Siri AI on Apple Watch arrived two cycles late for watchOS 27 beta this summer. I had high hopes for how new Siri could transform Apple Watch into an AI wearable.
Instead, I think Siri AI on Apple Watch actually got good? Really, just any normal Siri task on Apple Watch: starting a workout, sending a text, you name it. Based on two months of pre-release betas without signs of improvement, I thought Apple might need to delay Siri AI on Apple Watch. At least for existing hardware… or maybe they were just going to mess up Siri for everyone who updates? I’m optimistic for the first time since Siri AI arrived in beta that it actually does work now. Are you testing Siri AI on Apple Watch yet? How has your experience been this summer and this week?
What actually happened in July and August is that Siri has been remarkably unusable in watchOS 27 beta. Controlling HomeKit accessories with Siri on Apple Watch has also been terribly slow with watchOS 27 beta. Well, it’s been a few days since watchOS 27 beta 8 arrived, and I think all of my summer beta issues with Siri AI are just fixed now.
Like “hold off on updating” bad. This week, I half-expected Apple to remove “Siri AI” from watchOS 27 beta 8 and revert to the previous version of Siri.
