Apple’s iOS 27 Siri Overhaul Draws Praise in New TechCrunch Review
A TechCrunch report says Apple’s long-delayed redesign of Siri, rolled out with iOS 27, has made the voice assistant noticeably more useful in daily use.
Apple’s voice assistant Siri has undergone a significant overhaul as part of the iOS 27 software update, according to a report published by TechCrunch on September 14. The outlet described the changes as part of a "long-delayed" project by Apple to modernize the assistant.
The TechCrunch report, written from a first-person user perspective, said the update "changes how useful the assistant feels day to day," suggesting a marked improvement over previous versions of Siri that many users had largely stopped relying on.
The article did not provide extensive technical detail on the specific changes Apple made to Siri's underlying capabilities in this account, but framed the update as a turning point after years of the assistant lagging behind competitors in the voice-assistant market.
Apple has faced scrutiny in recent years over delays to promised Siri improvements, including features tied to its broader artificial intelligence initiatives. The iOS 27 release, as described by TechCrunch, appears to represent a concrete step in addressing those criticisms, though the full scope of Apple's changes and their reception among the wider user base remains to be seen.
TechCrunch's report is based on hands-on use of the new software rather than an official Apple statement, and further details about the specific features introduced in the Siri overhaul were not included in the available excerpt.
Sources
- With iOS 27, I’m actually using Siri again — TechCrunch
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