Apple releases iOS 27.2: Siri AI adds multilingual support, includes over 160 security fixes

According to information published by Apple, Siri AI now adds beta support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. After the upgrade, Siri AI can remember the content of users' previous conversations and respond using historical information. In recent years, the ability to remember user preferences and past exchanges has become an important direction in the development of AI assistants.

In addition to generating its own suggestions and answers, Siri AI can now draw on more information sources, including photo attachments in the Messages app, calendar event participant information, voicemail content, Safari browsing history, and reading lists. Apple also allows users to specify which apps' data should not be included in Siri AI's memory scope.

Although the foldable phone iPhone Duo has recently drawn attention due to screen issues reported by some users, Apple still added several features to the device through this update. iOS 27.2 provides Apple Pencil support for iPhone Duo for the first time, allowing the stylus to be used in apps such as Notes and Preview. In addition, the system adds an Edge Light feature that enables users to better highlight their faces during video calls.

FaceTime also receives an important upgrade. The new system adds a Dual Capture feature, allowing users to livestream simultaneously through the front and rear cameras during group calls. At the same time, users can invite third-party sign language interpreters or real-time captioning service providers to join a call.

In the Messages app, iOS 27.2 can intelligently recognize message content and suggest that users convert the relevant information into reminders or calendar events. The shared albums feature has also been enhanced; users can now edit image captions, add comments, and view expiration reminders for shared albums.

The Podcasts app has been optimized for interface and content recommendations, giving greater prominence to the latest episodes of shows users follow while also displaying the episode currently being listened to.

The sports viewing experience has likewise been improved. Apple is bringing the Multiview feature previously available on Apple TV to iPhone devices. U.S. users can watch up to four live sports streams simultaneously, including Major League Soccer (MLS), Formula 1 (F1), and the MLB "Friday Night Baseball" doubleheader broadcasts. When watching F1 races, users can also view multiple race perspectives at the same time.

On security updates, Apple says iOS 27.2 includes more than 160 security vulnerability fixes. At the same time, many fixes have been ported back to older system versions so that users still on iOS 26 also receive security protection. Apple data shows that about 80% of iPhone users are currently still running iOS 26.

In addition, Apple pushed a special security patch to iOS 18, which was first released in 2024. Apple says the vulnerability may have been used in "extremely sophisticated attacks" targeting specific users, affecting system versions prior to the release of iOS 27. However, Apple did not disclose the identity of the attackers or related technical details. The industry generally believes that when Apple uses such wording, it often means the vulnerability may have been exploited by government-grade spyware or law enforcement forensic tools.

With the release of iOS 27.2, Apple has further strengthened its AI capabilities, multitasking application experience, and system security protection, while continuing to extend some key security updates to older device versions.