Apple's Ambitious Siri Overhaul: A Game-Changing AI Assistant in the Making

Apple is preparing a Siri upgrade that could make Gemini users really jealous

The update is expected to roll out in Spring next year with the iOS 26.4 update. Back in 2024, Apple promised a significant Siri upgrade that would understand voice commands better, have a more intuitive model running underneath, and be "deeply integrated" into the system. The upgraded version was delayed due to performance issues, and Apple integrated ChatGPT instead, so it doesn't appear far behind in the AI race, without actually upgrading Siri from the ground up. The newer version of Siri is now expected to launch sometime next year, and to make up for the long delay, Apple may be looking to add exceptional capabilities that will allow Siri to control all of your iPhone with just your voice, zipping ahead of Gemini by a long margin.

Apple Is Betting Everything on a Voice-Controlled AI Siri

The new AI-powered Siri needs to actually work, or it could mark the beginning of a downward spiral for Apple’s future. Liquid Glass is a detour. This fall, consumer attention will be fixated on the digital viscous and reflective properties of the new, well, liquid and glass-like design language that Apple introduced at WWDC for its software platforms, including iOS, macOS, watchOS, etc. But behind the scenes, Apple is racing forward on what could actually move the needle for the tech giant's future. Writing for his weekly Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Apple scoop machine, Mark Gurman, says Apple is working on a supercharged Siri with vastly improved voice controls. Currently, you can ask Siri to do something, and it's a total crapshoot what the voice assistant will doâ€"maybe it'll answer a question, or maybe it'll perform an action for you like setting an alarm. Or maybe Siri won't do anything on your behalf because its backend "brain" seems to have degraded over the years to the point where it couldn't even answer what month it was correctly. But a new Siriâ€"powered by AIâ€"could finally make the promise of voice controls performing actions within apps a reality. Instead of opening an app and then tapping and swiping around its increasingly labyrinthine UI that's designed to keep you from leaving like some Las Vegas casino, you'd simply tell Siri to do something for you. Per Gurman: With nothing but your voice, you’ll be able to tell Siri to find a specific photo, edit it and send it off. Or comment on an Instagram post. Or scroll a shopping app and add something to your cart. Or log in to a service without touching the screen. Essentially, Siri could operate your apps like you would â€" with precision, inside their own interfaces. Using voice controls via Siri to navigate and operate apps would be a major shift from using a touchscreen and, as Gurman astutely notes, would fulfill the original vision that Apple had for Siri. When Siri launched on the iPhone 4S in 2011, it marked the beginning for voice-controlled digital assistants at scale (Apple scale). But over the past almost 15 years, Apple has fumbled the digital assistant over and over, until it botched Siri's overhaul last year by pre-announcing AI-powered Siri features it couldn't (and still hasn't yet) delivered on. This new voice-controlled Siri is reportedly a "top priority" within the company and, if launched functioning properly, could catapult Apple straight to the top of the AI revolution that's currently transforming all aspects of consumer technology and life as we know it. Achieving perfect voice controls that successfully work on command is no easy feat. Gurman says Apple plans to roll out new Siri's improved voice controls with caution: The plan now is to ship the feature alongside a broader Siri infrastructure overhaul in the spring and market it heavily. But there’s some concern inside the company, I’m told. Engineers have been struggling to ensure that the system works with a sufficient number of apps and is accurate enough to handle high-stakes scenarios. There are worries about the software failing in categories where precision is nonnegotiable, like in health or banking apps. Apple, Amazon, Google, and more have spent the past decade trying to basically invent the "Computer" and "Communicator" from Star Trek. The results have been mixed. Amazon's Alexa, Google's Assistant, and Apple's Siri all started out strong, but as their capabilities grew beyond setting basic timers and alarms, playing music, and checking the weather, it became increasingly clear that the voice assistants didn't have the data and intelligence to pull off more specific and complicated operations that just work better (and faster) within regular mobile apps. You know things are bad when Google's Assistant won't even turn on people's smart lights or control smart homes anymore, and there may be a possible class action lawsuit on the way. It's not just iPhone and iPad that would benefit from an AI-powered, voice-controlled Siriâ€"all of Apple's devices would, including devices with big screens like Macs, tiny displays like the Apple Watch where touchscreen input is difficult, and touchless or screenless devices like Apple TV and HomePod. Apple has a real opportunity to deliver the voice computer that every nerd has dreamed of. Apple is still selling tons and tons of hardware every quarter, but if it wants to rocket to a new heightâ€"one that moves even more units for future devices and signals to everyone that it's still The Innovator that the entire tech industry looks toâ€"it'll need to nail these new voice controls. Apple cannot afford to screw this new Siri up. The consequences will be damaging, and consumers will look elsewhere, like OpenAI and whatever AI hardware former Apple design god Jony Ive is cooking up with Sam Altman, if the new Siri voice controls don't live up to expectations.

Next year's Siri revamp sounds like it could truly be worth the wait - 9to5Mac

Siri is overdue for some major AI upgrades. They were originally set to arrive earlier this year, but have been pushed into 2026 instead. But according to a recent report, it sounds like they could truly be worth the wait. If you follow AI developments very closely, you'll know that while other tech companies are regularly shipping new advancements, Apple's AI output has been lacking. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman recently highlighted the potential impact of these changes: "If Apple nails this, it's not just a nice ease-of-use upgrade -- it's the fulfillment of the vision Siri promised nearly 15 years ago." Taken together, these upgrades amount to a total overhaul for Siri. Apple will greatly expand not only what Siri can do, but also how it all happens thanks to an LLM-based architecture. Like we saw at WWDC last year, Siri will be able to take action inside of apps, and across apps, without you ever lifting a finger. Per Gurman, "Essentially, Siri [will] operate your apps like you would -- with precision, inside their own interfaces." This isn't just about making Siri smarter. It's about giving Apple's ecosystem a new, voice-first interface. If the company is actually able to bring it to market (and that's a gigantic if), it could potentially be a hit that many users didn't see coming. What's being described sounds like a truly "new era" for Siri. Imagine the intelligence of ChatGPT, but unleashed on all the apps on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, and more. And with knowledge of how you normally use your devices. That's the new Siri being promised. These capabilities certainly expose the heightened importance of user privacy compared to competing AI offerings. In fact, the more I consider the scope of what Apple is working on, the more clear it seems that shipping early this year would have been extremely risky. There's tremendous upside if Apple gets this right, but delivering a lackluster system would have been tough to recover from. Siri's new capabilities, grounded in the brand new LLM-based architecture, sound like the kind of changes we've all been waiting for. And though that wait has been longer than expected, if Apple can deliver what it's promised, we should be in for quite the upgrade. How are you feeling about Apple's forthcoming Siri upgrades? Let us know in the comments.

Gurman: All-new App Intents feature and Siri overhaul on track to launch next spring - 9to5Mac

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is aiming to ship its brand new App Intents feature, allowing Siri to take actions for you, next Spring - alongside its long-promised Siri overhaul. These features were initially on track to launch during the iOS 18 release cycle, though Apple faced engineering delays. Now, they should launch by ~iOS 26.4, according to current reporting. Apple's Siri delays sure have been disappointing, and Apple likely shouldn't have announced the features without having a near-final version complete internally - but nonetheless, Apple made some bold promises for AI. The company offered a vision for an all-new Siri that'd be able to actually do things for you, by taking actions in apps. That's been a hard promise to deliver on, but according to Gurman, it sounds like Apple is making progress, though they aren't free of concerns quite yet: The plan now is to ship the feature alongside a broader Siri infrastructure overhaul in the spring and market it heavily. But there's some concern inside the company, I'm told. Engineers have been struggling to ensure that the system works with a sufficient number of apps and is accurate enough to handle high-stakes scenarios. There are worries about the software failing in categories where precision is nonnegotiable, like in health or banking apps. Apple is reportedly working with a number of large companies to conduct testing prior to the rollout, to ensure things work properly. From the sounds of things, App Intents won't be available universally when they finally roll out next spring. The company is even considering "sharply limiting what Siri can do -- or excluding those areas altogether" for sensitive categories. Nonetheless, Apple has a lot banking on these critical Siri promises they made at WWDC24. Hopefully they'll finally stick the landing. Given Siri's already awful reputation, it'd be hard to imagine how Apple would recover from its already poor position in the AI race if the new App Intents-infused Siri made a critical mistake that severely impacted someones life.

Report outlines how Siri is holding up Apple's entire product launch strategy

We're still waiting for Siri's App Intents integration, which is key to its future product plans. Apple's Siri voice assistant is something of a punching bag in the tech industry, with numerous articles pointing out its inaccuracy and lack of cutting-edge features. (Even Apple itself has internally acknowledged that delays to the rollout of new features are "ugly and embarrassing.") But a new report reveals that these shortcomings are more than just an embarrassment: they are holding up the company's entire product launch strategy. The issue, as Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman writes in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, is that Apple needs far more from Siri than it's currently delivering. And it can't push forward with these plans while the software remains so flawed. "The real game changer," Gurman explains, "is an upgraded version of App Intents that could finally make Siri the true hands-free controller of your iPhone." And that has to wait for everything else. App Intents is an umbrella term for the framework that allows app developers to integrate their software into Apple's operating systems and have it interact with Spotlight search, Shortcuts, widgets, the iPhone's Action button, and Siri voice commands. At the moment, Siri's ability to operate within apps, particularly third-party apps, is fundamentally limited. But in the near future, Apple will enable Siri to find, edit, and share a photo; scroll through a shopping app, find a product, and add it to your cart; log into a service via voice alone, and leave comments on social media, among many, many other things. This is the sort of agentic power that is often discussed as the key to transformative AI. If AI can only respond to voice or text with voice or text, there's a limit to how much time it can actually save you. But if it can understand complex and practical tasks, such as researching and making a purchase, planning and booking a vacation, or creating and sending out party invitations, then responding to the RSVPs, then it becomes the sort of virtual butler sci-fi movies have always promised us. Siri's App Intents feature was initially supposed to be part of Apple Intelligence in iOS 18, but development roadblocks forced Apple to delay the release of the new Siri until iOS 26. Apple hasn't said when it will arrive, but rumors point to iOS 26.4 in early 2026 as the most likely It's exciting that this is finally in the cards for Siri, as it will open up a vista of new opportunities. Next-gen App Intents are key to a battery of smart home products which Apple has in the pipeline and which it has delayed several times in order to wait for Siri to catch up, Gurman reports. "Without the new App Intents," he writes, "those products would potentially be even less compelling than the devices that [Amazon] and [Google] launched half a decade ago. That's why the Siri delay has rippled through the company's other product plans." Tim Cook can't simply snap his fingers and have Siri become the agentic voice assistant it needs to be. The problem is the part where I said we need to be able to rely on the AI doing what it's told to an acceptable standard: a one in 20 failure rate might be OK when playing songs on the HomePod or generating emojis, but it needs to be far more accurate when making purchases or dealing with health matters. So Apple needs to make Siri accurate, and give it the ability to draw on context when responding to commands, and gain agentic power, before it can do everything else it wants to. One alternative to this roadmap is for the company to ringfence next-gen App Intents to a limited array of apps with which it's been carefully tested (Gurman mentions "Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, and even a few games"), and/or exclude sensitive app categories entirely. But agentic AI is hardly agentic AI if you have to memorize the list of scripted tasks it can and can't do. And Apple will therefore have to choose between an unflattering comparison with the far more ambitious AI released by other companies, and the risk of major Siri mistakes resulting in something far more serious than an ability to say what month it is.

Apple's big Siri 'overhaul' looks set for spring 2026 -- here's what it'll be able to do

Apple's long-suffering Siri upgrade seems to be edging closer to that promised spring 2026 launch date. According to a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is making progress, but there's still some concern inside the company. Gurman claims that Apple is preparing an "overhauled" Siri to debut alongside its App Intents feature that will allow it to take actions on the user's behalf. For example, Siri will be able to read your weather app, notice it's going to rain and put a reminder in your reminders app to grab a jacket before you head out the door to your next appointment. These were all promises made back at WWDC 2024 when Apple first revealed its plans for a Siri upgraded through Apple Intelligence. Since then, it's been a whole lot of nothing, and, according to Gurman, that's because making App Intents play nice with other software is the sticking point. "Engineers have been struggling to ensure that the system works with a sufficient number of apps and is accurate enough to handle high-stakes scenarios," Gurman wrote (via 9to5Mac). "There are worries about the software failing in categories where precision is nonnegotiable, like in health or banking apps." Apple is reportedly working with a number of companies to test the integration before it starts rolling it out to beta testers. These features were initially planned to launch with iOS 18, although Gurman believes they will land somewhere around the iOS 26.4 update. According to Gurman, Apple wants to ship App Intents "alongside a broader Siri infrastructure overhaul in the spring and market it heavily." However, due to those concerns around the importance of App Intents not failing on something like health or financial assistance, we may not get the feature in full at launch. Apple is reportedly considering "sharply limiting" what Siri will be able to do with sensitive categories. Therefore, even if a smarter, more robust Siri appears in 2026, it could still find itself hamstrung when compared to rivals. In 2024, Tim Cook laid out what set Apple's AI plans apart: "Our unique approach combines generative AI with a user's personal context to deliver truly helpful intelligence." Which sounds a lot like what ChatGPT Agent is already able to accomplish for you right now in 2025. Here are a few other examples of what it'll be able to do: Is Apple too late to the AI game to make a difference? Or will iPhone owners using ChatGPT or Gemini be happy to switch to Siri 2.0 when it does appear next spring? Let us know in the comments below.

Apple may launch App Intents alongside the upgraded Siri next spring

Siri is in need of a tune-up. Credit: Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images We already know that Apple is planning to launch a major AI-infused Siri upgrade next year, but it might be better than we thought. Mark Gurman's latest Power On newsletter at Bloomberg contains interesting information about App Intents, an existing feature that Gurman says will get a big upgrade next spring when the new, smarter Siri launches. When this feature is live, users will be able to use their voices to give Siri complex, cross-app commands. Examples include using your voice to ask Siri to edit and send off a specific photo to a specific person, or to log into an app hands-free. Of course, this is all still in internal testing at Apple, and Gurman's report said there are still concerns about getting it to work with enough apps to be useful at launch. Its accuracy will also be something to watch, as it is with any AI application. Apple first outlined the big upgrades coming to Siri (which has fallen way behind other competing voice assistants like Gemini) back at WWDC in 2024, but delays have led to a situation where the upgrades still aren't out, and probably won't be out in time for the iPhone 17 launch in September. Hopefully, this feature finally coming out will prevent more headaches for Apple's legal team.

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Apple Intelligence will give Siri the ability to control apps by voice alone Apple's goal for its Apple Intelligence-based Siri is to give it the ability to control apps through voice commands, but will be limited at launch, and may never control banking apps. It's previously been reported that Apple had opened up Siri to developers specifically so that it would become more context aware when a user makes a request. That would be via the increasingly important app intents system, and now Bloomberg says that having Siri control apps by voice is the real focus of Apple's development work. Siri can already open apps and achieve a degree of further control by having voice commands trigger Shortcuts. But reportedly the ambition now is for a user to be able to do everything from editing photos, buying items, or adding social media comments, all without touching the iPhone screen. It's claimed that Apple is already testing this functionality across a series of popular third-party apps, such as Uber, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook and others. Apple is also building this into its own apps, plus some selected games. Reportedly, the feature will either exclude or at least limit the control of banking, financial and other sensitive apps, perhaps including health. That's because the feature has to be entirely and constantly reliable, and Apple will not be rolling it out to all apps at once. The report claims that this use of Siri is enormously significant, and specifically that it is vastly more important than the promised ability to ask Siri the name of someone a user has forgotten. But that promise was a rare demonstration of AI being used for something people would actually do. Opening an app by asking for it would be nice, and it has accessibility benefits. But it can already be done and this extension to controlling all of an app's features is just that, an extension instead of something new. It would turn the iPhone and Siri into a "Star Trek"-like device, and it could be an impressively fast way of using devices. But Apple needs to show us a reason to want Apple Intelligence, and "what's the name of the guy I met that time" is what would persuade more people than a quicker way to leave a sarky comment on Facebook. Perhaps an improved search facility would help, too. The latest reports are that Siri may gain ChatGPT-like search powers in the first half of 2026.

A smarter Siri with deep voice-based controls is on the horizon

At WWDC 2024, Apple announced a next-gen Siri experience that was able to take action across different apps and gain contextual awareness, thanks to a system called app intents. Apple later showcased those capabilities in an iPhone 16 ad, as well. As of 2025, those groundbreaking Siri tricks are yet to appear on iPhones. Earlier this year, shareholders sued Apple over misleading ads that overstated the AI chops, and the company even had to pull an ad highlighting those Siri upgrades. Recommended Videos It seems a redemption event for Siri is not too far away in the future. According to Bloomberg, Apple's digital assistant will get a next-gen App Intents overhaul early next year. "With nothing but your voice, you'll be able to tell Siri to find a specific photo, edit it and send it off. Or comment on an Instagram post. Or scroll a shopping app and add something to your cart. Or log in to a service without touching the screen," says the report. Futuristic, with a pinch of caution At the moment, Apple is taking a cautious approach and reportedly won't roll out all the voice-based capabilities in one go. Instead, the company is currently testing cross-app Siri interaction with only its own pre-installed applications and a select bunch of third-party services, such as Amazon, Uber, WhatsApp, and YouTube. Apple has already had a bitter taste of the AI fumble. The notification summarization system, which rolled out with Apple Intelligence last year, made such serious errors that the BBC called out the company and Apple had to disable the feature for months. With the upcoming Siri refresh, Apple is taking a safer route. It definitely sounds convenient that Siri will be able to interact and take actions within apps using just voice commands. To avoid another disaster, however, Apple would "sharply" limit Siri interactions in sensitive apps such as mobile banking and wallets, or totally keep them out of Siri's reach. But it seems this is not just a big bet for Siri. Instead, Apple is going to push it as the next big leap for its ecosystem, one where voice interactions take the lead over touch-and-tap inputs. The idea is not too different from Google's Project Mariner, or agentic browsers where AI helps users accomplish tasks in as few steps as possible. The situation with Apple and its faltering AI efforts is no secret. Even CEO, Tim Cook, admitted that the company was running late in the game. But recently, he also promised that Apple will gain momentum. Siri's aforementioned upgrade sounds like a solid start, and hopefully leads to the "AI brain transplant" that would put Siri in the same league as Google's Gemini or Microsoft's Copilot.

Apple Plans to Release Revamped Siri With App Intents Feature Next Spring

Banking and health app features may be restricted for safety Apple will finally begin onboarding Siri with more advanced capabilities next year, according to claims by a seasoned journalist. The Cupertino-based tech giant's artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice assistant was due to receive major upgrades in 2024 with iOS 18, but most of those plans were shelved as it fell behind competitors in the AI race. Apple is now expected to release Siri's advanced features, including a new app intents system, to Apple devices early next year. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman dropped hints about the upcoming upgrades to Apple's Siri in the latest edition of the Power On newsletter. As per the journalist, the long-awaited Siri overhaul will be accompanied by an App Intents feature that was previously expected to arrive in the iOS 18 update cycle. It is a framework which enables developers to extend their app's custom functionality to include support for system-level experiences such as Shortcuts, Siri, Spotlight, Widgets, and more, across platforms. App Intents, coupled with Apple Intelligence, will enable the voice assistant to suggest app actions to help users discover new features and take actions in and across apps, as per the company. As per Gurman, this new system for Siri will allow users to find a specific photo, edit it, and send it using nothing but their voice. They will also be able to comment on an Instagram post, browse through a shopping platform and add something to their cart, and even login to a service without requiring to touch the screen. "Essentially, Siri could operate your apps like you would -- with precision, inside their own interfaces", the journalist added. The tech giant is currently reported to be testing the new Siri with several third-party apps, including Amazon, Facebook, Temu, Threads, Uber, WhatsApp, and YouTube. It is testing the revamped voice assistant in some games too. However, Gurman noted that Apple is deliberating over disabling or limiting some of Siri's new features in banking and health apps. This is to ensure that the voice assistant does not make critical mistakes which were reported to have occurred during internal testing. These upgrades are expected to be released next spring with the iOS 26.4 update. Notably, the company released iOS 18.4 update on April 1 and its iOS 26 equivalent could be rolled out around the same time in 2026.

An updated Siri is coming, but it'll need to be brilliant to pull me from Google Gemini | Stuff

Apple's smarter Siri is finally coming - but with the overhaul delayed until next spring, rivals may have already left it in the dust. A new iPhone 17 might be just around the corner (it's one of the most anticipated upcoming phones at the moment), but if you were hoping its debut would bring a massively improved Siri, you may have to wait. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's big Siri revamp won't arrive until next spring. The new version will tap into the company's 'App Intents' feature, allowing Siri to go far beyond the usual "set a timer" or "send a text" tasks. Instead, it'll be able to carry out more advanced actions inside apps, like commenting on an Instagram post, adding something to your Amazon cart, editing a specific photo, and even sending it, all through voice commands. Apple is currently testing App Intents across its own apps and several third-party platforms. That list reportedly includes AllTrails, Amazon, Facebook, Threads, Temu, Uber, WhatsApp, and YouTube. While the company is open to expanding support, banking apps and other services handling sensitive data might be left out entirely or have stricter controls in place. This all sounds promising, but the delay leaves Apple trailing its rivals. Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa have offered deep app integration and more nuanced command handling for years. With ChatGPT, Gemini, and other generative AI tools now powering smarter voice assistants, Siri's "spring 2026" upgrade may risk feeling like old news before it even launches. The wait also raises the question: why now? Apple has been under growing pressure to modernise Siri, with users increasingly frustrated by its limitations. The new iOS 18, launching alongside the iPhone 17, will bring some incremental Siri improvements, but the full app-integrated version is clearly the headline act - and that act is still many months from taking the stage. If Apple gets it right, the revamped Siri could finally deliver the hands-free, context-aware experience it has long promised. If it doesn't, it risks cementing its reputation as the least capable of the major voice assistants. For now, iPhone owners will have to make do with a Siri that's still better at setting alarms than managing your Instagram comments - and hope that, by next spring, Apple's voice assistant can finally catch up.

Apple's Siri Overhaul With App Intents, Coming In iOS 26.4 Next Year, Could Transform How We Use The iPhone, But Its Success Will Depend On Developer Support And App Adoption

Apple aims to release its highly anticipated App Intents and comprehensive Siri overhaul in the spring of next year, likely with the release of iOS 26.4, which will mark an important moment for the company's artificial intelligence ecosystem. While it will be a major step for the company, it is better to look at it with balanced expectations, considering the company is far behind its peers in the industry and the evolving technology. Apple was initially reported to release these features this spring with iOS 18.4, but several delays pushed the release to next year. According to Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter, Apple will release the upgraded version of Siri with proper AI features support next year in the spring, which means that it could hit compatible iPhone models between March and April. Currently, Apple's Siri delays have taken all the fun out of the operating systems, and Apple Intelligence appears to be standing where it started with no solid upgrades. It appears that the company is working behind the scenes to strengthen its premium features, with reports suggesting they could become available to the public early next year. Apple also showcased a version of Siri with App Intents, which means that the AI-powered assistant would be able to perform in-app actions based on voice commands. The vision for the assistant was profound and an upgrade over the current version, but unfortunately, it never made it out. According to Gurman, the company is making progress, but it is still facing a few concerns. The plan now is to ship the feature alongside a broader Siri infrastructure overhaul in the spring and market it heavily. But there's some concern inside the company, I'm told. Engineers have been struggling to ensure that the system works with a sufficient number of apps and is accurate enough to handle high-stakes scenarios. There are worries about the software failing in categories where precision is non-negotiable, like in health or banking apps. The reports have mentioned that Apple ran into engineering challenges during the iOS 18 cycle, and those issues slowed down the progress significantly. These issues were not small setbacks but suggest deeper technical hurdles, which could have caused the delay. These reasons have forced Apple to move carefully, and it may even leave out certain categories, such as health and finance. These delays and limitations could also open the door for competitors to take shots at Apple. Google has already taken advantage of Apple's Siri feature delay to promote its upcoming Pixel 10 lineup. Moreover, these Siri App Intents will only be as powerful as the number of apps that integrate with it, which means that if third-party developers refuse to accept the change, Siri's new abilities may be hard for everyone to notice. However, there are a plethora of features that could change the way we use the iPhone and other devices, so we do have something to be hopeful for. Do you think Apple's Siri overhaul with App Intents will be a game-changer for Apple and users? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Apple is testing advanced Siri 'App Intents' for in-app voice control: Report

Apple's delayed overhaul of Siri hides a bigger upcoming feature that could reshape how iPhone users interact with apps, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. While public attention has focused on the postponed ability for Siri to pull personal information from messages, emails, and photos, the report says an upgraded "App Intents" system -- enabling precise, voice-driven in-app control -- could be the real breakthrough. At WWDC 2024, Apple demonstrated Siri building travel itineraries from user content, a feature later pulled from a Bella Ramsey ad that sparked a false advertising lawsuit. That capability is now delayed, but the planned App Intents update could allow Siri to: If reliable, this would mark the closest Apple has come to fulfilling Siri's original "voice-first" vision from 15 years ago and would serve as the backbone for future devices, including a smart display and a tabletop robot currently in development. The report notes that the smart display's release has been pushed back a year because of Siri delays. Apple's Global Data Operations group is now emphasizing accuracy testing, with the new Siri expected in spring 2026 as part of iOS 26.4 and an infrastructure overhaul. Two key challenges remain: According to the report, Apple is testing Siri with Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, games, and its own apps, while planning to limit or remove Siri functions in sensitive categories. The report frames this as more than an AI upgrade -- it's a move toward a "voice-first interface" for iPhones and upcoming hardware. If successful, it could become a sleeper hit. But Apple's cautious rollout reflects the risk of high-profile mistakes, especially given Siri's past reliability issues.