Yesterday Apple released beta 2 for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and more — but watchOS was absent. Now today, watchOS 27 developer beta 2 has arrived to complete the lineup.
watchOS 27 Beta 2 Is Here, as Testers Await Siri AI’s Arrival
If you’re running Apple’s developer betas this summer, yesterday brought new releases for almost every platform. Today, the beta 2 lineup is complete with the arrival of watchOS.
watchOS 27 developer beta 2 is now available. Testers can access it from the Watch app on iPhone, as long as iOS 27 is already installed.
Update: Beta 2 is currently unavailable on Apple Watch Ultra 3, but it is out for other supported models.
When the first watchOS 27 beta arrived earlier this month, Siri AI was a key missing feature. Apple says Siri AI is coming to watchOS just like iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. In fact, the company pointed to Siri, in part, to explain why so many Apple Watch models aren’t supported by the new software.
However, testers have been unable to give Siri AI a try yet in watchOS 27. According to Apple, Siri AI in watchOS 27 should be able to do all the things it can on other platforms — a significant upgrade over the current, fragmented Siri experience across iOS, watchOS, and beyond. Here’s how the company recently articulated it:
“We really wanted to make sure the Siri experience is a singular and consistent experience, whether I decide to ask Siri on my wrist a question, or whether I have my phone in my hand and I decide to interact with Siri there. We really wanted to feel like it’s one Siri, that has access to your data and is able to personalise it in a consistent way.”
When Siri AI was first unveiled, Apple confirmed it would be available for testing in iOS 27 and more right away, but added that “Siri AI will be available for developer testing in a future watchOS 27 beta.” Whether beta 2 finally delivers that feature — or brings other notable changes — remains to be seen as testers dig into the new release.
