Apple is preparing to take a qualitative leap in the way we interact with our devices. After several promises that fell through, the company seems to have found the formula to...
The star of this update is undoubtedly the transformation of Siri. The assistant will no longer simply be a software layer that appears and disappears, but rather It will become a standalone application with chatbot features. This will allow users to maintain a conversation history and for the AI ​​to remember the context of past sessions, something that until now was the exclusive domain of tools like ChatGPT.
Total control through natural language
One of the most intriguing new features comes disguised as accessibility. Apple has optimized Voice Control to understand the natural language instead of rigid commandsNow we can tell the iPhone to "tap the orange folder" or "open the file in the center," and the system will understand the intention without needing exact names. This capability is the foundation for AI to be able to operate the iPhone autonomouslyinteracting with the interface almost as a human would.
This flexibility also extends to the application of Shortcuts. Forget struggling with complex automation blocks; now all you need to do is... Describe the desired action using your voice. And the system will build the routine automatically. For example, we can request that Do Not Disturb mode be activated when we arrive home and that Spotify be opened, and the AI ​​will handle setting up the entire process.
Smart camera and creative tools
Photography is also getting a generous dose of technology. Apple will implement Siri with Visual Intelligence directly within the camera app, making it easy to access the assistant without leaving the application. Furthermore, the interface becomes more flexible, allowing each user to choose which controls and modes they want to see and which they prefer to hide.
Regarding photo retouching, three key AI-based tools are arriving:
- Extend: similar to generative fill, allowing you to enlarge the edges of an image.
- To get better: an automatic adjustment of sharpness, color and lighting.
- Reframing: the possibility of altering the perspective of the original shot.
Privacy and openness to other AI models
Despite Siri relying on the Google Gemini technologyApple insists its approach is different. Data protection will be integrated into the system and not as an optional patch. To reinforce this, the following will be implemented self-deleting messages with retention periods of 30 days or one year, preventing conversations from being used to train external models without permission.
In addition, iOS 27 will introduce a system of Extensions for third-party modelsThis means the iPhone will become an AI hub where we can choose whether we prefer it to respond Gemini, Claude or the native Apple modeleven differentiating the assistant's voice depending on which engine is processing the response. To top it all off, the system will include a advanced grammar checker integrated into the keyboard, capable of suggesting structure and style improvements in real time.
With the arrival of this software in the fall, Apple seeks to close the technological gap with its competitors, betting on a system where artificial intelligence is the main architecture and not an add-on, integrating everything from wallpaper generation to intelligent notification management throughout the entire ecosystem.