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Apple iOS 27.2 Brings Siri AI to Five New Languages

Apple pushed Siri AI beyond English on Monday, and it did not start small. With iOS 27.2, released October 26, 2026, the revamped assistant now works in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. That’s five new languages in a single update, just weeks after Siri AI launched in English only in September. A French speaker in Montreal, a Spanish speaker in Texas, a Japanese speaker in Tokyo and a Portuguese speaker in Sao Paulo can now ask the same assistant to dig through their messages, photos and calendar and act on what it finds. Apple describes Siri AI as “profoundly more capable, conversational, and personal” than the old Siri, and language support is what turns that claim into something most iPhone owners outside the English-speaking world can actually test. ...

October 26, 2026 · 6 min · 1154 words ·