Siri AI makes the Apple Watch finally feel like a wrist computer

July 13, 2026 Victoria Song

Top-down view of Apple Watch Ultra 3 with the new app launcher in watchOS 27 showing the Siri AI app in the middle.

Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I'm usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It's kind of just… been there - mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get the sense that'll start to change. Not for everyone, and definitely not overnight, but the upgrade from plain ol' Siri to Siri AI feels like a significant shift in how Apple - and other tech companies - think we ought to be using our smartwatches.

To be clear: If all you want Siri on the wrist to do is set an alarm or get the weather forecast, by golly, it's still …

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