Apple has begun rolling out its iOS 27 update to compatible devices, alongside updates for watchOS, iPadOS, and visionOS. The headline feature across all four updates is Siri AI, a delayed AI-powered overhaul of the Siri assistant. Siri AI is available as a beta today for English-only devices, with support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish coming in October.

But what's most interesting about Siri AI is its ability to work with third-party models. Code sleuths have uncovered private frameworks in iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate that show Apple has designed its new Siri architecture to work with third-party AI models at a surprisingly deep level. One mechanism, called Model Delegation, allows third-party models like Claude to appear as Siri extensions, handling tasks and requests in a seamless way.

In a demonstration video, a user asks Claude to set a reminder in Apple's Reminders app, and Claude successfully creates the reminder. The implication is that if a request requires access to an Apple system feature, the third-party model hands the task back to Siri. This level of interoperability could open up new possibilities for AI-powered assistants on Apple devices.

The iOS 27 update also includes a range of other features, such as a new Liquid Glass opacity slider that lets users choose between a clearer UI or a more frosty one. Built-in apps are getting new icon designs, with subtle tweaks to colors, as well as extra large widgets and different volume settings for ringtones, alarms, timers, and alerts and system sounds.

watchOS 27 gets new Workout Buddy features, a new tap gesture, some Liquid Glass refinements, new Smart Stack suggestions, and an improved Find My app. Apple has also improved file transfer speeds to external drives on an iPad, sped up browsing on iPad, and added smoother connectivity moving between Wi-Fi and mobile data on iPads.

The European Union's Digital Markets Act may have played a role in shaping Apple's approach to third-party AI models, as it requires Apple to give third parties effective access to iOS hardware and software features available to Apple's own services.

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