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How to Get iOS 27's New Siri AI: Join the Waitlist First

Apple released the first betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 today, introducing a more capable version of Siri called ‌Siri‌ AI. Developers are able to download the betas and try ‌Siri‌ out, but there is a waitlist.

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After updating to ‌iOS 27‌, developers will need to open the Settings app, go to the Apple Intelligence section, and opt in to the waitlist to get access to ‌Siri‌.

There is no word yet on how long the wait will be, but Apple used a similar waitlist when rolling out ‌Apple Intelligence‌ in iOS 18. It could be a matter of hours for some of the first developers to update to ‌iOS 27‌.

The new ‌Siri‌ and ‌Apple Intelligence‌ features that Apple introduced today are available on all devices that support ‌Apple Intelligence‌, but some on-device capabilities will be limited to newer iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

‌Siri‌ AI is free, but Apple does have daily limits on some capabilities like image generation. Opting into an iCloud+ subscription plan increases AI limits. ‌Siri‌ AI is limited to English (Australia, Canada, Ireland, India, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, U.S.), and it is not available in the European Union on the iPhone or the iPad, but EU users can try it on Mac. ‌Siri‌ AI is not available in China.

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Top Rated Comments

spazzcat Avatar
22 weeks ago

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice...you can't get fooled again Tim Apple

Alpha is the new Beta. Beta will really be the first public release, with the .2 version being the real solid release...coming this fall LOL
They are just rolling it out slowly to not overload data centers. People are too whiny.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MegaBlue Avatar
22 weeks ago

Year 3 of broken promises. Usually that results in a break-up. From what I understand 17 Pro only one supporting the "advanced" AI features.
There are only two things exclusive to the A19 Pro: The new dictation model, and the new customizable Siri voice. All other Apple Intelligence features shown are available to all devices that support Apple Intelligence, and everything that was originally promised with 18 is now available plus a lot more. I'm not really sure what promise was broken this time.

I'll never understand the desire to be negative about these things all the time.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
22 weeks ago

No you misread something.

https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/08/ios-27s-most-powerful-on-device-ai-requires-iphone-17-pro-iphone-air/

Requires iPhone 17 Pro

"While many of the new AI features in iOS 27 run on the same hardware supported today (e.g., iPhone 15 Pro), Apple has higher standards for a new on-device model.

To run Apple’s most powerful on-device model, you’ll need:


* iPhone 17 Pro or iPhone Air
* iPad with M4 and later with 12GB or more in memory
* Mac with M3 and later with 12GB or more in memory"

You're partly correct -- I was (incorrectly) stating iOS 27 compatibility, but Apple does say iPhone 15 Pro or later for Apple Intelligence so why would your iPhone 16 Pro Max not be compatible with Apple Intelligence? It will -- You just can't use the advanced mode, which was never talked about back when you bought your iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Marvin_nz Avatar
22 weeks ago

Waitlist for the new features is pathetic. Use beta you get new features that’s how it should be.Its l
you have a short memory. last update to 26 had a waitlist too....
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
spazzcat Avatar
22 weeks ago

So I purchase an iPhone 16 pro max with the promise to be able to use Apple Intelligence, to only be told it was coming soon... and now its here but the iPhone 16 is not compatible with it?

I smell a class action lawsuit coming.
What are you talking about
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
22 weeks ago
My guess is the waitlist starts the process of enrollment with private cloud compute servers and that takes a while
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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