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iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 will include a standalone Siri app for the first time, providing a dedicated space for interfacing with Siri.

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Siri Chatbot

Apple needs a Siri app because Siri is turning into a chatbot. Siri will work like ChatGPT or Claude, able to pull information from the web to provide answers to questions.

Siri will be integrated into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS at the system level, and can draw on device information. It will know more personal context than before, and will be able to access emails, texts, photos, calendar information, contacts, notes, and other personal data. Some of what Siri will be able to do:
  • Search the web for information
  • Generate images
  • Generate content
  • Summarize information
  • Analyze uploaded files
  • Use personal data to complete tasks
  • Write emails, notes, and texts
  • Control device features and settings
  • Search for on-device content, pulling information from emails, messages, files, and more
Siri will be integrated into Apple apps like Mail, Messages, Photos, and Apple TV.
Siri App Design

The standalone Siri app will look similar to the ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini apps. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared a mockup of what the Siri app will look like.

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Image via Bloomberg


Siri will support text or voice-based conversations. The app will open with an "Ask Siri" bar where users can type in a question. A paperclip icon will be available for attaching images, PDFs, and other documents. Apple will provide prompts with suggestions on what users can ask.

Questions will resemble iMessage chat bubbles, with Apple adopting a design that is familiar to users. Responses will include links, images, and other information.

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Image via Bloomberg.


A section of the app will be dedicated to past conversations that can be shown in a card-style interface with conversation summaries, or a list view. Users will be able to tap into a conversation to continue it.

Dark Interface

Apple's Siri interface both inside and outside of the dedicated Siri app will adopt dark colors. Apple's WWDC website hints at the colors it plans to use for Siri.

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The website features the Swift bird logo in white on a black background, with subtle highlights in pink, dark blue, purple, and orange. The colors are reminiscent of the current Siri animation that surrounds the iPhone's display when Siri is activated, but the shades are softer and not as saturated.

WWDC 2026

The updated version of Siri will be unveiled at WWDC 2026, which is set to begin on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

Article Link: iOS 27: What We Know About the New Siri App
 
Will this be available to iPhones that don’t support Apple Intelligence?
I’m guessing not. I have a 15 and I expect to not get any of that new Siri and Gemini integration stuff. But: I happen to use the actual Gemini app on this phone and it works great.
 
Considering that Siri has sucked my entire life, the bar is already quite low.
And 100% facts, if SJ was still alive he would have thrown another iPhone across the stage and then fired the entire Siri team a long time ago.

As a 100% Apple only user since 1994, I sure hope that they finally make Siri useable.

I have my doubts tho.
 
“Siri will be integrated into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS at the system level, and can draw on device information.”

If this is true, can Siri be turned off going forward? For that matter, will device owners be able to uninstall the Siri app?
 
I can't wait to find out how Apple crippled this and then never use it, and end up turning it OFF or removing it if I can.
I use AI extensively and pay for GPT/Claude/Gemini/GenSpark ... they all have their strengths, and just based on everything about how Apple operates, this will NOT compete.
 
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