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Apple has quietly hidden a small piece of classic Mac history inside iOS 27. The surprise is not part of a major new feature, but it gives longtime Apple users a fun reminder of the company’s early Macintosh days.
The hidden Easter egg features Clarus the Dogcow, a famous old Apple character. It is tucked inside the new Liquid Glass settings and can be found with a little extra scrolling.
The Secret Is Hidden in the Liquid Glass Settings
To find the Easter egg, your iPhone needs to be running iOS 27. Apple added a new Liquid Glass setting that lets users change how clear or tinted the system interface looks.
The setting is found by opening the Settings app and going to Appearance, then Liquid Glass. Inside this section, Apple has included a small interactive preview that shows how the interface looks with different Liquid Glass settings.
The preview looks like an ordinary demonstration window at first. It contains sample content and images connected to Apple Park. However, the window can be scrolled farther than its normal content seems to suggest.
That is where the hidden surprise appears.
Here’s How to Find the Dogcow
Finding the Easter egg does not require installing another app or changing a special setting. The trick is simply to keep scrolling after reaching the apparent end of the Liquid Glass preview.
Follow these steps:
- Open the Settings app on an iPhone running iOS 27.
- Tap Appearance, then select Liquid Glass.
- Scroll through the sample preview until you reach the bottom.
- Keep pulling upward after the preview appears to have ended.
As you continue pulling upward, the example search field changes and the word “Moof!” appears in colorful text. The preview then reveals a modern image of Clarus the Dogcow near the Apple Park pond.
The Easter egg is easy to miss because there is no button telling users that something is hidden there. Apple also does not prominently list it as an iOS 27 feature.
Who Is Clarus the Dogcow?
Clarus is not a new character created for iOS 27. The Dogcow goes back to the early Macintosh era.
The character was created from artwork by Apple designer Susan Kare and became associated with the classic Mac operating system. The Dogcow was used as a visual example in the Mac printing interface, where it helped demonstrate page layout and orientation.
The character became especially well known among people who worked with or followed early Macintosh software. Its unusual design also made it a memorable part of Apple’s software history.
The name “Dogcow” comes from its deliberately strange appearance. It looks like a mix of a dog and a cow, and its famous sound is “Moof!”
That sound is part of the new Easter egg. When the hidden feature is triggered, “Moof!” appears in the sample search field.
The Easter Egg Connects iOS 27 With Classic Mac History
The interesting part of the Easter egg is not what it does. It does not unlock a new iPhone feature, improve performance or change the way Liquid Glass works.
Instead, it connects Apple’s newest software design with an old piece of Macintosh history.
Apple has used Clarus in its software at different times over the years. The character has appeared in other modern Apple software as a small reference to the company’s older Mac culture.
The appearance inside iOS 27 is therefore more of a hidden tribute than a practical feature. Most iPhone users can use iOS 27 without ever knowing it exists.
There Is a Similar Surprise on macOS 27
The Mac connection goes even further. Reports have found the same Clarus Easter egg in macOS 27, Apple’s new Mac operating system.
On the Mac, the surprise is also connected to the Liquid Glass appearance settings. This makes the Easter egg more than a random image hidden in iOS. Apple has tied the reference to the design preview that appears across its new operating systems.
There was some early confusion about whether the Mac version contained the same Easter egg, but later reports confirmed that Clarus can also be found in macOS 27.
This makes the feature particularly interesting for people who have used Apple products for many years. A modern iPhone and Mac interface is effectively pointing back to one of the characters associated with Apple’s earliest software.
A Small Detail Hidden Inside a Major iOS Update
iOS 27 brings much bigger changes than this Easter egg. Apple has introduced a redesigned Liquid Glass interface along with major updates to Siri and other parts of the operating system.
But small discoveries like the Dogcow are different. They are not designed to change how people use their phones. Instead, they reward users who explore the system and know something about Apple’s history.
The hidden feature also fits with the way classic Mac software sometimes included unexpected jokes and surprises. Modern Apple software contains fewer obvious Easter eggs, making a reference like Clarus stand out more.
A Fun Throwback for Apple Fans
The iOS 27 Dogcow Easter egg is a simple but clever reminder that Apple’s software history stretches back much further than today’s iPhone and Mac features.
If you have an iPhone running iOS 27, the Easter egg takes only a few seconds to find. Open Settings, go to Appearance and Liquid Glass, scroll through the preview, and keep pulling upward after it seems to end.
Eventually, “Moof!” appears and Clarus the Dogcow makes its small return to the spotlight.
There is no practical benefit to finding it, but that is exactly what makes it an Easter egg. It is a hidden piece of Mac history placed inside Apple’s newest iPhone software, waiting for curious users to discover it.
