iOS 27.0.1 update
The gist
Apple released iOS 27.0.1 on Sep 28, fixing iPhone 18 Pro Face ID restarts.
The patch matters most to new iPhone 18 Pro owners hitting freeze bugs.
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 2026iOS 27 release date announced; iOS 27 rolling out with more advanced Siri AI capabilities and other refinements.
- Sep 14, 2026Apple released its major yearly operating system revision, bringing iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS to the 27 generation.
- Sep 21, 2026Some iPhone 18 Pro users complained Face ID authentication can fail for things like unlocking a locked app; some devices froze and rebooted, others saw a "Face ID is Not Available" message during setup, and others had issues with the Require Attention for Face ID setting.