Apple launches iOS 27 and related updates with long-awaited Siri AI upgrade
Summary
Apple launches iOS 27 and companion updates with a long-awaited AI-powered Siri that uses personal context across apps to complete multistep requests, alongside AirDrop transfers promised to be up to 80% faster.
Key Points
- Apple launches iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27, making its long-awaited Siri AI upgrade available.
- Siri now uses personal context across Apple apps to handle conversational, multistep requests, such as finding a marathon in email and adding it to Calendar.
- The update promises AirDrop transfers up to 80% faster and adds AI tools including Photo Expand, Spatial Reframe, a text-based Siri app and improved dictation.