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iOS 27 updates for my apps are now live! 🚀 Details & links below… 🧵

HomeBatteries 4.0 adds: - Suggested battery type powered by a local database and Apple Intelligence. - Estimated charge/replacement dates and average battery life on the Battery Trends graph. - New app intents & snippets for Siri & Shortcuts.

- Philips Hue & SOMA integrations for accessories not natively supported by HomeKit. - Multiple sorting options such as by battery level, last charge or battery type. - Rooms & homes can now be reordered. apps.apple.com/app/id645095...

In TV Launcher 3.2: - Auto-Add to Watchlist to automatically add programmes to the Watchlist. - Programme reminder notifications are now automatically added across all supported platforms. - Interactive snippets for adding programmes to the Watchlist or launching the channel.

- Updated sidebar on tvOS to show individual categories & apps. - Dynamic Type support on tvOS. apps.apple.com/app/id162259...

TV Remote 4.2 includes: - Updated directional keypad that functions similarly to the physical Apple TV remote. - TVs are discovered much quicker than before. - New App Intents to add, update & remove TVs and improvements to existing ones to better support the updated Siri.

- Drag to reorder in the remote layout builder using the new SwiftUI APIs. - Added keyboard support for users with an Android/Google TV. apps.apple.com/app/id153941...

New in AppJournal 2.3: - Powered by Foundation Models/Apple Intelligence, generate app name suggestions for app ideas based on a brief description. - Similarly, generate app ideas themselves using Foundation Models/Apple Intelligence. apps.apple.com/app/id647631...

In StyleGuide 3.0: - Added a new SF Symbols tool for quickly finding symbols and copying them. - Dynamic Type font sizes on Apple TV as they're now supported in tvOS 27. - StyleGuide is now free to download with in-app purchases to unlock all features. apps.apple.com/app/id650370...

For driving instructors, Instructor 8.0 adds: - New Finances tab for instructors to manage expenses & mileage. Lessons will now also have earnings or hours deducted when booking that will show on this tab too. - App Intents to manage all the new finance features.

- Lesson reminder notifications that sync across iCloud. - Automatic lesson syncing with the Calendar app. - Added an All Students tab to iPad, Mac & Apple Vision Pro for easier bulk management of students. apps.apple.com/app/id121202...