Siri Is Getting Ears on the Apple Watch: Here's What That Means for Your Privacy
- Apple released the watchOS 27.3 developer beta, bringing 'Audio Intelligence' features including Siri Recap and Live Rewind to the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4.
- Powered by the S11 chip, the technology utilizes a secure enclave to process audio locally, ensuring raw data remains inaccessible to the operating system, apps, or Apple.
- Siri Recap generates high-level conversation summaries with key points, while Live Rewind captures a text transcript of the last 15 seconds of audio after a user double-presses the Digital Crown.
- Designed to prioritize privacy, Apple's opt-in features delete unsaved data automatically; recaps disappear after seven days, while Live Rewind snippets vanish if not saved.
- Currently available only in English, these features require a compatible iPhone with Apple Intelligence enabled, limiting initial reach while marking expansion of ambient AI on wearable devices.
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