217: iOS 27.3 Beta's HUGE Features: Siri AI, Health, Fitness+ and More

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Apple's first 27.3 betas bring expanded Siri AI actions, a redesigned Health app, and new fitness tools, alongside conversation summaries on the Apple Watch. This week's episode of The MacRumors Show takes a closer look at the updates. 00:00 Intro 03:32 Siri AI’s New App Actions 11:24 Sponsor: Quince 12:42 Safari’s Vertical Tabs 13:27 Would We Switch Back From iPhone Duo? 19:01 iPhone Duo and Safari Improvements 21:18 Fitness+ Gets Gym Strength Plans 26:21 The Redesigned Health App Returns 27:43 Fixing Third-Party Step Tracking 29:55 Apple Music Updates 30:31 StandBy Gets a Major Upgrade 33:14 Apple Watch Live Rewind and Siri Recap 41:43 Wrap-Up ‌Siri‌ AI gains additional actions across Apple's apps, including unsubscribing from mailing lists, organizing files, and managing Safari tabs. In Weather, ‌Siri‌ can add saved locations and toggle severe weather or next-hour precipitation notifications. The additions extend the assistant's usefulness for everyday tasks, although the full range of supported requests can still be difficult to discover. A new developer preview also enables more flexible third-party integrations. Developers can supply custom actions and app skills that help