{"id":2043635,"date":"2026-07-14T00:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2043635"},"modified":"2026-07-14T00:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:47:13","slug":"the-long-delayed-new-siri-makes-its-public-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2043635","title":{"rendered":"The Long-Delayed New Siri Makes Its Public Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As my colleague Raymond Wong noted earlier today: Apple f*cking did it<\/i>\u2014Siri AI, the long-delayed Apple AI assistant with \u201cpersonal context\u201d doesn\u2019t suck\u2014a huge achievement when you consider how much Apple has struggled with Siri suckage over the years. He also noted that if you choose, you can join the public beta of the still technically unreleased iOS 27 and test drive the new Siri yourself.<\/p>\n

To spell this out a bit more, no, Siri AI is not going to install itself on your phone while you\u2019re sleeping tonight<\/i>. You have to jump through some hoops, including installing a beta\u2014meaning still in development, and possibly janky\u2014version of iOS 27. A developer beta came out last month for people with Apple Developer accounts, which isn\u2019t much of a barrier, but now there\u2019s a public beta, so there\u2019s no longer any barrier at all other than your own squeamishness about buggy software.<\/p>\n

How to try Siri AI on iPhones<\/h2>\n

Mashable\u2019s Alex Perry has a pretty useful breakdown of which specific iPhones are compatible with this beta, but the main takeaway is this: you need an iPhone 15 Pro or later for the full Siri AI experience.<\/p>\n

And as you can see from the Apple Beta Software Program page, there are also beta updates numbered \u201c27\u201d for your other devices too, including your Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch. You can find out if your non-iPhone device is compatible by clicking around there. The important thing is that that\u2019s also the page where you can enroll in the beta program.<\/p>\n

Assuming you\u2019ve now enrolled, open your Settings<\/b> app; tap General<\/b>; tap Software Updates<\/b>; tap Beta Updates<\/b>, and choose iOS 27 Public Beta<\/b>. When you first signed up for the beta program, you were presumably steered toward backing up your device, which is optional, but I\u2019m certainly not going to dissuade you from doing that before you install a whole new operating system.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve updated to iOS 27 Beta, you\u2019ll notice you still have old Siri. Now you have to join a waitlist to get Siri AI, and judging from Reddit posts during the developer beta, this part seems like it\u2019s been taking almost two weeks. To get on the waitlist go to Settings<\/b>; tap Apple Intelligence & Siri<\/b>; and tap Try New Siri<\/b>. You\u2019ll get a push notification when your number is called.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the E.U., Siri AI is not going to be available. It\u2019s also currently only available in English, according to TechCrunch.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t been an avid Siri user before, how one triggers Siri may have slipped your mind\u2014or maybe you only know how to bring it up by accident. To refresh your memory, there are options in Settings<\/b>>Apple Intelligence & Siri<\/b>. You can now trigger it by saying either \u201cHey Siri\u201d or just \u201cSiri.\u201d If you\u2019re still not ready to be that person, you can choose the Press Side Button for Siri<\/b> option. Siri AI also has a dedicated app that works like any AI chatbot, so you don\u2019t actually have to use your voice at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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As my colleague Raymond Wong noted earlier today: Apple f*cking did it<\/i>\u2014Siri AI, the long-delayed Apple AI assistant with \u201cpersonal context\u201d doesn\u2019t suck\u2014a huge achievement when you consider how much Apple has struggled with Siri suckage over the years. He also noted that if you choose, you can join the public beta of the still technically unreleased iOS 27 and test drive the new Siri yourself.<\/p>\n

To spell this out a bit more, no, Siri AI is not going to install itself on your phone while you\u2019re sleeping tonight<\/i>. You have to jump through some hoops, including installing a beta\u2014meaning still in development, and possibly janky\u2014version of iOS 27. A developer beta came out last month for people with Apple Developer accounts, which isn\u2019t much of a barrier, but now there\u2019s a public beta, so there\u2019s no longer any barrier at all other than your own squeamishness about buggy software.<\/p>\n

How to try Siri AI on iPhones<\/h2>\n

Mashable\u2019s Alex Perry has a pretty useful breakdown of which specific iPhones are compatible with this beta, but the main takeaway is this: you need an iPhone 15 Pro or later for the full Siri AI experience.<\/p>\n

And as you can see from the Apple Beta Software Program page, there are also beta updates numbered \u201c27\u201d for your other devices too, including your Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch. You can find out if your non-iPhone device is compatible by clicking around there. The important thing is that that\u2019s also the page where you can enroll in the beta program.<\/p>\n

Assuming you\u2019ve now enrolled, open your Settings<\/b> app; tap General<\/b>; tap Software Updates<\/b>; tap Beta Updates<\/b>, and choose iOS 27 Public Beta<\/b>. When you first signed up for the beta program, you were presumably steered toward backing up your device, which is optional, but I\u2019m certainly not going to dissuade you from doing that before you install a whole new operating system.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve updated to iOS 27 Beta, you\u2019ll notice you still have old Siri. Now you have to join a waitlist to get Siri AI, and judging from Reddit posts during the developer beta, this part seems like it\u2019s been taking almost two weeks. To get on the waitlist go to Settings<\/b>; tap Apple Intelligence & Siri<\/b>; and tap Try New Siri<\/b>. You\u2019ll get a push notification when your number is called.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the E.U., Siri AI is not going to be available. It\u2019s also currently only available in English, according to TechCrunch.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t been an avid Siri user before, how one triggers Siri may have slipped your mind\u2014or maybe you only know how to bring it up by accident. To refresh your memory, there are options in Settings<\/b>>Apple Intelligence & Siri<\/b>. You can now trigger it by saying either \u201cHey Siri\u201d or just \u201cSiri.\u201d If you\u2019re still not ready to be that person, you can choose the Press Side Button for Siri<\/b> option. Siri AI also has a dedicated app that works like any AI chatbot, so you don\u2019t actually have to use your voice at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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