds five notable features: expanded landscape mode across more built-in apps (with a collapsible Messages sidebar and Dynamic Island Live Activities support), Dual Capture for FaceTime on iPhone 17-series and iPhone Air, a new Drawing tool in Messages, Apple Cash Bill Splitting for US users via Wallet/Messages or Siri, and enhanced Find My location sharing with timed expirations and pause options. The update is in developer beta with a public beta expected in July and a September release anticipated.
iOS 27 expands landscape orientation to more Apple apps, with Apple Music and Podcasts limited to the audio player in landscape for now and Messages gaining a collapsible left sidebar; landscape support already exists in Maps, Calendar, Files, Notes, and Mail, and iOS 27 broadens it to additional apps. It also adds landscape support for Live Activities in Dynamic Island. The beta arrives ahead of a September release that’s expected to coincide with rumors of Apple’s foldable iPhone Ultra.
Pokémon GO players have discovered a glitch that allows them to play the game in landscape mode, providing a new perspective on the Pokémon universe. While this glitch enhances the gaming experience by expanding the view of the GPS map, it also makes catching Pokémon slightly more challenging. Players can force their game into landscape mode by following a few steps. Whether this glitch will become a permanent feature in Pokémon GO remains to be seen.
An iOS 17 concept designed by Basic Appe Guy imagines Landscape mode and Split Screen multitasking on the iPhone. The concept shows how Apple could potentially make use of the larger display on bigger iPhone models to offer Landscape mode and Split Screen multitasking. While there are no concrete details if Apple is indeed working on the features, iOS 17 will be a major update considering the number of features it will bring to the table, and it will be announced at the WWDC 2023 event on June 5.