Apple's Ambitious Siri Overhaul Faces Further Delays

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12/02/2026

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Apple wants to rebuild Siri but the work is slipping again. The parts meant to let Siri follow what is on the screen and act on it were first promised for iOS 26.4. That version will now ship without them. Apple says the same code will appear first in iOS 26.5 and then in iOS 27.

Key Takeaways

Siri's large AI refresh, once promised for iOS 26.4, is postponed.
The same features are under test for iOS 26.5 plus planned for iOS 27.
A chatbot style Siri is set to arrive with iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27.

Delays and New Timelines

Apple wanted Siri to read the screen and carry out tasks tied to visible content but also it aimed to ship this skill in iOS 26.4 in March. Internal builds showed the code still fails in everyday use - the release was dropped. Teams now graft the same routines into iOS 26.5, which is due in May.

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Exploring New Features

iOS 26.5 also carries test builds of a web search pane modeled on Perplexity and a tool that creates pictures from a short prompt. Both items were already present in iOS 26.4 test builds - work continues rather than starts.

The Future of Siri - An AI Chatbot

Apple is writing a new Siri that behaves like a chatbot - this edition is scheduled to debut with iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27. Apple will show the upgrade at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June as well as release it to the public in September. The change is meant to place Siri beside current AI helpers.

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