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Ask Siri about the picture someone sent you, explained by monkey

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Stop scrolling a chat for an old photo. Since iOS 27.2, Siri can look at pictures people sent you in Messages to answer your question: the time on an invite, the address on a flyer, the date on a ticket. Here's how, and what to ask.

Apple's iOS 27.2 update (out October 26, 2026) lets the new Siri use more of your stuff to answer a question, including photos attached in Messages. So when someone sends you an invite, a menu or a ticket as a picture, you don't have to dig for it. You just ask.

How to use it

  • Update your iPhone: Settings, General, Software Update, then install iOS 27.2 or later.
  • Make sure the new Siri is on: Settings, Siri, Try Siri AI. Until you switch it on, iOS keeps the old Siri.
  • Ask Siri your question out loud or by typing, the way you'd ask a friend.
  • Siri checks the pictures in your chats and answers.

Good things to ask

  • "What time is Sam's party?" (the invite someone sent as a picture)
  • "What's the address on the flyer Mum sent me?"
  • "What date is on the concert ticket Alex sent?"
  • "What was that restaurant you told me about last week?" (Siri now remembers past chats with you too)

Which phones and where

  • iPhone 16 or newer, iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max.
  • Not in the EU or mainland China.
  • Languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.

Sources: Apple iOS 27.2 release notes (via iClarified, Oct 26, 2026); 9to5Mac, "Siri AI keeps getting better, here's what's new in iOS 27.2" (Oct 26, 2026); MacRumors, "14 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 27.2" (Oct 30, 2026); BGR, "How To Get Siri AI After Updating To iOS 27" (Sep 22, 2026).

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