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iOS 27.3 expands Siri AI with many new capabilities across Apple apps

iOS 27.3 has just entered beta testing and includes major new features for Siri AI across iPhone, iPad and Mac. The company has unlocked many new capabilities across major Apple apps, like Music, Messages, Safari, Reminders and more. We are still digging into the beta, but here’s a taste of what new things you can get Siri AI to do: more…

iOS 27.3 expands Siri AI with many new capabilities across Apple apps

Apple's iOS 27.3 beta has recently been released, bringing a host of new Siri AI capabilities to a range of Apple apps and services. Among the features revealed, users can now create playlists in the Music app and save them for later, schedule and edit iMessages in Messages, and compose richly formatted notes in the Notes app. The Photos app has been upgraded to allow for voice-controlled photo editing, including favoriting, rotating, renaming people and pets, and more.

The Calendar app now supports scheduling events with Siri, and Reminders can now create urgent reminders.

In the Safari app, users can create tap groups, sort tabs, clear history, and delete reading list items using their voice. Siri now has support for Journal entries, allowing users to create entries with text transcription or record audio entries. Additionally, file and folder management has been expanded with Siri AI Files integration, enabling users to manage files and folders through voice commands.

The Weather, Maps, Preview, and Shortcuts apps have also seen new Siri features, with Weather providing voice-controlled weather updates, Maps enabling voice-guided navigation, and Preview allowing users to get file content via Siri. Shortcuts support has also been expanded, enabling users to manage tasks with Siri. Apple is also opening up these Siri capabilities for third-party developers, ensuring a broader range of integrations. iOS 27.3 is currently in beta testing and is expected to be released publicly later this year.

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