Apple Rebuilt Siri for iOS 27, Delaying AI Upgrade for More Capable Assistant
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 15
Apple Rebuilt Siri for iOS 27, Delaying AI Upgrade for More Capable Assistant
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 15
Summary
Mike Rockwell said Apple scrapped an earlier Siri upgrade and rebuilt the assistant from the ground up for iOS 27, a decision that pushed back the release.
That first version had added tool-calling on top of the original Siri, but Apple concluded it fell short of the experience it wanted and chose a far more extensive redesign.
The rebuilt Siri now runs as its own application, is natively multimodal, and was designed with privacy from the ground up, according to Rockwell.
Apple also aimed to make the new Siri consistent across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Vision Pro, CarPlay and AirPods, framing the delay as the cost of a broader AI overhaul rather than a simple feature add-on.