Apple Reportedly Delays Two New iPhone Features Until iOS 27

Apple is expected to release iOS 26 with several new features, including a glassy design and new Games and Preview apps. However, two major enhancements, the revamped Calendar and Health apps, have been delayed until next year. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple needs more time to develop these planned changes, which will now be part of iOS 27 or later. The exact changes to the Calendar app are not known, but Apple's acquisition of Mayday Labs in April 2024 may provide some hints. Mayday Labs had developed an AI-powered calendar, task manager, and scheduling assistant that used AI to automatically schedule events and tasks. The app could learn a user's scheduling preferences and daily patterns over time to optimize their calendar, and it also offered automatic rescheduling for flexibility. It is likely that some of Mayday's features and technologies will be added to Apple's Calendar app, but this will have to wait until iOS 27. The Health app is also expected to get a new AI-powered health coaching feature that offers personalized health recommendations, but this too has been delayed until at least iOS 27. The delay of these features means that users will have to wait until next year to see the revamped Calendar and Health apps. The release of iOS 26 is still expected to bring several new features and enhancements, but the delayed apps will have to wait until the next major update.