Apple releases iOS 27.2 with Siri AI memory, four-stream iPhone multiview and iPhone Duo Pencil support

Siri AI gets memory and wider data access

Apple released iOS 27.2 on Monday, 26 October, with most of its changes aimed at Siri AI. The update lets the assistant recall past conversations, so a user can ask about something it said earlier, such as restaurants it suggested before. Siri AI can also pull from more sources when answering, including photos attached in Messages, attendees listed on Calendar events, voicemails, and richer results from Safari history and Reading List. A new Excluded Apps option lets users decide which apps Siri, Search and suggestions may reach. Users can also select and copy part of a Siri AI response.

Five languages added, four more promised

Siri AI had been available only in English since its launch in September. With iOS 27.2 it adds French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. Apple also said Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish and Vietnamese will be supported by the end of the year. 9to5Mac expects those four to arrive with iOS 27.3, which is due to ship in December. Siri AI remains unavailable in Europe and mainland China, and according to Bloomberg, cited by 9to5Mac, Apple plans some first Apple Intelligence features in China alongside iOS 27.3, though Siri AI is not expected to be one of them.

iPhone Duo gains Pencil and Edge Light

The first iPhone Duo foldable receives two exclusive additions in this update. Apple Pencil (USB-C) is now supported on both the outer and inner displays, and it is the only Pencil model the device accepts. Users can annotate PDFs and images, sketch, and save handwritten notes with it. Pencil support arrived only days after the device reached buyers, a quick turnaround after the September unveiling. Edge Light, a macOS feature that puts a ring of light around the display to illuminate the user's face, is now available on the Duo for FaceTime and apps such as Zoom.

FaceTime, Multiview and accessibility options

Dual Capture now works in Group FaceTime calls, letting a user stream video from the front and rear cameras at once. The feature is available on iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Duo. The Duo also supports Duo FaceTime, which uses the under-display camera on the inner display and the outer display camera so a second person can join a group call. iOS 27.2 adds an option to bring a third-party sign language interpreter or live captioner into a call. Multiview now comes to iPhone, so viewers can watch up to four live sports streams at once from sports included in an Apple TV subscription, namely MLS, Formula 1 in the US and Friday Night Baseball doubleheaders. MacRumors reported that Multiview already ran on Apple TV 4K, which supports four streams, and on Vision Pro, which supports five.

Macs, watches and possible touch support

macOS 27.2 carries the same past-conversation recall and Messages suggestions, plus bug fixes and security updates. watchOS 27.2 receives the same Siri AI feature lineup as the iPhone, while visionOS 27.2 adds the new languages and an updated Music icon. Apple Music also gets new branding across the update. Beta code for macOS 27.2 contained references to gesture recognition in apps such as Photos, Notes and Safari, which may tie to unconfirmed reports of touch support on the next MacBook Pro refresh. That refresh may be shown at a scheduled public briefing on Wednesday, 28 October.