- Apple is reportedly redesigning Siri to support ongoing conversations instead of one-time commands
- The new Siri will integrate between applications and use personal context
- A revamped interface and chat-style experience aims to make Siri more like ChatGPT and other AI tools.
Apple will open its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8 with a familiar promise, but one that may finally be fulfilled. The company will introduce a revamped Siri and finally answer the question posed for several years of whether Apple will finally be able to bring its long-standing assistant on par with ChatGPT and other newer AI tools into something that feels current.
The company has spent years perfecting Siri in small ways, but the next version tied to iOS 27 is expected to be a much more in-depth overhaul. Early leaked details point to a redesigned interface that supports a shift toward conversational AI and a broader role for Siri, larger than it has arguably been for years.
Meet the new Siri
The biggest change will be the way you talk to Siri. Until now, the norm was to give brief, specific instructions, one at a time. “Siri, what’s the weather?” “Siri, set a timer”, etc. Each request exists on its own.
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The new Siri is expected to support continuous conversations, allowing users to ask follow-up questions and combine multiple requests into a single interaction. You’ll be able to pass context across exchanges, meaning you can refine a request instead of starting over each time.
This is the type of interaction that people have already become accustomed to with tools like ChatGPT. The difference is that Apple incorporates it directly into the operating system. Siri will keep track of what you ask and adapt as the conversation evolves.
Reports suggest that Apple is leaning on the capabilities of large language models, supported by Google’s Gemini models. Questions that once required a web search or a standalone chatbot can now be at your fingertips. In theory, the result should be a smartphone AI assistant capable of many more varieties of interactions.
Apple appears to be moving Siri away from its traditional full-screen version toward something more integrated. On newer iPhones, the assistant is expected to live inside the Dynamic Island and expand into view when activated.
There are also signs that Apple is creating a dedicated app for Siri with chat history and a look familiar to users of many AI chatbots. The most significant transformation is happening beneath the surface.
A reworked AI
Siri is being redesigned to operate in apps and services, based on personal context and what is currently on the screen. This is where Apple’s long-promised ideas about awareness and integration begin to take shape. The assistant will be able to review messages, emails, and other data to complete multi-step tasks.
In practical terms, that could mean asking Siri to look at a conversation, extract a relevant detail, and act accordingly without needing separate instructions.
The Siri overhaul comes after a period in which Apple was considered to be lagging behind in the artificial intelligence space. While competitors moved forward with conversational systems and generative tools, Apple acted more cautiously. There seemed to be a growing gap between what Siri could do and what users expected based on what ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude could do.
Apple wants to close that gap, although the approach remains consistent as it is integrating these new capabilities directly into Siri, rather than making them part of its new Apple Intelligence brand. In contrast, Google moved from Assistant to Gemini (via Bard). Combining that experience while maintaining Apple’s emphasis on privacy and control is no easy task, but clearly Apple believes now is the time to try.
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