Things 3.24 Update: Siri AI and Spotlight Search Explained

Cultured Code released the Things 3.24 update today, adding Siri AI task creation, full Spotlight search integration, a new XL Portrait widget, and expanded notification snoozing across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. The update is already live on the App Store (9to5Mac; MacRumors).

The app is already available, while Apple's OS updates, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate, are expected later today, around 10am PT/1pm ET (9to5Mac).

Siri AI is the release's most significant addition, according to MacRumors, but it's also the piece with the most conditions attached. It only works on Apple Intelligence-eligible hardware, starting at iPhone 15 Pro, and TechRadar reports that Siri AI is unavailable on iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 in the European Union and China at launch. The reports do not identify the same Apple Intelligence or regional restrictions for Spotlight search, the new widget, or the expanded snooze options.

What's new in the Things 3.24 update

Cultured Code packed four changes into this release. Siri AI support lets users create a to-do by speaking naturally, then keep talking to attach notes, start dates, and alerts without opening the app (MacRumors). Siri AI is part of Apple's broader Apple Intelligence suite alongside features like Clean Up and Live Translation, which is why its availability tracks Apple Intelligence hardware rather than the wider iOS 27 install base (TechRadar).

Spotlight indexing is the second major piece. Things now feeds a user's entire database, every to-do and every project, into iOS and macOS's built-in search, so items surface without opening the app (MacRumors). MacRumors reports that Siri AI can draw on that same Spotlight index to fulfill requests, linking the two headline features on the back end.

The update also adds the Things 3 XL Portrait widget for viewing longer lists on the Home Screen, plus four new snooze intervals for notifications: 15 minutes, one hour, three hours, and a "snooze until tomorrow" option (MacRumors; 9to5Mac). Cultured Code's own release notes list "full integration with the new Siri," "full integration with Spotlight," "a new extra-tall widget," and unspecified "compatibility improvements for the new OS" (9to5Mac).

The timing fits a pattern. Things 3.24 arrives just weeks after Things 3.23 introduced long-requested changes to repeating to-dos, and 9to5Mac notes Cultured Code has been iterating quickly on the app lately.

Who gets Things 3 Siri AI integration

Cultured Code's own changelog includes an unusual hedge: "full integration with the new Siri (please check if it's available on your device)" (9to5Mac). That caveat matters for anyone hoping to create tasks by voice.

iOS 27 itself is unusually broad. Apple kept the same device list it used for iOS 26 rather than dropping older hardware, so the update reaches 33 iPhone models going back to the iPhone 11 and the 2020 iPhone SE (TechRadar). iPadOS 27 is nearly as broad, leaving out only three previously supported models: the iPad 10.2-inch (2020), iPad Air 10.5-inch (2019), and iPad mini 7.9-inch (2019) (TechRadar).

Siri AI eligibility is a separate, narrower question. It's tied to Apple Intelligence support, which starts at iPhone 15 Pro, so an iPhone 11 through 14 owner can install iOS 27 and Things 3.24 without the feature ever appearing (TechRadar). iPad and Mac eligibility runs on its own track, starting at M1-class hardware for baseline Apple Intelligence support (TechRadar). Some advanced Siri capabilities, like expressive voices and advanced dictation, are limited to a newer set of devices running Apple's AFM Core Advanced model and require at least 12GB of memory, according to TechRadar's compatibility breakdown (TechRadar). Whether Things' conversational task creation needs that advanced tier or works fine on baseline Apple Intelligence access isn't addressed in the available reporting, so iPad and Mac owners should check their own device's Apple Intelligence status rather than assume the iPhone cutoff applies to them.

Region adds a third layer. TechRadar reports that Siri AI is unavailable on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 27 or iPadOS 27 in the European Union or China at launch. Apple attributed the EU restriction to the Digital Markets Act, stating in a blog post that regulators "did not accept any of Apple's proposed solutions to bring Siri AI to the EU while safely supporting other virtual assistants" (TechRadar). EU users can still reach Siri AI through macOS 27 and visionOS 27, just not on iPhone or iPad. Apple hasn't offered a comparable public explanation for excluding China.

For Things specifically, the part that's gated is the conversational half of the update: creating a to-do by voice and refining it with notes, dates, and alerts through follow-up prompts. Nothing in Cultured Code's changelog or the reporting around it suggests the rest of Things 3.24 inherits those restrictions (MacRumors).

What Things 3 Spotlight search integration adds

Spotlight indexing doesn't appear to carry the same hardware or regional conditions as Siri AI. MacRumors describes full-database indexing without mentioning any Apple Intelligence requirement or country exclusion, and Cultured Code's changelog lists it as a standalone feature (MacRumors; 9to5Mac). That absence of a stated limit isn't a guarantee of universal availability, and Cultured Code hasn't published a separate compatibility page spelling out edge cases for Spotlight, the widget, or the snooze intervals.

Indexing the whole database into Spotlight is intended to make to-dos and projects searchable system-wide, regardless of whether Siri AI ever becomes available on that device (MacRumors). Anyone uneasy about task or project titles turning up in phone or Mac search can turn the feature off inside Things' own settings (MacRumors). The cited reporting doesn't say how quickly already-indexed items disappear once that toggle is switched off, so anyone with sensitive project names should treat it as something to verify rather than assume works instantly.

The XL Portrait widget and the four new snooze options round out what the update adds. Both are confirmed parts of Things 3.24 (MacRumors; 9to5Mac), but neither report specifies whether they look or behave identically across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. Anyone who relies heavily on widgets or notification workflows should check their own device after updating rather than assume matching behavior across platforms.

What to do now

Things 3.24 is available now through the App Store for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. Installing it does not guarantee Siri AI's conversational task creation will show up, so confirm an iPhone is 15 Pro or newer, check an iPad or Mac's own Apple Intelligence eligibility rather than assuming the iPhone cutoff carries over, and if the user is in the EU or China, expect no Siri AI access on iOS 27 or iPadOS 27 at launch regardless of hardware.

Spotlight search, the taller widget, and the new snooze intervals are reported as part of the same update, but their behavior across every device and OS version hasn't been fully documented yet. Update to get them, then check Things' own settings and widget options on each device to confirm what actually shows up.