You Might Soon Have to Pay More for Higher Access to Siri AI
When your compatible iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch update to the "27" era later this year, you'll notice a huge upgrade to your digital assistant. Siri is now "Siri AI," and, through the assistance of Apple Intelligence, can now do a lot more than the previous Siri could. See what Lifehacker readers think Apple will announce later this year, and tune in for round three starting Aug.
- ▪When your compatible iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch update to the "27" era later this year, you'll notice a huge upgrade to your digital assistant.
- ▪Siri is now "Siri AI," and, through the assistance of Apple Intelligence, can now do a lot more than the previous Siri could.
- ▪See what Lifehacker readers think Apple will announce later this year, and tune in for round three starting Aug.
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| Publication time | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:03:59 +0000 |
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When your compatible iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch update to the "27" era later this year, you'll notice a huge upgrade to your digital assistant. Siri is now "Siri AI," and, through the assistance of Apple Intelligence, can now do a lot more than the previous Siri could. While that means your assistant can now answer questions regarding what's on your screen and provide responses similar to ChatGPT, I'm personally hoping the simple commands are more reliable. (Please stop checking my contacts for the weather, Siri.)The results from the second round of Lifehacker's Big Guessing Game are in! See what Lifehacker readers think Apple will announce later this year, and tune in for round three starting Aug.
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