Apple Shifts 15-Year iPhone Swipe to Siri AI in iOS 27

3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 10

iOS 27 gives Siri AI the center top-edge swipe on iPhone and iPad, replacing the long-standing gesture many users used to open Notification Center.
Notification Center still works, but only from the top-left corner once Siri AI is enabled, showing Apple is prioritizing faster access to the new assistant.
On iPad, most of the area above Home screen icons becomes a Siri trigger, and the Notification Center touch area can shrink further depending on date and AM/PM display settings.
The change is Apple’s biggest Notification Center gesture overhaul since Control Center moved on iPhone X, ending muscle memory that dates back to iOS 5 in 2011.
Early reaction in the report was broadly positive toward the revamped Siri AI, suggesting Apple sees the tradeoff as worth the interface disruption.