Apple Gates iOS 27 Siri AI Behind Waitlist as Millions of Users Strain Cloud Capacity
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Updated · Engadget · Sep 21
Apple Gates iOS 27 Siri AI Behind Waitlist as Millions of Users Strain Cloud Capacity
3 articles · Updated · Engadget · Sep 21
Summary
iOS 27 is now live, but Apple requires users to manually enable Siri AI and join a waitlist instead of turning the assistant on by default.
Millions of potential sign-ups could overwhelm the cloud servers that handle Siri AI’s heavier requests, while on-device processing covers only part of the new assistant’s workload.
English (U.S.) is required at launch, broader language support is due in October 2026, and users in China and the EU cannot join because of regional restrictions and DMA-related disputes.
iPhone 15 Pro models and newer support Siri AI, but Expressive Voices and Advanced Dictation are limited to iPhone 17 Pro and later; some users report access within a day, with daily usage caps still possible.