iOS 27.2 lets users block Siri AI from accessing individual apps

iOS 27.2 adds an Excluded Apps section in Siri settings that lets users block the assistant from accessing data in selected apps. The restriction affects search across Messages, Photos, Safari and third-party apps, as well as drafting emails and WhatsApp commands. Siri AI also gained Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish support and memory of past conversations.

• Excluded Apps in Siri settings blocks AI access to chosen apps
• Restriction covers search in Messages, Photos, Safari and third-party apps
• Siri AI expanded to Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish
• The assistant now remembers context from conversations over the past week