Apple's upcoming watchOS 27 beta will enable Siri Recap and Live Rewind audio features

You can now to try out two new Audio Intelligence features for Apple Watch, as long as you have one of the latest Apple wearables and you're up for installing a beta build of watchOS. The watchOS 27.3 beta includes Siri Recap and Live Rewind, which Apple revealed when it unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 back in September. 

If you enable Siri Recap, you can access high-level summaries of conversations. Apple Intelligence will generate a title and key points for the conversation. The company said you can access these from the Siri app if and when you need to jog your memory.

As for Live Recap, it can convert the last 15 seconds of a conversation to text if you didn't catch or understand something. You can double-press the Digital Crown to view this snippet, ask Siri about the text or save it to view in the Siri app later. This could come in handy if you're not sure what was said in an airport announcement or a presentation, for instance.

These features are available on Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. The microphones on those devices can constantly pick up audio from their surroundings. There are inevitably going to be privacy concerns around an always-on microphone, which supports other Audio Intelligence features like sound recognition for things like alarms and a crying infant, and faster Shazam song detection.

Apple said these features don't record or store audio. The S11 chip that powers these Apple Watch models can process audio in isolation from the rest of the device, then delete it right away. The company claimed that its operating systems can't access the raw audio, and nor can apps, users or Apple itself.

Users can opt out of each of these features, some of which have to be manually enabled. Audio Intelligence doesn't identify or attribute speakers in conversation, Apple says. The company added that, even if an Apple Watch is set to silent, Live Rewind plays a chime when it's in use and the display shows an animation and microphone indicator. As for Siri Recap, Apple says the summaries won't show sensitive info, such as financial details.

It's worth noting that, along with an Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4, you'll need a compatible iPhone with Apple Intelligence enabled to use Audio Intelligence (i.e., an iPhone 16 or later but not iPhone 16e). Siri Recap and Live Rewind will initially be available only in English and not in the EU. They're also subject to daily usage limits.

As usual, beta updates for the rest of Apple's platforms have rolled out as well. There are a handful of intriguing updates for Safari on the Mac and iPad including vertical tabs, custom Siri AI actions and an "adaptive" dark mode for websites that don't support a dark mode by default. The redesigned Health app is available to test on the iPhone and iPad, and there are a host of new Siri AI actions available in many of Apple's apps including Calendar, Files, Finder, Journal, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, Notes, Photos, Preview, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts and Weather. The company says if you want to see what Siri AI can do with these apps you can just ask. 

Update, November 3, 20206, 2:33PM ET: This story and its headline were updated to note that the watchOS 27.3 beta was officially live in the US and other regions. We've also added details about some new features available in the beta software for Apple's other platforms including iOS and iPadOS.

Update, November 3, 2026, 9:15AM ET: This story was updated to clarify that the latest watchOS beta isn't available in the US just yet. It was announced by Apple in India, according to TechCrunch. We'll update this story again when it is live in the US.