Take Control of Siri AI and Apple Intelligence

Discover the new Siri AI in Apple's Version 27 operating systems
Version 1.1, updated September 18, 2026

The version 27 Apple operating systems released in fall 2026 include a completely new Siri, now called Siri AI, with vastly expanded capabilities, far better comprehension, and a chatbot-like interface. In addition, Apple Intelligence has numerous new and enhanced features. In this book, Glenn Fleishman and Joe Kissell have teamed up to bring you a complete guide to Siri AI and Apple Intelligence in macOS 27 Golden Gate, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27.

For years, Apple's Siri digital assistant has been the butt of jokes, as competing AI systems from other vendors have far outpaced it. Back in 2024, Apple promised a next-generation Siri, and it has finally arrived. Meet Siri AI, a modern, capable, and reliable digital assistant built into the version 27 operating systems. But Siri AI is only half the story. Apple Intelligence—Apple's marketing term for their flavor of AI—pervades the new operating systems, building on and extending existing features and adding tremendous power to modern Apple devices.

Note: This book is only for people running macOS 27 Golden Gate, iOS 27, or iPadOS 27. It does not cover the old Siri (except in passing), and although some of the Apple Intelligence features were also present in earlier operating systems, they have changed significantly in version 27.

The book introduces you to the new Siri, showing you how to configure it, activate it, and interact with it. It explains Apple's model of doing as much processing as possible on your device, while sending bigger tasks to their Private Cloud Compute network, which partly relies on Google Gemini models. (Yes, it covers privacy considerations, too!) You'll learn about the ways Siri can now pull information from your "personal context" (including calendars, contacts, email, and messages), its Visual Intelligence capability for understanding what's on your screen and what your camera sees, and how you can use it within and across apps.

The book also covers every Apple Intelligence feature, even those that aren't new in version 27. Discover improved accessibility, how Apple Intelligence works within numerous apps (such as Calendar, Finder, Mail, Safari, and Shortcuts), and even some features the authors think are pretty iffy (Image Playground, Genmoji, and Siri-assisted writing tools).

Among the other topics in the book are:

• How Siri AI compares to the old Siri
• Using the new Siri app to remember, continue, and sync conversations
• Adjusting Siri's voice and expressiveness (on supported devices)
• How you can connect Siri to OpenAI's ChatGPT if you like
• Examples of queries that pull information from multiple places on your device

We plan to update this book as Apple continues to make improvements in the version 27 operating systems and beyond.