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Apple's fourth developer beta of iOS 27.2, released on Tuesday shortly after the company unveiled its HomeView and other smart home products, brought a notable visual change: the Apple Music icon has lost its color. Rather than the white and red look it has used since iOS 14, the icon is now a black musical note on a white background, inverted in dark mode. The build number is 24B5110a, up from 24B5099f.
The change is not entirely unprecedented. Before the orange design, the Apple Music icon on iOS 8.4 through iOS 13 featured a multi-colored note against a white background. It remains unclear whether the new black-and-white icon will make it into the release version of iOS 27.2.
More surprising is what the beta left out. The redesigned Apple Health app, seen in earlier beta builds, is missing entirely. It was expected to arrive with iOS 27.2 and includes new AI-powered summaries and suggestions along with layout changes. In its place, a message says the overhaul is "coming later this year," suggesting Apple may be delaying its release. Health data remains viewable in the Settings app.
The beta also adds a new Lock Controls setting for HomePods. When enabled, touch, touch-and-hold, and volume interactions are disabled. Overall, the update is relatively minor, offering little beyond the new Apple Music icon, and the final iOS 27.2 release could be less impressive than initially anticipated depending on Apple's plans for Health.
Source: AppleInsider · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing