Apple Prepares iOS 27 Update While India Antitrust Battle Heads to Final Hearing

Apple is reportedly testing two new Home Screen customisation features, ‘Undo’ and ‘Redo’, as part of its upcoming iOS 27 update, in a move aimed at refining everyday usability.

According to MacRumours, the additions are expected to simplify the process of managing Home Screen layouts by allowing users to quickly reverse or reapply changes without manually reconfiguring icons and widgets.

“Right now, when you long-press on the home screen, you get a bubble in the top left corner with four options: Add Widget, Customize, Edit Wallpaper and Edit Pages,” a source reported to MacRumours, adding, “Apple is looking at adding ‘undo’ and ‘redo’ buttons in that same menu to make reversing or redoing changes easier.”

Alongside these changes, iOS 27 is also expected to bring broader enhancements, including a dedicated Siri app and further advancements in Apple Intelligence features.

The upcoming software update is being compared to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which prioritised performance optimisations and stability over major visual overhauls.

This suggests iOS 27 could focus heavily on bug fixes and system reliability rather than sweeping design changes, according to MacRumours.

When will Apple Inc. begin iOS 27 beta testing and public rollout?

Apple is expected to begin beta testing iOS 27 in June, with a public release scheduled for September, in line with its typical annual software rollout cycle.

Meanwhile, Apple has not submitted data sought by India’s antitrust body after an investigation found the US firm abused its dominant position in the iPhone apps market, prompting the watchdog to fast-track a decision on penalties to a final hearing next month, an order shows as reported by Reuters.

The Competition Commission of India said in an April 8 order that Apple has not submitted details of its financials and its views on the investigation since October 2024, and instead cited a separate case pending in the Delhi High Court where the company has challenged India’s entire antitrust penalty law.

The CCI typically requires financial information from companies to calculate penalties when they are found to have contravened the law.

Apple, which denies any wrongdoing in the case, has said it fears it could be fined up to $38 billion if the watchdog uses its global turnover to calculate penalties in the case.

Apple has “been afforded adequate opportunities to file” its objections or suggestions to the investigation report and has also “not submitted the requisite financial information,” said the CCI order, which is not public but was reviewed by Reuters.

The Indian case is among the many Apple faces around the globe for alleged antitrust breaches.

India is a key market for Apple where its iPhones have a 9 per cent market share, compared to just 4 per cent two years ago, Counterpoint Research says.

(With inputs from ANI)