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Three All-New 'Audio Intelligence' Features Arrive With Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4
MacRumors • • general
Key Points:
- Apple announced "Audio Intelligence," a new set of features for Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 that use the built-in microphone to help users catch missed conversation moments and stay aware of important sounds.
- The suite includes Siri Recap for generating conversation summaries, Live Rewind to replay and transcribe the last 15 seconds of speech, Shazam integration for music recognition, and Sound Recognition for alerting users to critical sounds like alarms and sirens.
- Siri Recap is opt-in and configurable, allowing users to control when it listens and takes notes, with all audio processed securely on-device and deleted immediately to protect privacy.
- Audio Intelligence features require an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone, with Live Rewind and Siri Recap limited to iPhone 16 models or later, and will launch in beta later this year starting in English, excluding initial availability in the EU.
