Apple could also be planning one of many largest modifications to Siri for the reason that voice assistant launched greater than a decade in the past. In response to a report on Tuesday from Bloomberg, Apple is testing a standalone Siri app, a redesigned interface and a brand new “Ask Siri” button that may make the assistant extra seen and helpful throughout the Apple ecosystem, as a part of a broader AI reboot.  

In response to the Bloomberg report, the brand new Siri expertise is predicted to be launched at Apple’s Worldwide Builders Convention on June 8 and would arrive as a part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and MacOS 27 later this 12 months. The report says Apple is testing out a brand new Siri that may make the assistant really feel extra like a standalone AI chatbot — assume ChatGPT or Claude — quite than the present built-in device.

The most recent report builds on earlier Bloomberg reporting from January, which mentioned Apple deliberate to revamp Siri into its first actual AI chatbot to raised compete with OpenAI and Google. 

For Apple, the transfer would mark one other try and reset expectations round its AI technique after repeated delays to its extra superior Siri ambitions. Apple had previewed a extra personalised Siri at WWDC 2024, however the broader rollout has slipped, and Bloomberg’s new report suggests the corporate is now aiming for a extra sweeping relaunch in iOS 27 as an alternative.  

Apple has not publicly introduced these iOS 27 options, so plans might nonetheless change earlier than WWDC.

An Apple consultant did not instantly reply to a request for remark.