Apple Rebuilds Siri With Gemini in iOS 27 Beta, Indexing Phone Data
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Updated · Business Insider · Jun 20
Apple Rebuilds Siri With Gemini in iOS 27 Beta, Indexing Phone Data
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jun 20
Summary
iOS 27’s first beta shows Siri now running on Gemini models and pulling answers from texts, emails, notes and calendar entries, handling queries such as training schedules and hotel refund deadlines.
That upgrade also extends to broader knowledge: Siri identified a Knicks parade from a photo and offered commuting advice using local news sources, making it more useful than earlier versions.
Apple still has gaps to fix before the fall release — Siri sometimes missed a non-American accent and failed on activity questions despite having Health app access.
The beta suggests Apple is trying to close ground lost to ChatGPT and Gemini, which many iPhone users had turned to because Siri’s older experience was widely seen as weak.