Apple's watchOS 27.3 beta adds Siri Recap and Live Rewind
Apple has put two Audio Intelligence features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 into a watchOS beta for testing.
The facts
- According to Engadget, the watchOS 27.3 beta includes Siri Recap and Live Rewind, two Audio Intelligence features Apple revealed in September with the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4.
- Siri Recap gives summaries of conversations with a title and key points, while Live Rewind turns the last 15 seconds of a conversation into text. You open it by double-pressing the Digital Crown.
- Apple says the features do not record or store audio. The S11 chip processes it separately and deletes it straight away, and Apple says neither apps, users nor Apple can access the raw audio.
- You need an iPhone 16 or later (not the 16e) with Apple Intelligence. The features are English-only at first, not available in the EU, and have daily usage limits.
Case notes · Danny's take
Why it matters
A watch that is always listening is useful. It is also the part people worry about. Apple is betting that on-device processing and a fast delete will calm those fears. Those are Apple's own claims, and nobody outside the company has tested them yet. The beta is where ordinary users start to find out whether the convenience is worth the unease.
For builders
Apple says apps cannot reach the raw audio, so don't plan products that depend on it. The opening is in what the watch exposes: summaries, on-screen text and the Siri app. Watch what Apple allows through developer tools as the beta moves towards a full release.
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This story was summarised with AI from Engadget's reporting and checked against our editorial policy. Danny's take reflects his views. Disclaimer.
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