Everything New You Can Do With Siri AI
THE SO WHAT
A fully revamped Siri in iOS 27 turns the iPhone into a default agent surface for hundreds of millions of users overnight. If you build consumer apps, you should assume voice/agent-driven flows will become a primary entry point and design your APIs and permissions accordingly.
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