Apple has pushed the iOS 27.2 update to iPhones and iPads, adding broader language support for Siri AI, memory enhancements, new productivity tools and a large batch of security fixes. In its beta rollout, Siri can now understand French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. The assistant is also able to retain details from earlier conversations and respond based on that context, a capability that rivals recent advances from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
Beyond its own suggestions, Siri can draw on data such as photos attached to Messages, calendar event attendees, voicemails, Safari browsing history and reading lists. Users may choose which apps are excluded from Siri’s memory pool.
The update also brings Apple Pencil support to the foldable iPhone Duo, allowing use in apps like Notes and Preview, while an Edge Light effect helps illuminate the user’s face during video calls. FaceTime gains a Dual Capture mode that streams both front and rear cameras at once for group calls, and it now permits the addition of a third‑party sign‑language interpreter or live captioner.
iOS 27.2 suggests turning a message into a reminder or a calendar event, lets users edit captions or add comments in Shared Albums, and provides reminders about folder expiration dates. The Podcast app receives a refresh that surfaces new episodes from followed shows as well as the episodes currently being listened to.
Multiview arrives on the iPhone, enabling viewers to watch up to four live sports streams simultaneously on Apple TV, including Major League Soccer, Formula 1 in the United States and Friday Night Baseball doubleheaders during the MLB season. Users can also monitor multiple Formula 1 feeds during a race.
Apple’s documentation lists more than 160 security fixes in the release, many of which have been back‑ported to iOS 26 so that devices still running that version benefit as well. Approximately 80 percent of iPhone owners remain on iOS 26. A specific fix originally introduced in iOS 18, first released in 2024, was also back‑ported; Apple noted that the vulnerability may have been used in a highly sophisticated attack targeting certain individuals on versions prior to iOS 27. The company used its usual language about potential exploitation by government spyware without naming any parties.
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