2026-02-12 12:18:19

Apple has reportedly pushed back key upgrades to Siri, with some long-promised artificial intelligence (AI) features now unlikely to arrive until iOS 27.

According to Bloomberg, Apple had been targeting iOS 26.4 – expected in March – as the launch window for its revamped Siri experience.

However, internal testing has supposedly uncovered performance and reliability issues, forcing the company to spread features across later updates, potentially as late as iOS 27 in September 2026.

The upgraded assistant, first unveiled at WWDC in June 2024, was designed to tap into users’ personal data and on-screen content to deliver more contextual responses.

Apple also demonstrated advanced “app intents”, allowing Siri to carry out multi-step commands across Apple and third-party apps – such as editing a photo and sending it to a contact in one request.

But testers have reportedly encountered accuracy problems, lag, and bugs that cause Siri to cut users off mid-sentence.

In some cases, the assistant has defaulted to its integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT instead of using Apple’s own models, even when it should not.

Internally, engineers have reportedly begun testing some of the new capabilities in iOS 26.5, suggesting at least part of the rollout has slipped by one release cycle.

A preview toggle for expanded personal-data access is said to be included, indicating Apple may initially label the functionality as incomplete.

The long-term plan goes further still, as Apple is said to be developing a more ambitious, chatbot-style Siri for iOS 27 – powered by its Apple Foundation Models and infrastructure supported by Google’s cloud technology.

The overhaul, reportedly codenamed “Campo”, aims to make Siri more conversational and deeply integrated across apps such as Mail, Safari and Calendar while it runs off Google’s Gemini AI models.

Apple has declined to comment publicly, but executives, including CEO Tim Cook and software chief Craig Federighi, have reiterated the company’s commitment to privacy-focused AI – a factor that may be contributing to the extended development timeline.

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