Apple’s reimagined Siri is reaching a lot more people.
With the 27.2 software updates released on Monday, Siri AI is now available in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, in addition to English. Apple describes Siri AI as an entirely new version of Siri that is “profoundly more capable, conversational, and personal”.
What Siri AI can do
Built on Apple Intelligence, Siri AI uses personal context to help find things across your messages, emails, photos and more. With more systemwide app actions, it can handle tasks like drafting an email from scratch or editing and sharing a set of photos.
Onscreen awareness lets it answer questions or take actions related to whatever is on your display, and it can draw on broad world knowledge for up-to-date answers on almost any topic.
More languages on the way
Apple says support will keep expanding, with Chinese (traditional), Norwegian, Turkish and Vietnamese coming by the end of the year.
There are some important limits. Siri AI is still in beta across iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2, and it needs an Apple Intelligence-enabled device set to a supported language. It is not available for users under 13.
It’s also currently unavailable in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Apple says it is “working constructively with the EU in an attempt to find a path forward.”
Usage limits, and a future fee
One detail worth noting: features that rely on server-side models, including Siri AI, intelligent photo editing tools, Image Playground and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts, are subject to daily usage limits. Apple says these limits can vary by feature, request complexity and system demand, and that “expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future.”
Apple says privacy remains central, with Siri AI designed to be more personal “without compromising users’ privacy.”
Why it matters
Voice assistants are becoming genuine work tools, able to draft emails, act on what’s on screen and search your own content. Wider language support means more customers will start expecting this kind of help everywhere. Apple’s plan to charge for expanded access is also a sign that the ‘free AI’ era is giving way to usage limits and subscriptions, something businesses should factor into their tool budgets.
Sources: Apple Newsroom. Written by the xRapid Media LLP team.