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Apple’s iOS 27.2 expands Siri languages and fixes more than 160 security issues
Apple has released iOS 27.2 with beta Siri support in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, plus memory features that let the assistant use selected information from apps such as Messages, Photos and Calendar. The update also adds accessibility, FaceTime, Apple Pencil and media features. Apple lists more than 160 security fixes and says one issue backported to older systems may have been exploited in a highly sophisticated targeted attack. The company did not identify the attackers or affected individuals.
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What matters
- Siri can recall user details and draw on selected app content, with controls to exclude apps from memory.
- The update adds Apple Pencil support for the foldable iPhone Duo and several FaceTime features.
- Apple says more than 160 security issues were fixed, with many patches backported to iOS 26.
- A fix for older iOS versions addresses an issue Apple says may have been exploited in targeted attacks.
Context & caveats
- Apple did not provide details about the suspected exploitation or who was targeted.
Why this made the edition
The report gives specific user-facing software changes, security coverage and a potentially exploited vulnerability, with clear attribution to Apple’s release documentation. It is highly relevant to software and AI readers because the update combines expanded assistant capabilities with a large security patch set.
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