Apples iOS 27 and Siri AI are coming soon: Everything we know so far
THE SO WHAT
iOS 27 with upgraded Siri AI means Apple is pushing more assistant behavior into the OS layer, not just apps. If you build on iOS, assume core workflows—search, reminders, simple task routing—will be intercepted by the system and design for handoff, not ownership.
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