Here’s When You Can Finally Download iOS 27 and Siri AI

Apple will release iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, and watchOS 27 on Sept. 14, featuring the long-delayed AI-enhanced Siri with personal context access to calendars and emails, available in English initially with other languages following in October. The update introduces a Liquid Glass slider for icon legibility and other minor fixes, but Siri AI will not be supported on all devices, including the 2022 Apple Watch Ultra.

Apple’s white whale, the AI-enhanced Siri, will finally be available to download later this month. The entire software suite, including iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and more, should be available starting Sept. 14. If you haven’t already tried either the developer or public betas https://gizmodo.com/the-long-delayed-new-siri-makes-its-public-debut-2000785101 , iOS 27’s big feature is the new AI assistant tied to Siri. You can talk with Siri as normal, but now the chatbot has access to “personal context,” which means users can allow it access to your calendar and emails if you want it to complete tasks on your behalf. Siri AI is rolling out as a “beta” on Monday, Sept. 14. It’s only available in English to start. French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish should be along in October, with other languages following later. The rest of the Apple Intelligence features should be available in more languages to start. Gizmodo’s Senior Editor of Consumer Tech, Raymond Wong, has been rather positive about the experience https://gizmodo.com/apple-fcking-did-it-one-month-with-siri-ai-2000784845 from beta testing, but there are more updates to care about as well. iOS 27 introduces a Liquid Glass slider https://gizmodo.com/apple-announces-ios-27-for-iphone-with-new-liquid-glass-slider-2000768712 to make your translucent icons a little more legible. There are several more minor upgrades besides, https://gizmodo.com/im-more-excited-for-the-tiny-changes-in-apples-27-software-updates-than-siri-ai-tbh-2000769815 including a fix to that one optical illusion https://gizmodo.com/oh-thank-god-ios-27-fixes-the-liquid-glass-optical-illusion-that-broke-my-brain-2000769666 that caused such a ruckus at the launch of iOS 26. If you know, you know. Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate includes those same Siri features, https://gizmodo.com/thank-god-macos-golden-gates-siri-is-a-terse-idiot-2000785982 which we’ve found occasionally helpful as an assistant or alternative to the ever-degrading Google Search. Golden Gate also adds several helpful AI features, like the ability to prompt Shortcuts to make you an easy-to-use macro. These features will be available to all M-series MacBooks, though not all iPhones https://gizmodo.com/with-ios-27-apple-is-creating-an-ai-gated-community-inside-its-walled-garden-2000769406 will see the Siri enhancements. Furthermore, if you were hoping to use Siri from your wrist, you have to own a more recent Apple Watch https://gizmodo.com/apple-is-leaving-its-first-apple-watch-ultra-in-the-dust-2000771952 . For instance, even the Apple Watch Ultra https://gizmodo.com/apple-watch-ultra-series-8-se-2-reveal-price-and-mor-1849504872 from 2022 won’t support AI Siri. Other software updates may be a little less exciting. iPads with more recent A-series and M-series chips and the Apple Vision Pro https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-m5-review-the-crown-of-the-dorks-2000675079 are all getting access to Siri. At least, you won’t have to wait long to find out if there are any features you most appreciate or anything you don’t enjoy. Just know one thing—love it or hate it—Liquid Glass is here to stay.