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iOS 26 Speculation Thread

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eXoenDo said:
I'm surprised you're still having the CarPlay issues. I was super impacted but when I upgraded to iOS 26.2 Final they all resolved. They were still there up to the first release candidate. I do hope Apple figures it out for you - it was a very frustrating few months until mine got fixed.
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I haven’t had any issues with CarPlay on it, I was replying to someone else who said they were having problems.
 
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Jakimo said:
Do you guys think it's true that iOS 26.4 will indeed have significant changes to Siri?
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Would guess so. All the rumours pointing towards. They will use a Gemini model from google. Pretty confident this will work nice but not sure how Apple will proceed with the AI features on device.
 
Kal Madda said:
So what I have read is that Gemini will be another extension option alongside ChatGPT. Siri will very much be powered by Siri as far as I can tell… It’s just that Gemini would be an additional option to ChatGPT.
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If that's the case, it would be quite terrible.. don't you think? I mean, aren't we waiting for on-device local AI and secure connect to Apple for deeper help? That is, for an interwoven system-access level natively built-in. Not another 'plug-in' that barely works correctly

At least that's what I hope for! The next few months, I hope, should be interesting
 
Will there be 26.2.1 coming or anything similar anytime soon that isn’t a beta?

26.2 I’ve experienced 3 total device crashes, 3 days in a row. Very frustrating! This is not what people used to experience or expect of Apple hardware
 
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Jakimo said:
If that's the case, it would be quite terrible.. don't you think? I mean, aren't we waiting for on-device local AI and secure connect to Apple for deeper help? That is, for an interwoven system-access level natively built-in. Not another 'plug-in' that barely works correctly

At least that's what I hope for! The next few months, I hope, should be interesting
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It would be both. My point is, I don’t think Gemini is going to have anything to do with the interwoven system-access level stuff. The personal context features I think will be powered by Siri, while Gemini will be an additional plug-in option like ChatGPT. I know it can be confusing, but the picture that I’ve gotten from reading about it is that the more advanced Apple Intelligence features like Personal Context and such will be powered by Apple’s own AI models that run on-device to preserve privacy and security (as they will have access to a ton of private data that you wouldn’t want Gemini collecting), and then Gemini will be another option alongside ChatGPT for “general world knowledge” queries or whatever you want to call them… 👍🏻

I hope that explanation makes sense. 👍🏻
 
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Kal Madda said:
It would be both. My point is, I don’t think Gemini is going to have anything to do with the interwoven system-access level stuff. The personal context features I think will be powered by Siri, while Gemini will be an additional plug-in option like ChatGPT. I know it can be confusing, but the picture that I’ve gotten from reading about it is that the more advanced Apple Intelligence features like Personal Context and such will be powered by Apple’s own AI models that run on-device to preserve privacy and security (as they will have access to a ton of private data that you wouldn’t want Gemini collecting), and then Gemini will be another option alongside ChatGPT for “general world knowledge” queries or whatever you want to call them… 👍🏻

I hope that explanation makes sense. 👍🏻
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I already use the Gemini iOS app on my phone. A ton. Apple “integrating” it by not really integrating it at all and just having the UI hand off to Gemini when there’s any question harder than “what time is my next meeting” is lame. And it would make me still just use the Gemini app. I have a Pro subscription too, so… how’s THAT gonna work?
 
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I am wondering if we will not get a 26.2.1 update pretty soon. There is a setup bug where setting up an iPad (not sure about iPhone) as new hangs on the wallet setup screen. Workaround is to plug the device into a Mac or PC and then unplug and it continues.

See link for more details. I experienced this just today as I was re-setting up my iPad mini.

How to fix frozen iPad after iPadOS 26 up… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com discussions.apple.com
 
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Schtibbie said:
I already use the Gemini iOS app on my phone. A ton. Apple “integrating” it by not really integrating it at all and just having the UI hand off to Gemini when there’s any question harder than “what time is my next meeting” is lame. And it would make me still just use the Gemini app. I have a Pro subscription too, so… how’s THAT gonna work?
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I completely disagree. And I would never want Gemini to have full access to my system level data and personal info… Apple Intelligence runs on device, which ensures privacy and security. Giving Gemini access to all that stuff would basically undermine the whole point of that. So Apple is certainly not going to do that. Siri actually remains private and secure, unlike Google’s spyware packaged as an AI assistant… 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
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Kal Madda said:
I completely disagree. And I would never want Gemini to have full access to my system level data and personal info… Apple Intelligence runs on device, which ensures privacy and security. Giving Gemini access to all that stuff would basically undermine the whole point of that. So Apple is certainly not going to do that. Siri actually remains private and secure, unlike Google’s spyware packaged as an AI assistant… 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Taking into account that the intelligent SIRI will be a version of Gemini in theory specially prepared for Apple, you will never be 100% certain about what happens to your data, just as you don't have it now. You just decide who to trust, but you never really know exactly what's going on in the background with the data.
 
drak22 said:
Taking into account that the intelligent SIRI will be a version of Gemini in theory specially prepared for Apple, you will never be 100% certain about what happens to your data, just as you don't have it now. You just decide who to trust, but you never really know exactly what's going on in the background with the data.
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Last that I heard, Apple is paying Google to build their AI model. That does not mean that intelligent Siri will run on Google’s servers. The simple model could still run on device and the more advanced model can run on Apple’s servers. Gemini can then be used in the same way that ChatGPT is now.

www.macrumors.com

New Version of Siri to 'Lean' on Google Gemini

In his "Power On" newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today provided an update on the status of Apple Intelligence and the plans for it in 2026. Apple is still planning to roll out its revamped version of Siri around March of next year. The release should be accompanied by the release of a new...
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drak22 said:
Taking into account that the intelligent SIRI will be a version of Gemini in theory specially prepared for Apple, you will never be 100% certain about what happens to your data, just as you don't have it now. You just decide who to trust, but you never really know exactly what's going on in the background with the data.
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I don’t believe that will be the case, I read a piece from Apple Insider explaining why that’s a misunderstanding/misinterpretation of the rumors. It sounds like Siri will be Siri, made by Apple, and running on-device to preserve privacy and security. And even when Apple’s AI has to access a server to perform a task, the way Apple has set up Private Cloud Compute prevents Apple from accessing your data, and the data is deleted after the task is completed. There are checks and balances in place to ensure that Apple can’t collect your data. Something that isn’t true of Google’s spyware called “Gemini”… Gemini would just be another choice alongside ChatGPT as an extension…

And even if Apple were to use aspects of Gemini’s models, they would most definitely be modified and they would still only run on-device, so wouldn’t be able to give data to Google. But I find this idea doubtful considering the stuff I’ve read. I think Siri will be Siri. They had it nearly completed, just had a few bugs to work out before release that postponed the release, so I see no reason they would use something else when their own model would be far better suited for things like integrating into App Intents and such, where Gemini doesn’t know what an App Intent is or how to integrate with one as it wasn’t designed to be a system level AI assistant for iOS…

Here’s the Apple Insider piece I’m talking about (there were other articles I read as well, but this one explains it really nicely):

appleinsider.com

Apple's long game will result in a safe, secure, and ethical AI ecosystem

Despite recent headlines screaming that Apple is behind, or caving in, Siri won't be "powered" by Gemini, ChatGPT, or anything other than safe and secure Apple Foundation Models. Here's what's actually happening behind the inflammatory headlines.
appleinsider.com appleinsider.com
 
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