Apple has released the watchOS 27.3 beta, introducing two new Audio Intelligence features: Siri Recap and Live Rewind. Siri Recap provides high-level summaries of conversations, generating titles and key points accessible via the Siri app. Live Rewind converts the last 15 seconds of audio to text, viewable by double-pressing the Digital Crown, useful for missed announcements or presentations.
These features are exclusive to Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, leveraging their microphones for constant audio pickup. Apple emphasizes privacy, stating that audio is processed in isolation on the S11 chip and deleted immediately, with no raw audio accessible to the device, apps, or Apple. Users can opt out, and features like Live Rewind include visual and audio indicators even in silent mode.
Siri Recap excludes sensitive financial information. Both features require an iPhone 16 or later with Apple Intelligence enabled (excluding iPhone 16e), are initially English-only, not available in the EU, and have daily usage limits.
Source: Engadget · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing