Apple announces Siri AI will expand to these new languages soon

Apple expanded Siri AI in iOS 27.2 on October 26, 2026, from English only to French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish, and added several new features. Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese are due by the end of the year, per 9to5Mac's report.

This piece covers the six Siri AI languages in iOS 27.2, the four due by the end of the year, and the China limit. It is for iPhone owners waiting on those languages and for readers tracking Apple Intelligence in China on iOS 27.3.

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The four languages Apple lined up next are Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Apple said Siri AI will support them "by the end of the year." With the six already available, that plan reaches ten languages when the four arrive. 9to5Mac reads the year-end line as a likely iOS 27.3 delivery, and that version is expected to ship in December. The first iOS 27.3 beta could debut in the coming week. The 9to5Mac story ran at 12:30 pm PT.

What changed for builders in Apple Siri AI will expand to these new

Before iOS 27.2, Siri AI was available in English only. After the October 26, 2026 update, the live list is English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. That is the six-language total. The five additions are what changed for anyone testing Siri AI outside English, together with several new Siri AI features in that same iOS 27.2 release. Ryan Christoffel's 9to5Mac story at 12:30 pm PT on October 26 is the account of this change from English to six languages.

Apple's clock for Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese is the phrase "by the end of the year" for a release after iOS 27.2. 9to5Mac expects those four in iOS 27.3 and expects that version in December. A first iOS 27.3 beta could debut in the coming week. Until one of those builds is out, supported Siri AI stays at six languages, and ten remains the year-end plan from the October 26 report. Apple stated that timing on October 26.

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French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish are on Siri AI in iOS 27.2, the release 9to5Mac describes as current on October 26, 2026. English was already supported before that update. Installing iOS 27.2 is how those five languages arrive. Siri AI's supported list on that build is the six-language roster from this launch. Apple announced Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese at the same time, timed to the end of the year. Apple called these four more Siri AI languages.

9to5Mac expects the four remaining languages in iOS 27.3, and expects iOS 27.3 to ship in December. The first iOS 27.3 beta could debut in the coming week, the early window named for that version. Apple's line is that Siri AI will support Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese "by the end of the year." iOS 27.2 is the upgrade for the five languages already shipping today. The later system version is the one tied to the four still ahead.

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Siri AI is still unavailable in China for the time being. That remains true even though Apple said Chinese (Traditional) will be supported by the end of the year. Bloomberg's reporting, as relayed by 9to5Mac, says Apple plans to launch some initial Apple Intelligence features in China with iOS 27.3. Siri AI is not expected to be among those features. Chinese (Traditional) on the language list and a China release of Siri AI are two different items in that account.

What to watch after Apple Siri AI will expand to these new

Apple's stated deadline for Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese is the end of the year. Those four would join the six Siri AI languages already in iOS 27.2. 9to5Mac maps the deadline to iOS 27.3 and to an expected ship in December. The nearer marker is the first iOS 27.3 beta, which could debut in the coming week after the October 26, 2026 report. Apple announced the four alongside iOS 27.2. Ryan Christoffel's story ran at 12:30 pm PT.

China is the other item still open. Bloomberg's reporting says some initial Apple Intelligence features are planned for China in iOS 27.3, and Siri AI is not expected to be among them. Siri AI remains unavailable in China for the time being while Chinese (Traditional) waits on the year-end window. The languages live after iOS 27.2 are English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. The four announced languages stay ahead of that list until Apple ships a later iOS release.