I'm Living with Two Siris. Apple's Price Hikes Will Make This Your Life, Too

Apple's iOS 27 beta introduces a smarter Siri AI, but the upgrade will not be available on older devices like the HomePod and Apple TV 4K, forcing users to live with two different Siri versions. Apple's recent price increases on older hardware make upgrading to support the new Siri more expensive than expected.

I'm living with two types of Siri assistants right now. There's a cool iOS 27 beta version of Siri AI /tech/services-and-software/how-to-download-the-ios-27-developer-beta-and-try-the-new-siri-ai/ on my iPhone, and there's Siri Classic on my HomePod. I have to speak to them in different ways. The smarter Siri is not coming to every device you might own. It's also not coming to my current Apple TV 4K streaming box. It's a sure bet that Apple will put Siri AI smarts into its HomePods and Apple TV devices soon -- but upgrading your tech to handle the new Siri is now more expensive than many of us expected, as Apple just slapped some big price increases on old tech /tech/mobile/apple-price-increase-june-2026-ipad-mac-neo-news/ . Watch this: Prepare to Live With Two Siris Unless You Pay Up This week's episode of One More Thing, which you can watch embedded above, I go over what Apple should change right away in these smart home devices, and what has surpised me about living with the new Siri AI in beta /tech/services-and-software/siri-ai-wwdc-2026/ . For more One More Thing , subscribe to our YouTube page to catch Bridget Carey breaking down the latest Apple news and issues every Friday.