Apple Adds Drawing Tools to iOS 27 Messages in Developer Beta
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Updated · Tom's Guide · Jun 17
Apple Adds Drawing Tools to iOS 27 Messages in Developer Beta
3 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Jun 17
Summary
iOS 27 developer beta adds a new Drawing option in Messages, letting users sketch doodles or handwritten notes directly inside chat threads and send them as images.
The feature sits under the plus menu in a conversation, opening a blank canvas where users can draw with a finger on iPhone or an Apple Pencil on iPad.
Apple is limiting access for now to the early beta, available through the free Apple Developer Program and the latest iOS 27 beta update.
The addition pushes Messages beyond standard text and emoji, giving Apple another built-in tool for more personalized communication across iPhone and iPad.