Apple’s next major Apple Watch software update, watchOS 27, will introduce two brand-new apps that expand how users interact with Siri and locate people, devices, and items directly from their wrist.
A Dedicated Home for the New Siri AI
Siri is receiving a significant artificial intelligence upgrade across Apple’s ecosystem this year, and watchOS 27 brings that overhaul to the Apple Watch in the form of a standalone Siri app.
The new app will appear alongside versions on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. While users can still activate Siri by pressing the Digital Crown, the dedicated app offers a more persistent interface for starting conversations and, crucially, reviewing past ones.
Thanks to the more conversational nature of the updated Siri AI, the system will maintain a continuous record of queries and interactions. On the Watch, the Siri app will surface conversation history not only from the wearable itself, but also from a user’s iPhone, Mac, and other linked devices. This creates a unified chat log that travels with the user across Apple’s platforms.
Availability of the full Siri AI experience will depend on hardware; only newer Apple Watch models support the enhanced features.
Apple Watch models that support watchOS 27:
• Apple Watch SE (3rd generation)
• Apple Watch Series 9
• Apple Watch Series 10
• Apple Watch Series 11
• Apple Watch Ultra 2
• Apple Watch Ultra 3
One Find My App to Rule Them All
Apple is also consolidating its location tools. In watchOS 26, finding capabilities were split across three separate apps — Find Devices, Find Items, and Find People. watchOS 27 replaces those with a single, streamlined Find My app.
The new app delivers all the previous functionality in a more compact, map-focused interface. Users can switch between people, devices, and items using a simple menu in the top-left corner while viewing locations on a consistent map-centric layout. The result is a cleaner, faster experience for locating anything or anyone without jumping between multiple apps.
MacDailyNews Take: These two additions sit among a broader set of watchOS 27 improvements aimed at making the Apple Watch more intelligent and useful in daily life. As the update rolls out later this year, the new Siri and Find My apps should give users quicker access to AI assistance and location tools right from their wrist.
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