Siri AI in iOS 27: Features, Requirements, and How It Works

The biggest change in i OS 27 is Apple's total overhaul of Siri, with ‌Siri‌ turning into ‌Siri‌ AI. Apple delivered on the features originally promised at WWDC 2024 and added new capabilities that turn ‌Siri‌ into a viable competitor to chatbots like Claude and Chat GPT. ‌Siri‌ AI is available in the ‌i OS 27‌ beta, but everyone will get access this fall. Below, we walk through everything new you can expect from ‌Siri‌. Siri AI ‌Siri‌ AI is more knowledgeable, more capable, and unlike other chatbots, able to tap into your personal data in apps like Mail, Messages, and Photos. Apple says ‌Siri‌ has understanding and reasoning that wasn't available before, with four main improvements that change how ‌Siri‌ works. All of the different ‌Siri‌ functions come together to allow ‌Siri‌ to do far more than it could before. You can have full back-and-forth conversations with ‌Siri‌, and include multiple tasks in a single request. Personal Context Understanding Apple overhauled its search index, and ‌Siri‌ has access to emails, text messages, files, photos, notes, and more. ‌Siri‌ can find content from across your apps, but it also understands that content. You can ask ‌Siri‌ to surface photos, bring up information from emails or texts, or find files, and the Apple Intelligence semantic index behind the scenes finds what you need. What was that movie my brother told me to watch last week? Can you get me the directions to that place I was supposed to meet Eric tomorrow? What video games did John recommend to me last year? Find images with pancakes from 2024 What was the name of that restaurant I ate at in February? What's the confirmation number for my upcoming flight? What do I need to do tomorrow? Show me my photos from the music festival last weekend What's the door code Sarah texted me? Find the lease my landlord emailed me last