Siri

Top billing in today’s WWDC 2026 keynote will be Apple’s reveal of exactly what we can expect in terms of new Siri features in iOS 27. We know what we should be expecting, but there may be important small-print about limitations and timings.

Clearly things have not gone well to date, but will this be the day when Apple announces a clear turnaround for the checkered history of its revitalized intelligent assistant … ?

It’s more than 18 months since I wrote an opinion piece suggesting that while the wait for the new Siri is frustrating, the privacy payoff would be worth it.

A lot of time has passed since then, and of course user frustration at the ongoing delay has grown significantly. While goodwill has undoubtedly been lost, a recent announcement does provide some hope that privacy may still rescue the company’s tarnished reputation in AI …

A new report from The Information shares fresh details on how the new Gemini-powered Siri will work under the hood. Here are the details.

Tests to determine whether Google’s agentic AI system Gemini Spark can deliver on the promises made on stage at last month’s I/O event shows that, for the most part, it can.

Since this is the model Apple will be using to power the new Siri, that’s equally good news for the Cupertino company and its customers …

New images from Bloomberg today reveal our first look at Apple’s redesigned Siri interface coming with iOS 27. The illustrations, created by Bloomberg, show Apple’s new Siri interface, the Siri chatbot app, and more.

Apple’s major Siri overhaul will be unveiled in less than two weeks, and a new report reveals exactly what to expect from Siri’s new UI design.

Apple has just registered a new subdomain record ahead of WWDC: genai.apple.com. All signs point to WWDC 2026 being Apple’s major AI renaissance, where the company will live up to the promises it made back at WWDC 2024, as well as a few additional new announcements.

Today Apple announced its lineup of new accessibility features coming in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and more, with an upgrade to Voice Control offering an exciting preview of agentic capabilities the new Siri will reportedly gain.

Whenever the new Siri finally launches, it’s going to be the most privacy-respecting AI chatbot out there, with an additional privacy feature reported yesterday.

We already knew that Apple’s agreement with Google will mean that Siri is not allowed to be used to train the Gemini model, and Bloomberg is now reporting an option to automatically delete our Siri conversations …

Next month at WWDC 2026, Apple is expected to finally live up to its AI Siri promises, and more. The company has long been working on a new standalone Siri app to boost how users interact with Siri and Apple Intelligence – and it should be debuting in beta next month.

According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the new Siri app will come with a privacy feature similar to one on iMessage: auto-deleting chats. He also expects Siri to launch with a beta label even when it’s available publicly in the fall, similar to some previous Apple rollouts.

I’ve been using a robot vacuum and mop from Matic Robots for several months now. It’s a solid product with Apple-level build quality that’s built on privacy and intelligence. While Apple Home integration wasn’t always a feature, I was pleased to see support arrive recently.

Apple’s major Siri overhaul will be unveiled on June 8, and the company is reportedly already working with developers to get apps integrated, but it’s facing concerns over a key point: money.

Apple confirmed back in January that Google’s Gemini AI model will power new Siri features. That not only frees us from the need to wait for Apple’s own AI models to catch up, but also means we have a pretty good idea of what’s in store for us.

Gemini Personal Intelligence provided our first glimpse of what we can expect from the new Siri, and a Google event has pointed to a number of additional features …

With just a few weeks left until WWDC, Bloomberg has shared multiple details on what Apple has in store for the revamped, Google Gemini-powered Siri on iOS 27. Here are the details.

Apple Notes has long been one of my most-used apps, and iOS 27 is rumored to add a powerful new capability that I know will quickly become a go-to feature for me.

We reported earlier this week that Apple had reached a $250 million settlement over delays to the introduction of the new Siri features.

Payouts to eligible iPhone buyers won’t be automatic, so you need to understand whether you’re one of them and be ready to act within a 90-day window …

Apple’s painfully slow launch of the new Siri has become such a long-running saga, it seems to have all the makings of a movie – though probably not one we will see launch on Apple TV.

The announcement at the start of this year that it will be powered by Google’s Gemini models finally gave us reason for optimism, and the latest Apple AI news could be an equally important development …

Apple’s upcoming Siri overhaul got a moment of stage time during Google’s  Cloud Next ’26 opening keynote today.

Bloomberg reports that amid recent leadership changes at Apple, Mike Rockwell, who created the Vision Pro and now oversees efforts to revamp Siri, has considered leaving or reducing his role at the company. Here are the details.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple’s WWDC26 artwork has already given us our first look at the new design for Siri coming as part of iOS 27. Apple’s voice assistant will finally be getting the revamp it deserves in iOS 27, with a bunch of new functionality and a new look.

Gurman says the new Siri design includes visual elements that resemble the glow effect seen in the WWDC26 poster art. It is reportedly most striking when the iPhone is used in dark mode, which is why the WWDC art used a black background.

The Information reports that a group of Apple engineers who are working on Siri will be sent to a “multi-week bootcamp to learn to code using AI.” Here are the details.