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Joanna Stern, former Wall Street Journal tech columnist, tested Apple's rebuilt Siri in iOS 27 for one week and reports substantial improvements. The assistant now pulls context from Messages, Calendar, and voicemail to deliver personalized responses—though limitations remain in current beta.

Apple announced three AI-powered photo editing tools for iOS 27: an upgraded Clean Up feature for object removal, Extend for generating content around image borders, and Reframe for changing photo angles. The features use a combination of on-device and cloud AI models, marking a shift from Apple's previous on-device-only approach.

Apple plans to significantly improve the visual quality of its on-device image generation models for Genmoji and Image Playground in iOS 27, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The update will also add support for third-party AI image generation models beyond OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Apple confirmed in January 2026 that Google's Gemini AI models will power new Siri features, ending speculation about the company's AI assistant strategy. The integration will bring personal intelligence features that pull information from Apple apps like Mail, Calendar, Photos, and Notes, along with task automation and improved voice input.

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian confirmed during the Cloud Next '26 keynote that Google is building Apple Foundation Models based on Gemini technology to power the next generation of Siri. Apple is expected to unveil the first features at WWDC 2026 on June 8, with release planned for iOS 27 in September 2026.