With iOS 27, I’m actually using Siri again — SkimNews
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- iOS 27 ships a rebuilt Siri built on Google's Gemini models, replacing a prior ChatGPT integration; the assistant now handles multistep directions, drafts messages, and pulls context from files, messages, and email.
- Siri gains on-screen awareness and a dedicated chat app, letting users ask about lineup details on sports pages, read text aloud, and return to prior conversations.
- Camera app now offers Siri visual access — the author asked what drink he was holding and, after specifying an Indian restaurant, Siri correctly identified it as Aam Panna; photo-based queries extend to menu suggestions and coffee brew methods.
- Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 adds natural-language Shortcut creation ('Shazam the song and save location'), Safari alerts for page changes, improved eraser tools, and automatic password changes via the Passwords app.
- iOS 27 rolls out to iPhone 11 and later plus iPhone SE (2nd gen) and later, alongside a cross-app clipboard paste feature, customizable Liquid Glass transparency, seamless Wi-Fi-to-cellular switching, and expanded child safety controls including nudity warnings in Messages and FaceTime.
Why it matters: Apple's decision to rebuild Siri on Google's Gemini models — after a delayed rollout from Apple Intelligence's 2024 tease — marks a tacit acknowledgment that its in-house Siri could not keep pace, giving Google an inroad to potentially hundreds of millions of iPhone users and reshaping the competitive AI assistant landscape.
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