Apple said at its September event that iOS 27 will be released on Monday, September 14, together with iPadOS 27, watchOS 27 and macOS 27. It is the public debut of the rebuilt Siri, which Engadget says Apple developed in partnership with Google using Gemini models.
Engadget's early testing found that the new Siri could answer complex questions and handle multi-step requests. On the Mac, Siri AI is built into Spotlight.
Compatibility is a big part of the story. Siri AI supports the iPhone 15 Pro and newer, so owners of older iPhones will not get it. The iPhone 17, 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air get a better experience thanks to a more capable on-device model that improves speech recognition and dictation. On iPad, it is supported on the latest iPad mini and on iPad Air and iPad Pro models with an M1 chip or newer.
Beyond Siri, the update includes tweaks to the Liquid Glass design, new child-safety features and promised performance improvements. Our separate report covers the usage limits Apple has placed on Siri AI.
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