Siri can now remember previous conversations—and pull from more of your iPhone’s information. The useful privacy update in iOS 27.2? You can tell Siri to leave specific apps alone.
Apple released iOS 27.2 on October 26, 2026. Alongside new Siri AI capabilities, it introduced Excluded Apps, one place to decide which apps Siri, Search, and suggestions can access. This is a setting worth reviewing before relying on the new personal-context features.
How to exclude an app from Siri
- Open Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap Siri.
- Choose Excluded Apps.
- Tap Add Apps, select the apps you want to restrict, and confirm your selection.
Changed your mind? Return to Settings → Siri → Excluded Apps, tap Edit, and remove an app from the exclusion list to restore access.
These are the steps in Apple’s iPhone user guide. All apps are included by default, so you need to add exclusions yourself.
Why this matters in iOS 27.2
The update expands what Siri AI can use to answer questions. According to Apple’s October 26 release notes, it can now:
- Recall previous Siri conversations. For example, ask about a recommendation Siri gave you last week.
- Use more personal context. That includes photos attached in Messages, Calendar event attendees, voicemails, and improved results from Safari history and Reading List.
- Restrict chosen apps. Excluded apps are unavailable to Siri, Search, and suggestions.
If you keep work notes, private journals, or sensitive documents in a particular app, the new exclusion list gives you a straightforward way to keep that app out of those Siri-powered experiences.
What Excluded Apps does not do
It is not a universal privacy switch. Excluding an app does not delete its data, uninstall it, or revoke all of its separate system permissions. Review the app’s own privacy permissions independently.
And the new Siri features are not available on every iPhone running iOS 27. Apple lists iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 models or later for Siri AI. Siri AI remains a beta, requires a supported language and region, is unavailable in the EU and mainland China, and is not available to users under 13. Some server-backed Apple Intelligence features also have daily usage limits. Apple’s October 27 availability notice details these restrictions.
Quick takeaway: After updating, open Settings → Siri → Excluded Apps. A 30-second review can make the more personal Siri AI experience better match your boundaries.