# Apple Watch's AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing

DevFeed: [Apple Watch's AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/apple-watch-s-ai-features-for-rewinding-and-recapping-conversations-begin-beta-testing-113444.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/apple-watchs-ai-features-for-rewinding-and-recapping-conversations-begin-beta-testing/>)

Author: Sarah Perez

Published: 2026-11-03T07:20:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [TechCrunch | AI News & Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techcrunch-ai-news-artificial-intelligence.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Conversational AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/conversational-ai.md>), [iphone](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iphone.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>)

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## AI overview

Apple's Audio Intelligence features are entering developer beta for Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, with broader beta and public availability planned later. Live Rewind shows a text snippet of the previous 15 seconds after a double press of the Digital Crown; unsaved snippets disappear after 30 seconds, while saved ones go to Siri. Siri Recaps instead creates a brief summary and key points without speaker identification, raw-audio storage, or verbatim transcription. Recaps can be enabled manually or on a schedule, reviewed and saved to Notes or Journal, and otherwise delete within seven days; the feature can be turned off at any time and excludes listening during headphone music or noise cancellation. Apple says sensitive information is omitted. Processing uses the watch's S11 chip and secure audio buffer, the paired iPhone, and Private Cloud Compute; Apple says cloud processing materials are deleted immediately and recaps are inaccessible to Apple. The excerpt also describes opt-in sound recognition and Shazam-based song identification.

## Source excerpt

Now in beta: Apple's new Audio Intelligence features can help you remember what someone said or take notes on conversations.