{
  "id": 18018220,
  "title": "iPadOS 27.3 Expands Siri Mode to Camera App",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ipados-27-3-expands-siri-mode-to-camera-app",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T21:07:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/11/03/ipados-27-3-siri-mode-in-camera-app/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starting with iPadOS 27.3, which is currently in beta, the Siri mode in the Camera app has been expanded to iPad Pro and iPad Air models equipped with an M1 chip or newer, as well as the iPad mini models featuring the A17 Pro and A20 Pro chips. When you choose Siri mode on these supported iPhone or iPad devices, you gain the ability to obtain information about your surroundings. On an iPad, this feature operates in conjunction with the Apple Pencil, enabling you to capture a photograph and subsequently circle an object using the Apple Pencil. Following that, Visual Intelligence is employed to provide details about the selected object. It's worth noting that Visual Intelligence was already accessible on the iPad, so the introduction of a Siri tab in the Camera app essentially offers a novel means of accessing it. iPadOS 27.3 is anticipated to be officially released in December.",
  "summary": "iOS 27 added a Siri tab to the Camera app on the iPhone 15 Pro and newer for convenient access to Visual Intelligence. Starting with iPadOS 27.3, which is in beta starting today , that feature has expanded to iPad Pro and iPad Air models with the M1 chip and newer, as well as the iPad mini models with the A17 Pro and A20 Pro chips. When you switch to Siri mode in the Camera app on supported…",
  "key_points": [
    "Siri mode in Camera app expanded to iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini with M1/A17/A20 Pro chips",
    "Choose Siri mode to obtain information about surroundings using Apple Pencil on iPad",
    "Visual Intelligence integrated, Siri tab offers new access to feature in Camera app"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}