{
  "id": 6458709,
  "title": "Apple Watch’s new feature listens to your chats and recaps them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-watchs-new-feature-listens-to-your-chats-and-recaps-them",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T19:08:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/apple-watchs-new-feature-listens-to-your-chats-and-recaps-them/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple unveiled a new meeting notetaker feature for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 on Wednesday, part of a range of audio intelligence enhancements. Dubbed Siri Recap, this functionality utilizes ambient listening to produce concise summaries of conversations, including titles and key points automatically generated by Apple Intelligence. Users can decide to keep Siri Recap constantly active, schedule its use, or turn it off altogether.\n\nThe notetaking capabilities were not the only audio-related feature introduced alongside the Watch. Apple's audio intelligence suite now includes Shazam, which can identify songs instantly, closing the gap with Google's Now Playing capability. Additionally, the Watch can detect loud sounds such as sirens, alarms, doorbells, or a baby's cries, alerting users promptly.\n\nApple also presented Live Rewind, enabling users to review 15 seconds of a conversation by double-pressing the digital crown. This feature ensures end-to-end encryption, ensuring raw audio remains inaccessible. Notably, Siri Recap does not attribute speakers in its summaries.\n\nWhile these guardrails aim to protect user privacy, the always-on nature of Siri Recap could still pose privacy concerns, potentially capturing sensitive information. Nonetheless, Siri Recap shares similarities with other notetaking apps like Granola and Circleback, which also offer Apple Watch applications.",
  "summary": "The Siri Recap feature is similar to other note-taking apps like Granola.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Apple Watch Ultra 4 announced with no price increase, new features",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-watch-ultra-4-announced-with-no-price-increase-new-features",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:59:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Watch Ultra 4 is here with a faster chip and improved battery life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-watch-ultra-4-is-here-with-a-faster-chip-and-improved-battery",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:31:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Hands-on with the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/hands-on-with-the-new-apple-watch-series-12-and-apple-watch-ultra-4",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:53:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "Apple Watch 12 and Ultra 4's biggest upgrade isn't the hardware—it's what your wrist can now hear",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-watch-12-and-ultra-4s-biggest-upgrade-isnt-the-hardware-its",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:55:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}