Apple aims for spring 2026 release of long-delayed Siri AI upgrade

Apple plans to launch an upgraded Siri in spring 2026, enabling the voice assistant to access users’ personal data and on-screen activities. The enhanced Siri will be included in the iOS 26.4 update, Bloomberg News‘ Mark Gurman reports, with a possible preview during the next iPhone launch in fall 2025, though an exact release date is not yet confirmed.:
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The long-promised changes will allow Siri to tap into consumers’ personal data and on-screen activities in order to better fulfill queries.
Apple’s “.4” updates — known as “E” on the company’s internal software development schedule — are typically released in March.
That was the case with iOS 18.4 this year and iOS 17.4 in 2024. But an exact date hasn’t been set internally for the software, beyond a spring time frame, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the work is private.
Apple, in response to a request for comment, said it hasn’t announced exact timing for the new Siri features. It reiterated earlier statements that the upgrades are planned for the “coming year.”
The timeline could still shift depending on whether new snags emerge. If the next several weeks of development work proves promising, the company could consider giving a preview of the features when it launches the next iPhones in the fall, one of the people said, though no final decisions have been made.

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MacDailyNews Take: Since Apple originally introduced the next-generation Siri features at WWDC in June 2024, over a year ago, we’re going to wait until we see it, if we ever do.

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