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# iOS & iPadOS 27.2 Beta Release Notes

Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.

## Overview

The iOS & iPadOS 27.2 SDK provides support to develop apps for iPhone and iPad running iOS & iPadOS 27.2 beta. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 27.2, available from the Mac App Store. For information on the compatibility requirements for Xcode 27.2, see [Xcode 27.2 Release Notes](/documentation/Xcode-Release-Notes/xcode-27_2-release-notes).

### App Tracking Transparency

#### New Features

- `AppTrackingTransparency` ([ATT](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apptrackingtransparency)) now supports an alternative expanded prompt and re-prompting on a yearly basis for EU users. The alternative prompt is required for users in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Romania.
  (179504171)

### Health

#### Known Issues

- Personalized summaries may not generate as expected in the Insights tab.
  (186964423)

### Shortcuts

#### Known Issues

- Describe a Shortcut might fail with the error “Something went wrong. Try again later.”
  (187499433)

### StoreKit Testing in Xcode

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed: Intro offer eligibility does not reset immediately after calling `SKTestSession.clearTransactions()`.
  (183933307) (FB24137836)
- Fixed: Changing the storefront or locale using `SKTestSession` doesn’t propagate through `Storefront.updates`.
  (184155259)
- Fixed: Failed purchases using `SKTestSession` might display error dialogs even when `dialogsDisabled` is set to true.
  (184255116)

#### Known Issues

- Making a purchase in-app for a subscription that is a member of a subscription bundle incorrectly allows the user to unbundle instead of throwing an error.
  (186018916)

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