Apple Closes Siri AI Waitlist Bypass in Latest macOS 27 Beta

Mac users hoping to jump the Siri AI waitlist with a quick Terminal command appear to be out of luck, as Apple has seemingly disabled the trick in the second developer beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate.

The workaround surfaced shortly after the first beta arrived, when testers discovered they could flip on the redesigned, more capable version of Siri immediately by running a single command, skipping the queue Apple put in place to control access.

That no longer holds in beta 2, which Apple released on Monday.

Testers running the new build report that the command simply does nothing, and some users who had already enabled Siri AI through the trick say an update to beta 2 dropped them back onto the waitlist.

What Likely Changed

Apple has not commented on the reported change, so the exact mechanism is unconfirmed.

The most plausible explanation is that the entitlement the command relied on is no longer being decided on the device. In the first beta, the check appears to have been a local toggle that the Terminal command could flip. In beta 2, that decision may have moved to Apple's servers, where the command has no reach.

That would also explain why access is being handed out in waves. Apple is still scaling up the infrastructure behind the new Siri, and granting entry in batches as capacity comes online fits a server controlled rollout.

Should You Update?

For testers who used the bypass in beta 1 and want to keep their access, staying on the older build is the safer move for now. Updating to beta 2 carries a real chance of being sent back to the waitlist with no way to skip it again.

Some users have floated other tricks, such as submitting Apple Intelligence feedback to speed up approval, but those claims are anecdotal and unverified. With Apple reportedly clearing new testers within a few days, simply waiting in line may be the path of least resistance.

What Siri AI Brings to the Mac

The redesigned Siri is a full chatbot rather than the command parser of old. It can pull on personal context to search across messages, emails, photos, and more, and it can carry out tasks across apps through an expanded set of system wide actions.

On the Mac specifically, Siri AI is woven into Spotlight and can be summoned from the right click context menu on any file or window.

One limitation worth noting, Siri AI is still unavailable in the EU on iPhone and iPad. That restriction does not extend to the Mac, so European Mac users are able to access it.