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Apple launches Korean-language beta of upgraded Siri
Apple has launched a Korean-language beta of its upgraded Siri through software updates to its devices.
The assistant can search messages, emails and photos to answer questions using information from a person's own content.
For example, it can find weekend plans in a message, check a recipe in email and add ingredients to a shopping list.
Siri can also work across apps and read on-screen information to complete tasks such as sending messages or adding events to a calendar.
The update brings visual features to iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro, and lets users continue conversations across Apple devices.
Apple says the system combines on-device processing with private cloud computing, where personal data is not stored on servers.
The beta is available on supported devices, but children under 13 cannot use it and server-based features have daily limits; Apple says it may offer a paid option to increase those limits.
Apple launched a Korean-language beta of its upgraded Siri through software updates to version 27.2 operating systems.
The service can use information in messages, emails and photos to answer questions and carry out related tasks.
Siri can work across Apple and some third-party apps, and can recognize information shown on a screen.
The Korean release follows an English version introduced in September and adds five languages, including Korean.
Apple says the service combines on-device processing with private cloud computing to protect personal data.
- Who
- Apple launched the Korean-language beta of its upgraded Siri.
- What
- The AI assistant can understand personal context, answer questions and carry out tasks across apps.
- When
- Apple released it through software updates the day before Donga Ilbo’s report, published October 27, 2026; Chosun Ilbo says the service began October 27.
- Where
- On supported Apple devices in South Korea and other regions where the language is available.
- Why
- Apple is upgrading Siri so it can understand personal context and screen content and handle tasks across apps.
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Apple introduced an English version of the upgraded Siri.
Apple released software updates that made the Korean-language beta available, according to Donga Ilbo.
Chosun Ilbo reported that Apple began the Korean-language service.
- Operating systems
- iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2
- Languages added
- Korean, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish
- Supported devices
- Devices that support Apple Intelligence
- Age limit
- Users under 13 cannot use the service
- Development models
- Apple Foundation Models developed in collaboration with Google and Gemini