Introducing Siri AI: Your Personal, Intelligent Assistant
iOS 27 is set to redefine the iPhone experience this fall, with Siri AI leading the charge. Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri AI transforms into a more capable, conversational assistant, designed to be truly helpful and uniquely yours. Whether you type or speak naturally, Siri AI understands your intent, retrieves personal context, and takes action across apps—all while delivering world knowledge at your fingertips.
A New Era of Interaction
Natural Conversations
Siri AI enables open-ended, back-and-forth conversations. Brainstorm ideas for work, ask complex questions, or seek creative inspiration—all in a natural, intuitive way. The new Siri app consolidates your conversations, allowing seamless transitions between devices like iPhone and iPad.
Personal Context at Your Fingertips
Siri AI leverages your personal data to provide relevant answers. Search for a photo from years ago, locate a buried email, or pull up a saved note—all with a simple request.
Take Action in Apps
Siri AI integrates deeply with apps like Messages, Music, and Reminders. Edit a sent message, add a song to your playlist, or create a reminder—all hands-free.
Screen with requests for Siri AI to take action in apps, including Take a selfie, Create a reminder, Call Vicki, and more.
World Knowledge
Ask Siri AI about any topic—from scientific facts to restaurant recommendations. It references online information to provide detailed, up-to-date insights.
Revolutionary Camera and Photo Features
Siri Mode in Camera
Activate Siri mode in the Camera app to search, ask questions, and take action based on what you see. Visual Intelligence identifies objects and provides detailed information—like nutrition facts for food items.
iPhone 17 Pro, Deep Blue, front screen, displays in Siri mode in Camera interface, showing nutrition facts about chicken phở.
Next-Level Photo Editing
Refine your photos with Spatial Reframing, expand shots with the Extend tool, and remove unwanted objects with the enhanced Clean Up tool.
Image Playground
Create unique, high-quality images in various styles, from photorealistic to artistic. Modify and transform images with simple descriptions.
Gallery of images in a range of styles created with Image Playground.
Enhanced Productivity and Creativity
Write with Siri
Siri AI can generate drafts or provide feedback on your writing. In Messages and Mail, it matches your writing style, tone, and punctuation to sound authentically you.
Smart Suggestions
Messages and Mail now offer contextual suggestions, such as adding a calendar event or searching for a photo with a single tap.
A received iMessage with two suggested action buttons below: Add to Reminders and Add to Notes
Call Context
During calls, Call Context surfaces relevant information—like a confirmation code from Mail when calling an airline.
iPhone 17 Pro Silver displaying Call Context Siri AI feature, showing airline confirmation details while on a call.
Smarter Safari
Safari now automatically groups tabs by topic, making it easier to find related pages. Safari Notify Me monitors pages for changes (e.g., price drops) and alerts you when action is needed.
iPhone Safari browser, displaying the Filter menu with categories like Writing Resources, Activewear, Jazz Community, and more.
Password Management
The Passwords app alerts you to weak or compromised passwords and can update them automatically for enhanced security.
Screen showing password fix feature for five passwords with examples of status, including security upgraded and signing in
Automate with Shortcuts
Describe a task, and Shortcuts will automate it across multiple apps. For example: “When I’m leaving work, message Pedro I’m on my way with my ETA.”
Screen displays query and response from Siri AI and user about Shortcut intention, "What do you want your shortcut to do?"
Advanced Child Safety Features
App and Website Controls
Parents can choose which system apps their children can use during setup. Ask to Buy allows parents to approve additional apps over time.
Setup Assistant apps with selection of apps that a parent can choose for their child
Safe Browsing
With Ask to Browse, children must request permission to access new websites. Parents can review requests in Messages before approving.
Screen showing text message with cyberpetsgame.net screengrab, Decline and Approve buttons under graphic, message text, "Dad, can I please check this out, all my friends are on it already"
Communication Safety
Communication Safety now intervenes before children view or share nudity, gore, or violence in Messages, FaceTime, and other apps.
Auto-generated message to parent about sensitive content their child may be viewing on a FaceTime call, with options to Resume Audio and Video or End Call
Time Management
Parents can set Time Allowances for categories like Entertainment, Games, and Social Media, with age-based guidance from experts. Schedules let parents control app availability by time or day.
iPhone 17 Pro, Silver, screen shows Time Allowance and Screen Time Schedule options in Settings
Intuitive Parental Controls
The redesigned Settings app makes it easier for parents to monitor usage and adjust access instantly.
Settings app options for a parent to Pause Device Use, Allow Unlimited Use, or Change Schedule for their child
System-Wide Improvements
Design Refinements
Liquid Glass updates ensure exceptional readability with improved contrast and uniformity. App icons are sharper and more detailed, and a new slider lets you customize the Liquid Glass effect.
Mail app function buttons including Delete, Move, and Reply against a swirly gold background, high contrast makes them very legible
Performance Boosts
iOS 27 delivers faster experiences across the board:
- App launches up to 30% faster
- Photos load up to 70% faster
- AirDrop transfers up to 80% faster
Person on a city street looking at their iPhone, maintaining seamless Wi-Fi connection across network transfers
Smarter Search in Mail
A new ranking system prioritizes the most relevant results, helping you find emails—even if they’re buried deep in your inbox.
iPhone 17 Pro, Silver, front screen showing selection of emails retrieved from search term "New York trip"
Core System Enhancements
With optimizations like an improved CPU scheduler and app refinements, iOS 27 feels smoother and more responsive than ever.
A vertical list of features, with “Dual Capture in FaceTime” displayed in bold at the center.
Accessibility and Health
VoiceOver and Magnifier
VoiceOver now offers richer image descriptions and Action button integration. Magnifier introduces powerful tools for low-vision users, and a new captioning feature generates synced subtitles for videos—with translation support.
iCloud Shared Albums
Friends and family on Android or Windows can now join and contribute to iCloud Shared Albums. Enjoy full-resolution sharing and new ways to filter, react, and invite others.
Health App Updates
Cycle Tracking in the Health app provides notifications for perimenopause and menopause patterns, along with symptom tracking and educational resources.
Enhanced Maps
Flyover in Maps now uses aerial imagery and Visual Intelligence to render architectural details and trees in stunning clarity.
AirPods Custom EQ
Personalize your AirPods sound by adjusting the lows, mids, and highs in settings.
Smarter Home App
Apple Intelligence in the Home app enables:
- Combining related activity notifications
- Describing HomeKit Secure Video footage before you watch
- AI-powered clip searches
- 4K streaming and recording for supported cameras
GymKit on iPhone
Connect your iPhone or AirPods Pro 3 to compatible gym equipment for real-time workout metrics.
Compatibility and Developer Support
Supported Devices
iOS 27 is compatible with:
- iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone Air, iPhone 17, iPhone 17e
- iPhone 16 series, iPhone 15 series, iPhone 14 series, iPhone 13 series, iPhone 12 series
- iPhone 11 series, iPhone SE (2nd generation and later)
For Developers
Developers can explore new tools and capabilities to build innovative apps for iOS 27. Learn more about developing for iOS.