watchOS 27.3 will launch to all users next month and introduce these three new Apple Watch features.
#1: Siri AI gains new app actions and languages
Siri AI keeps getting new features and also expanding to more languages. And in watchOS 27.3, the assistant will improve in both categories.
watchOS 27.3 upgrades Siri AI with new app actions across built-in apps like Calendar, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, Notes, Photos, and Weather. With these capabilities, Siri on your wrist can do more than ever.
There are also four new Siri AI languages supported in watchOS 27.3: Chinese (traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
#2: Live Rewind
For the latest Apple Watch models, watchOS 27.3 adds a new Audio Intelligence feature called Live Rewind. Per Apple’s website:
Live Rewind recalls what was just said in the last 15 seconds by showing a text snippet on your Apple Watch when you double-press the Digital Crown, so you can catch something you missed or are less familiar with. You can ask Siri about the content of the snippet or simply save it to the Siri app.
I’m curious to see how useful this proves in everyday life. When Apple demoed the feature in September, it showed Live Rewind being used at a restaurant when an Apple Watch user missed part of the server’s menu explanation. Asking the server to repeat what they said seems like an easier solution, but perhaps there are other occasions Live Rewind will come in handy.
#3: Siri Recap
It won’t be for everyone, but I’ve been testing watchOS 27.3’s new Siri Recap feature and really love it.
Siri Recap only works on Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and it’s off by default. But if you have one of those models and enable the feature, Siri can create automatic logs of what’s happening in your day-to-day life.
Most of the time, you won’t need to reference any of the recaps and they’ll be automatically deleted after a week. But based on my experience with the feature, Siri Recap definitely comes in handy at times when trying to remember key details from conversations.
Which of watchOS 27.3’s new features are you most interested in? Let us know in the comments.
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