Apple Testing AI-Powered Safari Tab Organization in iOS 27

Apple is testing a new Safari feature that uses AI to automatically organize open browser tabs based on context and browsing behavior. The tool is currently in development for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, offering users a more automated way to manage large numbers of tabs.



The functionality expands on Tab Groups, which Apple introduced several years ago to let users manually separate browsing sessions for work, travel planning, research, or personal use. While useful, the feature still required users to organize tabs themselves. According to Mark Gurman, Apple is now testing a system that automatically sorts tabs into groups.


In current internal builds of iOS 27, tapping the center-top button used to switch between tab collections reveals a new "Organize Tabs" option. Users can enable automatic grouping, allowing Safari to sort tabs into topic-based collections automatically. The interface notes that tabs will be grouped according to the content of the pages being viewed.

Apple does not explicitly brand the feature as part of Apple Intelligence in the current test builds. However, the system appears to rely on machine learning to analyze page content and categorize tabs in real time. Competing browsers like Google Chrome have offered similar organizational tools in recent years.

The Safari enhancement is part of Apple's broader push to expand AI features across its next-generation operating systems. Apple is also reportedly planning to refine the Liquid Glass interface in macOS 27 following complaints tied to the Tahoe redesign. The company is also developing a more conversational version of Siri, alongside an extensions framework that will open iOS 27 to third-party AI assistants. The framework is expected to let users route certain requests through services like Google Gemini or Anthropic's Claude directly from Apple system features.

Apple is expected to preview iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 during WWDC26, which takes place June 8 through June 12.