After a month of use, we need to talk about Siri AI. It is a simply impressive evolution of Siri that goes far beyond answering our questions or setting reminders. In iOS 27, Siri brings conversation, personal context, and actions within the apps we use every day together in one place—and across all our devices, in sync—and it undoubtedly manages to surprise us. The Siri it should always have been is finally here.
An assistant that understands our everyday lives (almost) better than we do
Siri AI understands our context. It sounds great, but what does that mean in practice? It means that we can ask it about a detail someone mentioned in a message, linked to a note we wrote in order to reply to the original question. An example? When we say, “Hey Siri, I wrote down the address Mom sent me yesterday in the services note,” Siri simply replies, “Yes, Xevi’s address is in the note, alongside a comment to ask for his phone number.”
We are not talking about Siri being able to search our notes or our messages. We are talking about it using our personal context as part of a question to answer us. Questions such as “How many articles did I write yesterday?” or “Which terminal do I need to go to?” receive more than satisfactory answers without any further context.
Actions within the apps we already use complete that context and take things a little further. Siri can consult information inside the apps on our devices, but it can also use those apps to carry out actions. The possibilities here are enormous. We are in Safari, looking up the address or contact details for a store, and with that information on screen, we simply say, “Hey Siri, update the Cometa Department Stores contact with this information.” The address, the second phone number we did not have saved, and even the email address will appear in Contacts.
More? We receive an email about a meeting: its time has changed and, on top of that, it includes some information and a PDF to prepare for the conversation. Can Siri help us? Of course: “Hey Siri, change the time of the event and add the information from the email.” Just like that, without any further details. Its answer? “I’ve changed the meeting time. Here is the updated event.” And yes, the text from the message is there in Notes, with the PDF attached.
The camera, the screen, and the calendar gain context
As if all this were not enough, Visual Intelligence expands the possibilities enormously. With Siri built into the camera, a photo of a poster lets us identify dates, locations, and every relevant detail. From there, we can add several events to the calendar using a single photo, knowing that each one will include the full information, an image of the original poster for reference, and properly categorised addresses and details.
On the Mac and iPad, a screenshot, an image, or even a PDF document lets us ask, search, or take action. “Hey Siri, using this PDF, how can I make the wash cycle shorter?” delivers excellent results. Other examples include comparing two similar items we want to buy on Amazon, or one that recently caught me off guard: “When did I buy my Mac?” Siri answered within seconds: “According to invoice X, you bought it on March 25, 2020.” Just like that.
At Hanaringo, we are Apple specialists, and we have seen the value of these improvements first-hand, even when they may seem small. Beyond our natural curiosity, preparing for future training sessions meant that we had to test the new Siri AI as soon as possible. We offer training and technical support for individuals and businesses, and there is no doubt that the new Siri will be one of the main topics of conversation in our personalised sessions this coming autumn.
A Siri that may arrive slightly later in the European Union, but one that will change the rules of the game as soon as it does. An AI that stops being generic and starts working with our data, becoming part of our everyday lives in ways that are almost unimaginable right now. One surprise after another from a system to which we have only had access in an initial beta and which will continue to evolve, completely changing what our devices will be able to do—and what we will be able to do with them.
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