Siri AI beta design reveals hints about smaller Dynamic Island coming to iPhone 18 Pro

Siri AI hints at new iPhone 18 Pro design change

Siri AI is available now in the iOS 27 beta after you get off the waitlist, and it includes a not-so-subtle hint about a design change that's rumored for this fall's iPhone 18 Pro. Siri AI's shape in iOS 27 supports rumors of reduced Dynamic Island coming with iPhone 18 Pro This fall's iPhone 18 Pro is expected to have a very similar design to last year's iPhone 17 Pro, including the full-width camera plateau, aluminum unibody, and more. But a trio of new design updates are rumored nonetheless. One of those changes is a smaller Dynamic Island. It could be about 35% smaller than last year's cutout. And the new Siri AI design in iOS 27 beta 1 seems to provide confirmation that a smaller Dynamic Island is indeed coming this fall. Siri AI on current iPhones has an unusual ovular shape, as seen above. But on iPad and Mac, as shown below, Siri's design uses the more classic orb shape. This discrepancy strongly hints that Siri AI will similarly look like a sphere on iPhone 18 Pro and other new models that have a smaller Dynamic Island. Essentially, Apple wants to make sure the new Siri design integrates the full width of the Dynamic Island. It would likely look strange if it didn't. But on current iPhones, that means stretching Siri into a wide oval -- more of a pill shape. If you buy a new iPhone this fall though, you'll get to see Siri AI as it was intended, just like it appears now on iPad and Mac. What do you think of Siri AI's new design in iOS 27? Let us know in the comments.

Siri AI beta for Mac and iPad includes a major iPhone 18 Pro design hint

The iPhone 18 Pro has been tipped to have a smaller Dynamic Island. The Siri AI beta has dropped a major hint Apple's Siri AI available to test drive for some users of the iOS 27 developer beta and eagle-eyed users have noticed it carries hints of a design change for the iPhone 18 Pro range. The new Siri AI app seems to tie into rumours that Apple plans to significantly decrease the size of the Dynamic Island, which contains the selfie camera and the Face ID sensors. Speculation has suggested the Dynamic Island cut out might be 35% smaller. In the iOS 27 beta the Dynamic Island on current iPhone models continues to be an oval. However, on the Mac and iPad it reverts to a spherical shape. That may be an indication a uniform design change is coming once the iPhone 18 Pro device is launched. The change was noticed by developer 'Lorenzo' who posted the insight on X (via 9to5Mac). "Apple designed the new Siri with the iPhone 18 Pro/Max in mind, as with the rumoured smaller Dynamic Island it's a perfect orb," he wrote. "This explains why it's not a pill in iPadOS and macOS." If you buy a new iPhone 18 Pro/Max this year, it's likely we'll see that smaller hardware feature that enables the oval shaped Siri pop out. Due to the physical limitations it's likely to remain a pill shape on the iPhone 17 range, as Apple showcased during WWDC. The iPhone 18 Pro models are also expected to offer uniform rear glass and aluminium colours and some new colours this time around. The Dark Cherry model appears like it'll be the standout offering this time around.