Highlights
- Apple’s revamped Siri with App Intents features is now expected to launch in spring 2026 with iOS 26.4.
- The update aims to enable Siri to perform real actions inside apps, but Apple is cautious about reliability in sensitive areas like health and banking.
- Apple is testing the feature with select partners like Uber, Amazon, and WhatsApp.
- App Intents will roll out gradually.
Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul and new App Intents feature designed to let Siri perform actions inside apps. Now, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is now targeting a spring 2026 release. Initially set for launch during the iOS 18 cycle, both features faced engineering setbacks and are now expected to arrive with around iOS 26.4.
The updated Siri is meant to go beyond basic responses, enabling real actions in apps through App Intents. However, Gurman notes internal concerns remain, especially around ensuring the system works with enough apps and is reliable in sensitive areas like health and banking.
Gurman writes, “The plan now is to ship the feature alongside a broader Siri infrastructure overhaul in the spring and market it heavily. But there’s some concern inside the company, I’m told. Engineers have been struggling to ensure that the system works with a sufficient number of apps and is accurate enough to handle high-stakes scenarios. There are worries about the software failing in categories where precision is nonnegotiable, like in health or banking apps.”
Apple is working with select companies to test the system ahead of launch, and App Intents won’t be universally available at first. The company is even considering “sharply limiting what Siri can do — or excluding those areas altogether” for sensitive categories. Developers will get a short preparation window via Apple’s beta program.
Current developer documentation states, “Siri’s personal context understanding, onscreen awareness, and in-app actions are in development and will be available with a future software update.”
Some apps already have a head start. According to Gurman, Apple is collaborating with Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, and WhatsApp, as well as testing with a few games and Apple’s own apps.
Originally announced at WWDC 2024, the overhaul has been delayed partly due to Apple’s challenge in blending new large language models with legacy Siri components. Given Siri’s already weak reputation in the AI space, Apple has much riding on delivering this upgrade without critical mistakes.
FAQs
Q1. When is Apple’s next-gen Siri with App Intents expected to launch?
Answer. Apple is now targeting a spring 2026 release. Initially set for launch during the iOS 18 cycle, both features faced engineering setbacks and are now expected to arrive with around iOS 26.4.
Q2. What concerns does Apple have about the new Siri system?
Answer. Engineers have been struggling to ensure that the system works with a sufficient number of apps and is accurate enough to handle high-stakes scenarios. There are worries about the software failing in categories where precision is nonnegotiable, like in health or banking apps.
Q3. Which companies is Apple working with to test App Intents?
Answer. Apple is collaborating with Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, and WhatsApp, as well as testing with a few games and Apple’s own apps.
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