Siri AI launches next week in iOS 27, and it’s a huge upgrade to Apple’s assistant. There are tons of ways Siri is new and improved, but here are three examples of times Siri has impressed me so far.
#1: Adding NFL games to my calendar
It’s football season again, and every year when the NFL schedule comes out, I go through the tedious but important work of adding games to my calendar.
Sometimes the NFL provides a .ics file to make this a little easier. But it can still be convoluted to do this from my iPhone, and doesn’t typically include the info I want.
So this year, I tried using Siri AI—and it was a big time saver.
I asked Siri to find all the Dallas Cowboys games and add them to my calendar. Yes, I’m a fan of America’s Team, and I’ll accept your pity.
In my request, I specified that Siri should include info on where each game will be available to stream. NFL games these days can air on FOX One, Paramount+, Peacock, Prime Video, ESPN, or even Netflix. It’s a lot to keep up with.
Impressively, Siri did exactly what I wanted. All the games were put on my calendar like I wanted, with info on how to watch.
#2: Finding my vehicle license plate info
Just last week, I was filling out a form online that asked for my vehicle license plate number.
I don’t have my license plate memorized, and my wife had the car with her at the time. But I was pretty sure I had a photo or some other record of the plate number somewhere on my iPhone.
I asked Siri: “Can you find my current license plate number?”
Within a few seconds, it came back with the answer. My plate number was included, along with a link to an email where Siri found the number. It was in a registration renewal email—which I didn’t even remember having.
#3: Apple Watch band size
Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 went on sale right after the September event earlier this week (you can pre-order here: Series 12, Ultra 4).
I’ve opted for an Apple Watch Series 12 this year, and initially was looking to get a Braided Solo Loop band. I had one a few years ago and really loved it.
Though I ultimately opted for a different band, I did hit a roadblock when browsing the Solo Loop options: I didn’t remember my size.
Unlike most Apple Watch bands, you need to select a very specific size for the Solo Loop to ensure a good fit. And in the rush of trying to get my pre-order in, I didn’t want to be delayed by a size test.
So instead, I told Siri that I’d purchased an Apple Watch before with a Solo Loop and was trying to find my size. It located the info in an old note I’d saved years ago. Like the license plate discovery, I didn’t even remember that such a note existed.
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Top comment by TruthCopy
The new Siri is pretty good on newer devices. It does deliver quite well (most of the time) on probably the most complex task an AI assistant needs: context. Now. All AI chatbots are basically just search- and autocomplete engines on steroids.
Siri is no different, but it has access to much more of my personal information than I'll ever grant Gemini, GPT, Claude or whatever comes along next. Since much/most of the processing happens on my phone, when I ask it to find what time my wife's plane lands, when I can't remember if that's on a calendar event, text message or email, and I'm driving, I know Siri can find the right answer, and if enough of the information is there, it can also then follow-up (at my request) by checking to see if the flight is still on time. That's pretty slick.
I've had some conversations with GPT and Claude that seem to go deeper on search and detail, more effortlessly drawing on various sources to deliver a robust answer. Are they correct? Who knows, but they sound better and are a bit more conversational. That said, I am confident Siri will get there.
Based on the other comments here, I might be one of the only who thinks this way.
Siri can do much more than the few things I’ve mentioned above. For example, I use it all the time for world knowledge questions that I previously would have asked ChatGPT or Google Gemini.
But these three use cases highlight a core advantage Siri now has: tapping into your personal data in an intelligent and privacy-friendly way.
What’s your experience with Siri AI been like in iOS 27 so far? Let us know in the comments.
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