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iOS 27 Rebuilds Siri With Personal Context and App Actions
Apple has given Siri a major redesign in iOS 27.
Siri now has its own app where conversations can be saved and revisited.
It can search information on your iPhone, such as messages, emails and photos.
Siri can also understand what is on your screen and take actions in other apps.
For example, it can turn an address in a message into directions or a calendar event.
A new Camera feature lets Siri read receipts, recognize food information and collect contact details from business cards.
These advanced features work only on newer iPhones, starting with the iPhone 15 Pro.
English is available first, while some other languages are expected in October.
The feature is not available in the European Union or China at launch.
iOS 27, released September 14, introduces a redesigned Siri AI assistant with its own app and saved conversations.
Siri can search messages, emails, photos and other on-device information to answer questions and complete tasks.
Onscreen awareness lets Siri interpret displayed content and perform actions such as mapping addresses, creating calendar events and drafting emails.
Visual Intelligence is built into the Camera app, enabling tasks such as reading receipts, identifying food information and importing business-card contacts.
Siri AI requires newer hardware, supports English at launch, and is unavailable in the European Union and China initially.
- Who
- Apple and users of compatible iPhone models.
- What
- Apple released iOS 27 with a rebuilt Siri AI assistant featuring personal context, onscreen awareness, app actions and Visual Intelligence.
- Where
- The features operate across compatible Apple devices, but Siri AI is unavailable on iPhone and iPad in the European Union and in China at launch.
- When
- iOS 27 was released on September 14, 2026; the report was updated September 15, 2026.
- Why
- Siri AI uses Apple Intelligence and newer chips to search personal information, understand screens and perform actions across apps.
Key facts
- Release date
- September 14, 2026
- Compatible iPhones
- iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and all iPhone 16 models and later
- Core capabilities
- Personal context, onscreen awareness, app actions and web-based answers
- Visual Intelligence
- Available through a dedicated Siri mode in the Camera app
- Launch language
- English; French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish are expected in October
- Regional availability
- Unavailable on iPhone and iPad in the European Union at launch and unavailable in China
- Future features
- Siri Recap and Live Rewind are in development and expected in beta later this year









