watchOS 27.3 adds new Apple Watch feature that I absolutely love

watchOS 27.3, released alongside iOS 27.3 this week, brings a new Apple Watch feature called Siri Recap, which I find quite enjoyable. This feature is exclusive to the latest Apple Watch models, the Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Two 'Audio Intelligence' features, Siri Recap and Live Rewind, were announced at Apple's September keynote and debuted in beta this week.

Siri Recap takes ambient notes on your conversations throughout the day, generating high-level summaries using Apple Intelligence. These summaries can be reviewed later to help jog your memory, allowing you to stay present in the moment. Users have the option to set Siri Recap to automatically delete after up to 7 days or manually delete it if desired.

The feature is opt-in, meaning it can be enabled or disabled by the user. Additionally, Siri Recap does not log sensitive information such as financial data, authentication data, or personal identifiers. It also does not store or record audio, and users can set times or places where it remains disabled.

After installing the iOS and watchOS 27.3 betas, I enabled Siri Recap and was impressed by its functionality. Upon checking the recaps on Wednesday, I was amazed by how accurately Siri captured my activities from Tuesday afternoon and evening. For instance, it documented the size of a table runner we discussed while shopping for Christmas decorations, even though I had no memory of the conversation.

Another notable instance was during breakfast on Thursday morning when Siri saved the songs we listened to on our HomePod. While Siri Recap is still in beta, the results I've seen have been exciting so far, and I haven't encountered any information in recaps that I would consider too sensitive.