After years of beta tests and delays, Apple has at last released the fully functional version of Siri in iOS 27. The AI assistant can now understand your personal context, answer complex questions, and even help with creative brainstorming. You can talk to it naturally, type commands or use a dedicated app for past conversations.

With its newfound capabilities, Siri can find anything on your phone without you specifying where it is stored — be it an email, photo, contact information, or calendar appointments. It’s even smart enough to recognize and reference saved images as if they were text data, making life easier in ways previously unimaginable.

However, despite these improvements, the launch feels somewhat anticlimactic. Apple has managed to make Siri a functional AI assistant, but this breakthrough is less about revolution than about solving an age-old problem. The AI race has moved far ahead, with tools now able to code, build software and complete multistep tasks autonomously.

Apple’s achievement was made possible through its partnership with Google for the usage of Gemini AI models. Not only did it adopt this technology but also used it to train and refine its own proprietary Apple Foundation Models. These are designed to run on Apple's silicon, private cloud infrastructure and work seamlessly. However, in the grand scheme of technological progress, Siri’s launch is more akin to fixing a longstanding issue than making a revolutionary leap.

For now, users will have to wait until September when iOS 27 goes public for this AI assistant to become widely available. The new version promises an easier way to use your iPhone, just by talking, and answering any question you might have without the need to navigate to web-based solutions.