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Siri does more than ever. Even before you ask.

Siri is Apple’s personal assistant technology that debuted in 2011 with the iPhone 4S. Apple purchased Siri in 2010. At the time, it was a dedicated app on the iPhone. When it became built into the iPhone, it could do basic things like play music and make phone calls.

Now, it can do things like integrate with third-party messaging apps. payments, ride-sharing service, calling app, set timers, get directions, add reminders, start TV shows on the Apple TV, make language translations, search for photos, open documents, interact with your smart home though HomeKit, and a lot more.

In iOS 12, it became integrated into more third-party apps through Shortcuts. Companies can build their own interactions for the service to work with.

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Siri Remote for Apple TV

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Apple’s AI announcements: One big question, and 11 key features

Here are my 12 takeouts from Apple's AI announcements | Apple Intelligence seen on multiple devices

Almost two years after Apple first showed off a video promoting the new Siri and lots of exciting new Apple Intelligence features, that future has finally arrived – at least in first beta form.

The company had a lot of ground to make up. Obviously, the test will be how well the new features work in real life usage, but let’s start with what seemed to me to be the most important things the company announced …

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Can your iPad run iPadOS 27? Check here …

Can your iPad run iPadOS 27 and the new Siri? Check here ...

If Apple truly does deliver on its new Siri and other Apple Intelligence features, then you’re very likely to want to upgrade to iPadOS 27 if your device supports it.

Apple does aim to provide OS updates for each of its devices for as long as possible, but the demands of the new features mean that only the most recent models will support the upcoming update …

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How optimistic are you about today’s new Siri announcements? [Poll]

How optimistic are you about today's new Siri announcements? [Poll] | Image shows the upcoming Siri app in a render on an iPhone

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 … ?

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Google delivering on Gemini promises means Apple Intelligence can do the same

Google delivering on Gemini promises means Apple Intelligence can do the same | Image shows an iPhone with Siri and Gemini icons

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 …

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Here’s why I won’t be switching on auto-deleting Siri chats

Here's why I won't be switching on auto-deleting Siri chats | A still from an Apple keynote on the new Siri

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

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Standalone Siri app to offer auto-deleting chat history, launch with beta label: report

How optimistic are you about today's new Siri announcements? [Poll] | Image shows the upcoming Siri app in a render on an iPhone

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.

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Here are some smart AI features we can expect from the Gemini-powered new Siri

Google delivering on Gemini promises means Apple Intelligence can do the same | Image shows an iPhone with Siri and Gemini icons

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 …

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