Apple Tests Siri Suggestions in Messages in iOS 27.2

Apple is testing a new feature for Messages in the current iOS 27.2 beta. Powered by Siri AI, the feature displays actions relevant to the content of a conversation. Those actions can be launched with a single tap. While the suggestions may be useful for some users, others may find them annoying. New controls will make it possible to hide them.

For example, if someone asks you in a conversation to do the shopping or bring a forgotten item, Messages suggests adding it to Reminders or Notes. When someone asks for specific photos, a button appears that searches for relevant images. The system tries to find matching results in the library based on keywords, locations and people in the photos. All actions can be launched with a single tap.

The feature was included in the first iOS 27 beta. However, it was removed after complaints about suggestions that appeared to be random. Apple has brought it back for testing in the iOS 27.2 beta. Options discovered in beta 3 allow suggestions in each category to be disabled separately. This means users will be able to hide only the types of suggestions they do not want to see.

Another option leaves this decision to the Siri AI system. The system will track which suggestions the user opens and automatically hide categories that have not been opened in the past 30 days. The new controls are not yet active in the beta. They are expected to be enabled in one of the upcoming beta updates.