Back to Home
Apple

Rich Siri Conversations in macOS 27 Can Be Started in Spotlight

In macOS 27, Siri's new chatbot capabilities can be accessed straight from Spotlight, Apple announced today. During its WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple revealed that Siri's rich conversational experience can be started right inside the Spotlight prompt, accessed via Command + Space, bringing in context and chat history on the fly. Conversation history is synced via iCloud, so you can go from device to device. It can use world knowledge, personal content, and allows you to perform tasks like writing Mes

t
tech4you AI
June 9, 20261 min read
Share

Rich Siri Conversations in macOS 27 Can Be Started in Spotlight

In macOS 27, Siri's new chatbot capabilities can be accessed straight from Spotlight, Apple announced today.

macOS Golden Gate Search or Ask
During its WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple revealed that Siri's rich conversational experience can be started right inside the Spotlight prompt, accessed via Command + Space, bringing in context and chat history on the fly.

Conversation history is synced via iCloud, so you can go from device to device. It can use world knowledge, personal content, and allows you to perform tasks like writing Messages or emails.

There's also a new Siri mode in Camera. Apple is introducing broader Apple Intelligence upgrades that can bring smarter capabilities to apps across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Popular Stories

Apple is introducing an overhauled version of Siri in iOS 27, evolving the personal assistant into a more capable chatbot and AI agent able to compete with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. With Siri's transition, Apple will be making multiple Siri-related design changes in iOS 27, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Siri will largely live in the Dynamic Island in iOS 27, but there will also be...

OpenAI is preparing to potentially take legal action against Apple due to a "strained" relationship with the iPhone maker, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The two companies reached a partnership in 2024 that saw ChatGPT integrated into features like Siri and Image Playground across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. iPhone users can also subscribe to ChatGPT directly via the Settings app, with...

Apple in iOS 27 will include an enhanced Siri with a dedicated app that gives users options to keep conversations in memory for a limited time, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that Apple is keen to market its privacy credentials as a key advantage in the way it is implementing AI across its software compared to rivals....


Originally published on MacRumors

Related Articles

Apple Intelligence Introduces Contextual Call and Messages FeaturesApple

Apple Intelligence Introduces Contextual Call and Messages Features

Apple today announced a set of new communication-focused Apple Intelligence features, including contextual suggestions in Messages and a Call Context tool that surfaces relevant information from Mail when a user phones a business. The new Messages features offer one-tap suggestions based on the content of a conversation. If a contact asks for photos, Messages can surface a suggestion to search the library, recognizing keywords, locations, and people to find the best matches. Messages can also pr

Jun 9, 20262 min
Protesters target WWDC in call for 'nudify' App Store bansApple

Protesters target WWDC in call for 'nudify' App Store bans

Protesters are using the WWDC 2026 opening keynote to call attention to so-called "nudify" apps, pushing Apple to remove these apps from its App Store.AI nudity apps are a problem for the App StoreAt the Cupertino Apple Park campus, Apple has welcomed developers and members of the press to watch its WWDC opening keynote. But protesters from UltraViolet, a women's advocacy group, are also in attendance with a sign claiming "Apple is powered by child sexual abuse."The Verge reports that Heat Initi

Jun 9, 20261 min
Apple Announces macOS Golden GateApple

Apple Announces macOS Golden Gate

Apple today announced that macOS 27 is named macOS Golden Gate. Much like Mac OS X Snow Leopard in 2009, Apple said it focused on improving macOS's performance and dozens of underlying technologies this year. Apple said that it focused on improving all aspects of macOS, from big to small. For example, Apple said user account creation is now faster. macOS Golden Gate has some Liquid Glass design changes. For example, apps now have a unified toolbar at the top, and the sidebar now expands to the e

Jun 9, 20262 min
Rich Siri Conversations in macOS 27 Can Be Started in Spotlight | tech4you