Siri AI vs. Old Siri on Apple Watch: It Wasn't Even Close
A hands-on comparison between the legacy Siri and the new AI-powered Siri on the Apple Watch reveals significant improvements in utility and responsiveness. The author concludes that the AI version is a necessary upgrade for the wearable device.
Why it matters
As AI integration becomes standard in wearables, user experience improvements directly impact the adoption of new hardware and software ecosystems.
"Here's what I found on the web" can finally be put to rest. I put both the old and the new version of Apple's Siri assistant through a few real-world questions on my Apple Watch(es) to see how they stack up. Spoiler: I'm keeping the new one, thank you very much.
With the WatchOS 27 public beta rolling out this week, I wanted to take Siri AI for a spin where it matters most: the Apple Watch. Apple's digital assistant has long needed an upgrade, but nowhere have its shortcomings been more obvious than on your wrist. Previously, all the old Siri could do on the Apple Watch was return web results, leaving me to wait for pages to load on a tiny screen that wasn't designed for browsing.
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