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Is your Apple device getting Siri AI soon? Here are the products that will support Apple's new assistant first

It's more complicated than you might think

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Siri AI will launch with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and watchOS 27 when it arrives – likely next month – but not all features will be coming to all compatible devices.

Some features, like the ability to change Siri's voice and pace, will be restricted to devices running newer hardware.

We’ve been waiting over two years for Apple’s new personalised, AI-powered Siri to arrive. The company first revealed it during WWDC 24, but following a number of delays, it never fully launched. Little was said about it at WWDC 25, but then at WWDC 26 this year, Apple showed off the new assistant in all its glory. It was better than many expected.

Rebranded as Siri AI, the new assistant will launch with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and watchOS 27 when they arrive – likely next month alongside the new iPhones.

However, not all devices compatible with the new software will support Siri AI.

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Your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch need to be able to support Apple Intelligence for Siri AI, and as 9to5Mac points out in a report, even then, some features, like the ability to customise Siri AI’s voice, will only be available on selected hardware.

What devices are compatible with Siri AI?

These are the models that will support Siri AI across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro – at least at the start.

  • iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max
  • iPhone Air
  • iPhone 17
  • iPhone 17e
  • iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max
  • iPhone 16 and 16 Plus
  • iPhone 16e
  • iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max
  • iPad Pro (M1 chip and later)
  • iPad Air (M1 chip and later)
  • iPad mini (A17 Pro)
  • All Mac models with Apple silicon (M1 chip and later, and A18 Pro chip)
  • All Vision Pro models
  • Apple Watch Series 9 and later
  • Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later
  • Apple Watch SE 3

Note that Apple Watch needs to be paired with an Apple Intelligence supported iPhone to run Siri AI.

Here’s where the complications come in, though.

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For some Siri AI features, including the ability to change the pace and expressivity, you will need specific devices. According to Apple, that's the “iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPad models with M4 and later and at least 12GB of unified memory, Mac models with M3 and later and at least 12GB of unified memory, and Apple Vision Pro (M5)”.

So while Siri AI is almost here for older devices, it might be time to upgrade anyway.

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