iOS 27.2 brings Siri AI to five more languages and adds memory
Apple has released iOS 27.2 for iPhones and iPads. Siri AI now works in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, in beta.
The assistant can also remember details from past conversations and answer accordingly. Besides its own suggestions and answers, Siri can draw on photos attached in Messages, calendar event attendees, voicemails, Safari history and reading lists. Users can choose which apps are excluded from Siri AI's memories.
TechCrunch notes that memory of a person's preferences has been a key focus for AI model makers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Their assistants now do a better job at recalling facts and choices related to users.
Other changes in the update
The foldable iPhone Duo gets Apple Pencil support in apps like Notes and Preview. Users can also turn on the Edge Light effect to light their face better during video calls. Early buyers of the device have been facing display-related problems.
FaceTime gains Dual Capture for group calls, which streams through the front and rear cameras at once. A third-party sign language interpreter or live captioner can be added to a call.
Messages now suggest adding a message as a reminder item or a calendar event. In Shared Albums, users can edit captions and add comments, and they get reminders of the folder's expiry date. The Podcasts app is refreshed: it shows new episodes from followed shows and the episodes currently being played.
Multiview arrives on iPhone, so viewers can watch up to four live sport streams at once on Apple TV. Examples are Major League Soccer, Formula 1 in the U.S. and Friday Night Baseball doubleheaders during the MLB season. F1 fans can also see multiple feeds during a broadcast.
Security fixes
The release carries more than 160 security fixes, according to Apple's release documentation. Many were backported to users of the older iOS 26. Apple says about 80% of iPhone owners are still running iOS 26.
One fix was backported to iOS 18, first released in 2024. Apple says the bug may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 27. TechCrunch describes this as standard Apple language for cases such as a phone compromised by government spyware or a law enforcement forensic device. Apple did not say who was exploiting it.
Source: TechCrunch