Apple Calendar in iOS 27 Gains Natural Language Event Creation

According to the report, users can type a phrase such as “Work meeting at 3pm,” and the event time will automatically be set to 3 p.m. For other details, suggestions appear at the top of the keyboard. If a user types “Coffee with Mark at Starbucks,” they can tap a suggestion to add the invitee or location to the event, or keep those details in the event title instead.

Apple’s website describes the feature by telling users they can add and edit events with just a description. It says users can easily edit the description to change a lunch meeting to a coffee chat, and the Calendar app adjusts the details. The 9to5Mac report’s author said they had used the new feature throughout the summer in the iOS 27 beta and that it had worked well.

The natural language system also extends to reminders, the report said. Because Apple’s Calendar app allows users to create reminders, the same input method can be used for any reminders they make.

Fantastical has had a robust natural language feature for years, according to 9to5Mac. The article described Fantastical as an excellent third-party app. Fantastical lets users type all the details about a new event in a single line, just as they might talk. The app then imports key information such as time, location and invitees without requiring users to add each item separately. With iOS 27, Apple’s Calendar app has added a similar capability. The 9to5Mac article said natural language support had been at the top of the author’s wishlist for years.

For users who rely on a calendar app for scheduling, the update adds a faster way to enter events. For users who already use Fantastical for its natural language parsing, iOS 27 brings a similar option into Apple’s built-in app.