Yesterday, Apple released a significant new software update for the iPhone: iOS 27.2 is packed with new features and bug fixes, adding more functionality to your phone.
But the software’s greatest enhancements bring new functionality to the company’s new artificial intelligence chatbot, Siri AI. Here’s what you need to know.
Siri AI gets smarter and more capable
When Apple released iOS 27 last month, it included dozens of improvements to the iPhone’s operating system.
But by far the star feature of iOS 27 was the completely revamped Siri AI. The new chatbot is Apple’s attempt to compete with more entrenched, well-known AI chatbots from OpenAI and Google.
With iOS 27.2, Apple has now added even more functionality to Siri AI. Most notably, Siri AI can now remember past conversations you’ve had with it and remind you of that information, or use it to better answer your queries in a new chat.
Siri AI can now also pull data from a wealth of new sources to better answer your questions and more deeply understand your personal context. Now in iOS 27.2, Siri AI can pull data from your voicemails, Safari browsing history, photo attachments in Messages, Calendar event attendees, and more.
Apple has also added the ability to allow users to copy text from only part of a Siri answer, plus a revamped Settings pane where you can tell Siri to exclude apps as data sources for personal context around you.
In iOS 27.2, Siri also expands beyond an English-only chatbot. Now users can talk to and get replies from Siri in the following languages:
- French
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Messages and FaceTime get updates, too
Besides Siri AI, Apple also added some new features to two of its most popular apps: Messages and FaceTime.
In iOS 27.2, Messages users will now see quick action suggestions below their iMessages that will allow you to add information from the iMessage to the Calendar, Notes, or Reminders app with a tap.
For example, if someone texts you information about a dinner reservation in the Messages app, an Add to Calendar button will show below the text, which will allow you to quickly add the event to the Calendar app.
Apple’s FaceTime app gains the ability to show “dual capture” content in group FaceTime calls on the iPhone 17 and later.
This means people in a group FaceTime chat will now be able to see video captures by both your front and rear iPhone cameras at the same time.
How to get iOS 27.2 on your iPhone today
iOS 27.2 is a free update for any iPhone that can run iOS 27.
To download iOS 27.2 to your iPhone, do the following:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap General.
- Tap Software Update.
The iOS 27.2 update will show on the Software Update screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to install it. When your phone restarts, you’ll have the iOS 27.2 operating system and all the features it brings to your iPhone.
