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This year's WWDC is over, and now it's time for developers to fine-tune their apps and for early adopters to test them ahead of this fall's public launch of iOS 27. AI dominated the conversation, serving as the foundation for upgrades to Siri, Search, Photos, and more, while some upgrades didn't make it to the keynote.
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One less-discussed iOS 27 feature is support for Channel Sounding, an innovative Bluetooth feature first announced in Bluetooth 6.0, which was released in the fall of 2024. Channel Sounding enables a Bluetooth-enabled device to perform precise localization, enhancing its spatial awareness of distance and direction.
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