GoKawiilYou’d be forgiven if you thought the iOS 27 update, which Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, only brought Siri AI to your device. WWDC was largely focused on the digital assistant, prompting some readers to reach out to me and ask what to do if they don’t want to leap into Siri AI.
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For the record, iOS 27 does bring more than just Siri AI, though a lot of the upgrades are under the hood. But the good news is that you don’t have to enable Siri AI on your device if you don’t want to.
The iOS 27 beta doesn’t automatically put Siri AI on your iPhone. You have to enable it, which involves signing up for a waitlist. So if you don’t want Siri AI but want to download the beta, there’s a path for that. I’ll walk through all the different scenarios: enabling Siri AI, disabling Siri AI and bringing back the old-fashioned Siri.
I recommend downloading on something other than your primary device. This isn’t the final version of iOS 27, so the update might be buggy or affect battery life, so it’s best to keep those troubles on a secondary device.
Enabling Siri AI in the iOS 27 beta
Once I updated to the iOS 27 beta, I had to sign up for the Siri AI waitlist even though I had already enabled Apple Intelligence on my device prior to the update. If you do want to use Siri AI, here’s how to join the waitlist.
Tap Settings. Tap Siri. Tap Try New Siri.
Then follow the onscreen prompts, and you’ll be enrolled in the waitlist. Your iPhone will notify you when you’ve been accepted, but be aware: That could be a few minutes, hours or longer. I waited a couple hours, but some folks on Reddit report waiting up to five days.
Once accepted, you can start using the new digital assistant, and you’ll get a new Siri AI app on your home screen.
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