GoKawiilSiri AI is a major overhaul for Apple’s assistant, and so far in the iOS 27 beta, it’s very good. One upgrade I’m especially excited about is that it’s the same Siri everywhere, regardless of what device you use—which Apple explains in a new interview was a very intentional goal.
Siri AI was designed to work the same across all Apple products, fixing the fractured experience of old Siri
The old Siri had all kinds of problems that could spark endless complaints. But one issue that many Siri users have long highlighted is the assistant’s inconsistent features across different devices.
Because of the way the old Siri was built, Siri on your iPhone had different capabilities than Siri on your Apple Watch, HomePod, Mac, Apple TV, and so on.
But that’s no longer the case with Siri AI.
In an interview with TechRadar that’s focused on why watchOS 27 drops support for so many Apple Watch models, Apple’s senior director of watchOS software engineering David Clark explains:
“We really wanted to make sure the Siri experience is a singular and consistent experience, whether I decide to ask Siri on my wrist a question, or whether I have my phone in my hand and I decide to interact with Siri there. We really wanted to feel like it’s one Siri, that has access to your data and is able to personalise it in a consistent way.”
Clark’s explanation perfectly articulates what I, and so many other Apple users, have wanted from Siri for years.
Apple’s ecosystem is generally a big strength for the company. It excels at making iPhones, iPads, Macs, AirPods, and the like all work together seamlessly.
But Siri has, until now, been a weak link in that ecosystem story. Because Siri’s capabilities were fractured, trying to use the assistant across multiple Apple products could actually prove quite frustrating.
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