With iOS 27, I’m actually using Siri again
Apple's iOS 27 update introduces a significantly improved Siri powered by Google's Gemini models. The update allows for better contextual awareness, multi-step task execution, and improved integration with user files and messages.
Why it matters
This marks a major shift in Apple's AI strategy, moving toward deeper integration of third-party large language models to enhance core operating system functionality.
For years, I barely used Siri for anything beyond menial tasks like setting timers or alarms. That has changed with iOS 27, as I now go back to Siri for complex requests and to make sense of on-screen context again and again.
While Siri is clearly front and center in this software update by Apple, I also enjoy many of the other quality-of-life updates.
I have been using iOS 27 on my main device since the public beta version was released, and on another device through the developer beta before that. I have really enjoyed using the new Siri, often trying to find new use cases for it — and that’s possibly the biggest win for Apple, given that I, like many people, had given up on Siri befor this update.
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