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Apple Calendar in iOS 27 adds natural language input, iCloud free/busy, and extra-large widgets
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Apple Calendar in iOS 27 introduces natural language event creation, a free/busy option for iCloud calendars, extra-large widgets, and design updates.
For engineers and power users, the natural language input reduces friction in event creation, and the iCloud free/busy option brings Calendar to parity with third-party providers. The extra-large widgets offer more at-a-glance information, but they require iOS 27 and may depend on Apple Intelligence for the smart features.
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Natural language input, called Smart Event Details, uses Apple Intelligence to fill in event fields as you type.
iCloud calendars now support a show as busy/free option, matching Google and other providers.
Calendar gains two extra-large widget sizes, List and Up Next, for showing more events and reminders.
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