Audio Intelligence
Apple began beta testing Audio Intelligence for Apple Watch Series 12 in iOS 27.3, a set of four opt-in AI features for sounds, songs, conversation catch-up and notes.
Audio Intelligence was first announced at Apple's September hardware event and is now in developer beta. It has four opt-in features that detect important sounds, identify songs, catch up on conversations, and take notes. The sound recognition feature is aimed at deaf and hard-of-hearing users, for sounds like sirens and alarms.
- Date
- Tuesday 3 November 2026
- Lab
- Apple
- Kind
- feature
- Access
- research preview
Beta starts first for developers in iOS 27.3. Only the TechCrunch article was read, and the page text was cut off, so details on the other features and wider rollout are unconfirmed.
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