iOS 27.2 reveals Apple’s Messages app could soon get highly requested change

By Ryan Christoffel · 9to5Mac · Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 20:05 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

iOS 27.2 launches next week, and the update includes code that points to a forthcoming Messages app change: the ability to exclude muted conversations from the unread badge count.

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