Siri AI expands to French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish
Apple has expanded Siri AI to five more languages with its 27.2 software updates: French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. According to Apple, more languages will follow before the end of the year.
- Siri AI is now available in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish with the 27.2 updates released October 26, 2026.
- Chinese (traditional), Norwegian, Turkish and Vietnamese are expected by the end of the year, according to Apple.
- Siri AI is in beta across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS 27.2 and requires an Apple Intelligence-enabled device.
- It is unavailable in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS, and not available for users under 13.
- Server-side features are subject to daily usage limits, with expanded access to come for a fee in the future.
What Apple released
Apple said the 27.2 software updates, released on October 26, 2026, extend Siri AI to more people around the world. The company describes Siri AI as an entirely new version of Siri that is "profoundly more capable, conversational, and personal". It is built on Apple Intelligence.
Siri AI is offered in beta in iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2. It requires an Apple Intelligence-enabled device set to a supported language. With this update, the supported languages are English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.
Apple says language support will keep growing. Chinese (traditional), Norwegian, Turkish and Vietnamese are expected by the end of the year.
What Siri AI can do
According to Apple, Siri AI uses personal context understanding to help users find what they need across their messages, emails, photos and more. Apple says this is done without compromising users' privacy.
The company also points to three capabilities:
- Systemwide app actions: Siri AI can help with tasks such as drafting an email from scratch or editing and sharing a set of photos.
- Onscreen awareness: it can answer questions or take actions related to the content on a user's screen.
- World knowledge: it can draw on broad knowledge to get up-to-date information on virtually any topic.
Limits and restrictions
Siri AI is currently unavailable in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Apple says it is "working constructively with the EU in an attempt to find a path forward". The feature is also not available for users under 13.
Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits. Apple lists Siri AI, intelligent photo editing tools, Image Playground and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts among them. The limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies and other factors. Apple adds that expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future, without giving details on pricing.
Apple also notes that some features and devices may not be available in all regions or languages.
What it means for users
For speakers of French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish with a compatible Apple Intelligence device, Siri AI can now be used in their own language after updating to version 27.2. Users who rely on Chinese (traditional), Norwegian, Turkish or Vietnamese will have to wait for the later rollout Apple has promised. Users in the EU have no access on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch for now, and the daily usage limits and planned paid tier suggest that heavy use of server-based features may come with restrictions.
