Apple unveils overhauled Siri with AI features after delay

At its 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple unveiled a rebuilt Siri that it calls "Siri unlocked by Apple Intelligence," or "Siri AI." Mike Rockwell, vice president of engineering, said the assistant will live inside Apple’s software ecosystem and also as a standalone app, with a beta planned for later this year; it will not launch initially in the European Union or China.

Rockwell demonstrated features that use personal context to find previously sent addresses, locate photos from particular locations, and share them with a group without opening the Photos app. He also showed a new voice experience that is more expressive and can be customized, and a dictation improvement he said delivers a major boost in accuracy.

The overhaul follows a partnership with Google reached earlier this year, with Apple saying Gemini will power Siri’s AI and that the first rollout will be in English before other languages arrive.

China, European Union

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