Overview
- Apple released the 27.2 updates on Monday, October 26, 2026, issuing new builds for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, HomePod and visionOS.
- Siri AI gains conversational recall, access to more personal sources such as Messages attachments, Calendar attendees and voicemails, faster responses on Apple Watch, an Excluded Apps control, and granular text selection for copying parts of replies.
- The update adds five Siri AI languages — French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish — making the assistant usable in more regions and on supported devices.
- iOS and iPadOS include several app changes such as Suggestions in Messages, Apple TV profiles, Podcasts home tabs, a black-and-white Apple Music icon, Group FaceTime Dual Capture, and Apple Pencil support for the iPhone Duo.
- Apple removed the redesigned Health app before the final build and deferred it to a later point release, while Siri AI remains restricted to eligible devices and is not available in the European Union or mainland China, and the update also introduces privacy items like SynthID watermark support and an annual EU App Tracking Transparency prompt.