Apple is aiming to unveil its Gemini-powered upgraded version of Siri in February, according to Bloomberg‘s credible Apple reporter Mark Gurman.
Per Gurman, Apple is planning a demo in the latter half of next month to show off the fruits of its recent deal with Google to use the search giant’s Gemini AI platform to revamp Siri. He says the new iteration of Siri will eventually be included with iOS 26.4, which is set to enter beta testing in February ahead of a March or early April public rollout.
In terms of what this new version of Siri will entail, Gurman notes it will operate more like a chatbot like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. After all, the virtual assistant has lacked this sort of conversational functionality. Gurman adds that while this will be deeply embedded into iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, Apple is testing a standalone app similar to Gemini and ChatGPT, although it’s not planning to make this available for consumers.
With all of that said, Gurman notes that Apple will make a full unveiling of the new Siri at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June ahead of an official launch later in the year.
It should be noted that this iteration of Siri is just one part of Apple’s larger Gemini plans. As the pair confirmed last month, their “multi-year agreement” includes using Gemini to power the broader Apple Intelligence AI platform. It remains to be seen what else will come out of the arrangement beyond this year’s Siri upgrade.
Outside of the AI-related updates, Gurman says Apple isn’t expected to make any major operating system changes this year. Instead, the company is “more focused on improving performance and fixing bugs,” following a design overhaul last year that unified the look and feel of its various operating systems.
Source: Bloomberg
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