449 - Siri AI Gets Smarter, iOS 27.3 Arrives, and Apple's Record Quarter

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave Ginsburg he is joined by Jill McKinley, Chuck Joiner,Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius. This week on In Touch With iOS, we explore Apple's 27.3 betas, Siri AI upgrades, Safari improvements, new Health and Apple Watch features, and Mac Markdown Quick Look. Plus, Apple's record earnings, iPhone Duo updates, an Apple Watch Shazam tip, and free Affinity for iPad.

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Summary

This week on In Touch With iOS, we cover Apple's first round of iOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3, watchOS 27.3, visionOS 27.3, tvOS 27.3, and macOS Golden Gate 27.3 developer betas. Siri AI gains more powerful actions across Apple apps and opens to third-party developers, while Safari gains vertical tabs and Adaptive Dark Mode. We explore the redesigned Health app, Apple Intelligence availability in China, iPhone Duo Reachability, new StandBy options, iPad Camera integration, Fitness+ Gym Strength plans, and Apple Watch Live Rewind and Siri Recap. On the Mac, there's the latest beta and a useful new Markdown Quick Look feature. We also discuss Apple's record $114.5 billion fiscal fourth quarter, iPhone Duo supply constraints, an Apple Watch Shazam tip, and Canva's free Affinity app for iPad.

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In Touch With Vision Pro this week.

Apple has released visionOS 27.3 developer beta 1 (build 24N5286r). This is part of the platform-wide beta rollout. Apple Developer's release listing: https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/

Note: The Apple Watch beta article below is already in the source document; it is not a visionOS-specific article.

Apple Releases visionOS 27.2 - MacRumors

visionOS 27.3 Beta 1 — Apple Developer Release Notes — Build 24N5286r

Beta this week.

Apple released the first 27.3 developer betas November 3. The official build numbers are iOS/iPadOS 24C5037i, macOS 26C5035r, tvOS 24K5286g, visionOS 24N5286r, and watchOS 24S5284h. Developer release information: https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/

iOS and iPadOS 27.3 official beta release notes: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios-ipados-release-notes/ios-ipados-27_3-release-notes

Highlights include expanded Siri AI app actions and developer skills, the return of the redesigned Health app, initial Apple Intelligence features in China (not the full Siri AI rollout), Reachability for iPhone Duo, Siri mode in iPad Camera, Gym Strength plans in Fitness+, expanded StandBy options, and Safari vertical tabs/Adaptive Dark Mode. Apple Watch testing includes Live Rewind and Siri Recap, raising useful accessibility and privacy questions. These are beta features, not final public releases.

Apple Seeds First iOS 27.3 Beta

iOS 27.3 Beta 1 — Apple Developer Release Notes — Build 24C5037i

iPadOS 27.3 Beta 1 — Apple Developer Release Notes — Build 24C5037i

iOS 27.3 Beta Brings Back Apple's Redesigned Health App

iOS 27.3 Beta Brings Apple Intelligence to China

iPhone Duo Gets Reachability in iOS 27.3 Beta

Siri AI Gets More Capable in iOS 27.3

iPadOS 27.3 Expands Siri Mode to Camera App

Apple Fitness+ Gets Gym Strength Plans in iOS 27.3

iOS 27.3 Adding New StandBy Mode Features to iPhone 11 and Newer

iOS 27.3 Adds Vertical Tabs and Adaptive Dark Mode to Safari

watchOS 27.3 Beta 1 — Apple Developer Release Notes — Build 24S5284h

tvOS 27.3 Beta 1 — Apple Developer Release Notes — Build 24K5286g

Apple Will Check Public iCloud Links for Harmful Content Starting in iOS 27.3

Apple Support - Public iCloud Link Content Checks

First iS 27.3 and macOS Golden Gate 27.3 Public Betas Now Available

In Touch With Mac this week

macOS Golden Gate 27.3 developer beta 1 is available (build 26C5035r). A newly discovered feature is native Markdown rendering in Quick Look: select an .md file in Finder and press Space to see formatted headings, lists, links, and emphasis instead of raw text. This could be especially handy for writers, podcasters, and developers.

MacRumors (November 4): macOS 27.3 Makes Markdown Files Easier to Read

Apple Releases First macOS Golden Gate 27.3 Beta

macOS 27.3 Beta 1 — Apple Developer Release Notes — Build 26C5035r

MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Reviews Are In: Is the Touchscreen Worth It?

Apple Creator Studio Gets Powerful New AI Features Using OpenAI Models

Paid $200 for Logic Pro? Apple Says You Won't Get This New Feature

macOS 27.3 Brings Live Activities to Macs Without Dynamic Island

macOS 27.3 Includes an Important Security Fix

Apple Support - Compromised eMudhra Certificates

Other Topics

Apple Q4 2026 Earnings

Apple reports fourth quarter results

Apple announces record $114.5B fourth-quarter results

Hello, everyone, it's John: Apple's Q4 2026 earnings call transcript

Apple Watch Automatically Identifies Songs Playing Around You

Apple's Q4 2026 Earnings Call Takeaways

Apple CEO Ternus Says iPhone Duo Shortages Have No End Date in Sight

Apple Reports 4Q 2026 Results: $30.7B Profit on $114.5B Revenue

Siri AI Waitlist Now Limited to Times of 'High Demand,' Says Apple

watchOS 27.3 Brings Live Rewind and Siri Recap to Apple Watch

News

Canva brought its free unified Affinity design app to iPad on November 2, with Sketch, Vector, Pixel, and Layout workspaces plus Apple Pencil-oriented drawing tools. This makes photo editing, illustration, and layout more accessible in one iPad app. See the selected MacRumors link below.

Canva Brings Free All-in-One Affinity App to iPad

MacBook Neo Shipments Expected to Double in 2027

Apple expected to bid for F1 streaming rights in more countries, says Formula 1 CEO

CleanMyMac now helps you clean up Gmail and manage Chrome tabs

Instagram launches Edits for Mac with multi-track video editing and 4K exports

Edits for Desktop: Video Editing App for Mac

This weeks "Things we found"

Jill - iPhone/iPad Stand https://link.amazon/B0cCwWOIY

Marty - FIFINE Ampligame SC3 Gaming Audio Mixer 53$
https://link.amazon/B0abDl7qF

Eric Strap to hold the phone on your neck, easily adjustable and comfortable for longer times, easy to adjust to quickly look at the phone, and if your hands are full with walking sticks or books etc. https://link.amazon/B0iSXy8aX

Dave: https://www.bare-cases.com/products/bare-naked-for-iphone-18-pro-max

Chuck: Coiled USB C to USB C Cable, 2Pack 3FT USBC Car Charger Cord, USBC to USBC Coiled Cable Fast Charging for Carplay, iPhone 17/16/15 Plus/Pro Max
https://link.amazon/B00A0qk2F

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