With iOS 27, I’m actually using Siri again

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iOS 27 marks the first meaningful Siri overhaul in years, with Apple finally shipping the advanced assistant it teased alongside Apple Intelligence over two years ago. The rebuilt Siri runs on Google's Gemini models — replacing the previous ChatGPT integration and extended-knowledge layer — and handles complex, multi-step requests that earlier versions could not. Key capabilities in practice: Siri can execute chained instructions (find small iOS 27 features, then add them to a specific note), draft and send messages by pulling context from your email and files, and answer questions about content visible on screen. The Camera app now exposes Siri access, enabling real-time questions about whatever appears in the viewfinder. The upgrade is notable because it moved at least one regular user — the author — from near-zero Siri use back to active use for non-trivial tasks. That shift in daily behavior is the real signal here, not the feature list. On the other side, early developer builds had accuracy issues with sports data, and note-targeting required simplified naming for reliable behavior. The broader iOS 27 update includes unspecified quality-of-life improvements beyond Siri, though those are not detailed in this review.