iOS 27.2. Should you update?

Short answer: yes. But two things in this update might surprise you, and there is one thing you should not do on day one.

I read Apple's security page and every change list I could find, and checked the settings on my own iPhone.

I also made a video of the whole thing.

Battery, and the day-one trap

Lots of people say battery life got better on 27.2, and that the lag from iOS 27 is gone.

But here is the day-one trap.

Right after the update, your iPhone rebuilds its search index for photos and messages in the background.

It runs warm and drains faster for a day or two.

Apple's own advice is to wait a few days before you judge it.

So don't panic and factory reset on day one. That is the thing not to do.

And the bug where dropping a widget made your screen flicker until you restarted?…