Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4: Siri Recap and Live Rewind coming in watchOS 27.3

Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 owners will get two more features later this year. According to 9to5Mac, the additions are Siri Recap and Live Rewind. Both are tied to watchOS 27, the software generation the site describes as a major focus for Siri.

The report says Apple is expected to introduce both in watchOS 27.3, which the site says should launch in beta very soon.

One limit up front: the details come from Apple's own descriptions, not from hands-on use. The site did not test either feature, so how well they work in daily life is still open.

Siri Recap works in the background. Per Apple's description, it takes notes on your conversations throughout the day and creates high-level summaries generated by Apple Intelligence. You can use those summaries later to jog your memory.

There is a storage rule you should know. Summaries auto-delete after 7 days if you choose not to save them.

The writer at 9to5Mac notes that nobody was necessarily asking for this feature. He adds it could add valuable utility if the privacy protections are done right. Apple points to a white paper for the finer privacy details, but the report does not summarize what that document says.

Live Rewind is another Audio Intelligence feature coming to the new Apple Watch models later this year, per the report. Apple says it recalls what was just said in the last 15 seconds by showing a text snippet on the watch.

You trigger it by double-pressing the Digital Crown, so you can catch something you missed or are less familiar with. From there you can ask Siri about the content of the snippet or save it to the Siri app.

The 9to5Mac writer is less convinced here. He says the utility of Live Rewind seems less obvious beyond accessibility needs. He is still interested to see how it works in its finished form. That is one reviewer's view, not a measured result.

The 9to5Mac report places both features in watchOS 27.3, which it says should launch in beta very soon. It does not offer test data on accuracy, so the descriptions should be treated as Apple's claims until the software ships.

On privacy, the report notes that Apple has in-depth details on Live Rewind's protections outlined in a linked document, and points to a white paper for Siri Recap. The article does not summarize the contents of either document.