Apple Releases iOS 27.2 With New Siri AI Languages
Apple has officially rolled out its latest software update for iPhones and iPads, bringing expanded language support for Siri AI, improved memory functions, and numerous security patches.
Radwan AbdulhadiEditor and technology writer
Expanded Siri AI Languages and Memory Functions
Apple has rolled out its latest software release, featuring expanded language support and improved memory functions for Siri AI, along with message suggestions and new device capabilities. With the newly available software update, Siri AI can now be utilized in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish in beta. According to <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/apple/">Apple</a>, the AI assistant is now capable of remembering details from past conversations to answer queries accordingly. This focus on conversational recall mirrors developments by other model makers such as <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/chatgpt-will-now-use-its-memory-to-personalize-web-searches/">OpenAI</a> and <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/claude-cowork-finally-remembers-what-you-told-the-app-in-chat/">Anthropic</a>, which have also enhanced their respective assistants' abilities to recall user facts and preferences.
Beyond its own generated suggestions and answers, Siri is now equipped to tap into a variety of sources. These include attached photos in Messages, calendar event attendees, voicemails, Safari history, and reading lists. Furthermore, users retain the option to define which specific applications they wish to exclude from Siri AI's memory retention.
Foldable iPhone Duo Updates and Feature Additions
While the newly launched hardware <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/uh-oh-it-sounds-like-the-iphone-duo-keeps-cracking-and-users-arent-happy-about-it/">is facing some display-related problems</a> for early buyers, Apple is nonetheless expanding the device's functional capabilities through the software update. Specifically, iOS 27.2 brings Apple Pencil support to the foldable iPhone Duo within productivity and creative applications like Notes and Preview.
In addition to stylus support, users can take advantage of the Edge Light effect to better highlight their face during video calls. Additional communication features include FaceTime updates such as Dual Capture, which allows simultaneous streaming via the front and rear cameras during group calls. Users can also incorporate a third-party sign language interpreter or live captioner directly into a FaceTime call.
Productivity Enhancements and Entertainment Features
The latest operating system version introduces various organizational improvements across native iPhone tools. Users running iOS 27.2 receive intelligent suggestions to add a message directly as an item in a reminder or as an event in a calendar. Additionally, users can edit captions, add comments in Shared Albums, and view reminders detailing the expiration date of specific folders.
The built-in Podcast application has also received a visual and functional refresh. The redesigned app conveniently displays new episodes from shows that users follow alongside episodes that are currently in progress. For media consumers, Apple has introduced Multiview to the iPhone, enabling viewers to stream up to four live sports feeds simultaneously on Apple TV. This includes coverage for Major League Soccer, Formula 1 in the United States, and Friday Night Baseball doubleheaders during the Major League Baseball season, with specialized multi-feed options available during Formula 1 broadcasts.
Security Updates and Backported Bug Fixes
According to <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230">the company’s release documentation</a>, iOS 27.2 packs in over 160 distinct security fixes. To protect a broader base of device owners, many of these bug fixes have been backported so that users who <a href="https://developer.apple.com/support/app-store/">are still running iOS 26</a> can benefit from the security enhancements. Apple notes that approximately 80% of active iPhone owners continue to run the previous iOS 26 software architecture.
In a notable security maneuver, Apple additionally backported <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/149225">specific bug fix to users of iOS 18</a>. Originally released in 2024, this older software version received patches for vulnerabilities that may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against targeted individuals on versions preceding iOS 27. While this phrasing corresponds with standard terminology deployed when a device is compromised by <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/if-apple-sends-you-a-push-notification-alerting-you-to-a-spyware-attack-take-it-seriously/">government spyware</a> or <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/10/apple-fixes-iphone-and-ipad-bug-used-in-an-extremely-sophisticated-attack/">a law enforcement forensic device</a>, the company did not disclose specific details regarding the identities of the attackers.
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