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Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27

30 d ago

Apple's AI overhaul at WWDC extends beyond Siri, embedding intelligence into existing iOS features. The company is integrating AI across iOS 27 to solve practical problems without requiring users to adopt a new assistant. Key features include: - **Bill splitting**: Using Apple Intelligence and Apple Cash, users photograph a receipt; AI extracts items, quantities, tip, and total. They can select their items and share a request in Messages for others to pick theirs, including half-shares. Payment uses standard double-click. - **Password update**: AI identifies weak or compromised passwords (e.g., from data breaches) and automatically navigates websites to upgrade them to stronger versions. - **One-tap suggestions in Messages**: Based on conversation context, Messages suggests actions—e.g., adding a friend’s request to Reminders, sending relevant photos from the library using keyword/location/person recognition, or creating Calendar events. - **Call context**: When calling customer service (e.g., airlines), AI pulls relevant info (like confirmation codes) from Mail and displays them on the call screen without user interaction, running on-device for privacy. - **Natural language Calendar events**: Users can describe events in plain language; AI extracts contacts, locations, and titles to create or modify Calendar entries. - **Vibe coding Shortcuts**: Users describe a desired automation (e.g., setting alarm based on calendar, opening apps when keyboard connected, texting ETA on leaving work) and Shortcuts creates the workflow. - **Home app spam reduction**: AI groups related actions (e.g., garage open, mail check, enter house) into a single notification about the overall activity. It also enables clip search and highlights noteworthy clips. - **Safari tab organizer**: AI understands browsing context across websites and groups related tabs (e.g., travel planning) into topic groups displayed above the webpage. These features are live in the developer beta, arriving soon in public beta, with a general release later this fall.