Apple releases improved Siri AI assistant in iOS 27 beta with enhanced natural language understanding and device control
Feature update Provisional 85% confidence first seen
Apple released an updated Siri AI assistant in iOS 27 beta in July with improved capabilities for understanding personal context, answering questions, and managing device tasks through natural conversation. The new Siri can reliably perform functions like finding photos, playing music, and launching apps—features Apple had long promised but failed to deliver consistently. While these improvements represent a significant upgrade to Siri's functionality, the release is considered unremarkable given the broader advances in AI technology during Apple's development delays.