With iOS 27, I’m actually using Siri again

Apple’s iOS 27 brings a major refresh to Siri, and the reviewer reports that the assistant has become useful beyond simple timers and alarms. Built on Google’s Gemini models, the new Siri is described as significantly smarter than its predecessor, able to handle multistep requests, draft and send messages, and search on-device content such as emails and conversations to compose relevant replies. The update also gives Siri a refreshed visual identity and a dedicated app for returning to prior chats, plus settings to adjust voice and expressiveness.

The assistant demonstrates broader on-screen awareness: while looking at sports lineups the reviewer could use Siri to pull age-related details and scores, and while browsing websites Siri could surface funding and competitor information for startups. Camera integration lets Siri make visual guesses (for example, identifying a green drink and narrowing possibilities when given location context) and suggest menu recommendations from photos. The reviewer found these features useful overall, though early developer builds showed occasional inaccuracies and there were small hiccups when asking Siri to add items to specifically named notes.

Apple Intelligence extends beyond Siri into several system features. The OS now supports natural-language creation of Shortcuts, enabling users to describe an automation in plain terms and have iOS build it, with the option to refine and add steps afterward. Photos gains new tools such as reframe and extend along with an improved object eraser, and Safari can create page-change alerts for tracking updates. The Passwords app can automatically change passwords by logging into sites, and message parsing can prompt smart suggestions to add events or locations to Calendar or Notes.

Several quality-of-life changes also stand out. A new universal clipboard lets users paste links, images, videos and text across apps more easily, with contextual keyboard shortcuts to paste from the originating app. Visual preferences for the Liquid Glass appearance are now adjustable with granular transparency controls. The review also notes an intelligent network-switching feature is included in the update. Taken together, the reviewer describes Siri’s transformation as iOS 27’s biggest win while noting that third-party app support and continued refinement will determine how seamless the new workflows become.