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Here’s what it’s like to use Audio Intelligence on the Apple Watch
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The watchOS 27.3 beta adds Live Rewind and Siri Recap to the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4.
The watchOS 27.3 beta adds Live Rewind and Siri Recap to the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4.
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It’s impossible to paint a full picture of what Audio Intelligence on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 will be right now. The watchOS 27.3 developer beta just dropped earlier this afternoon, and these features are meant to be lived with in day-to-day life. We’re definitely going to do that over the next few weeks at The Verge. That said, here are some initial impressions.
What’s newly available today is Live Rewind and Siri Recap. The former lets you see a transcript of the last 15 seconds, while the latter provides high-level summaries of your conversations. (The other two Audio Intelligence features have been available for the last few weeks. I wrote about those in my Series 12 review.) And as always, this is the developer beta. These features could still change quite a bit before a final version arrives for the public.
The first thing I noticed is that these features are not turned on by default. I wasn’t expecting anything different, but it’s worth remembering that these features don’t automatically turn every Apple Watch into a surveillance device. Audio Intelligence requires the latest Apple Watch hardware, a compatible version of iOS (so in this case, the iOS 27.3 developer beta), and someone has to actively choose to enable these features. You can download the beta and double-press the crown to initiate a Live Rewind. It won’t do anything. You must opt in via your iPhone’s Watch app. Same goes for Siri Recap. Enabling Live Rewind also requires an initial microphone calibration with your phone.