Apple releases long-awaited new version of Siri with greater cross-app functionality

watchOS 27 introduces Apple's AI-powered Siri to the Apple Watch, enhancing its capabilities with expanded health features and smarter everyday tools. The new Siri can engage in back-and-forth conversations, allowing users to ask multiple questions in a single interaction. A dedicated Siri app stores past conversations across devices, and its access to personal data enables it to search Calendar, Mail, Messages, Notes, Reminders, and more.

Siri can also share flight details, play songs, and add goals to Activity Rings. The updated Workout Buddy offers personalized fitness insights based on user progress, distance, and workout duration, and no longer requires an iPhone nearby. Indoor tracking accuracy has improved with advanced motion algorithms, enabling users to monitor runs and walks precisely from their wrists.

A new one-tap gesture allows users to select widgets in the Smart Stack. The Smart Stack now displays more widgets, including birthday reminders, car locations, and alarm changes. WatchOS 27 has also enhanced the Find My app, making it easier to locate devices, items, and people on a map. During calls, Call Context provides proactive information, such as displaying a confirmation code from Mail when calling an airline.

Other minor improvements include faster music playback, better step synchronization between Fitness and Health apps, and optimized battery usage.