Apple releases iOS 27.0.1 to address iPhone 18 Pro bugs

Apple released iOS 27.0.1 on September 28 to address unexpected restarts on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models, along with two other software glitches, according to the company’s release notes. The notes say the restart issue can occur when Face ID fails to authenticate a user. Reports described some affected phones freezing before restarting, particularly during attempts to access protected apps. Apple has not explained what caused the problem, and the supplied reports do not establish how consistently the update resolves it in practice. The update also addresses a color artifact in some photos taken at 2x zoom on iPhone 18 Pro models. Apple’s notes identify a touchscreen problem as a third fix: the display could become unresponsive when Notification Center and Control Center were opened at the same time. That issue was not limited to the Pro models, according to the reports. The Face ID problem was reported soon after the new phones reached customers. One account said some owners received replacement devices that continued to show the issue, though Apple’s release notes describe a software update rather than a hardware repair.