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Apple to Debut Standalone Siri App in Beta at WWDC 2026
Apple will launch a new standalone Siri app in beta at WWDC 2026 featuring auto-deleting chat history and a persistent beta label through the iOS 27 public release this fall. The app adds conversation history, file uploads and dual interfaces while running on Apple's private cloud servers to limit data sharing with Google.
Source:9to5Mac
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Apple is set to unveil a new standalone Siri app next month at WWDC 2026, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The app is expected to debut in beta and will boost how users interact with Siri and Apple Intelligence. It will be part of iOS 27.
The new Siri app will include conversation history, the ability to start new chats or voice conversations, and the option to upload files to Siri. A new universal gesture for entering a new Siri chat is also planned. Despite initial hesitancy to launching a Siri chatbot, Apple will proceed with the standalone app.
One of the key privacy features is auto-deleting conversation history, similar to one on iMessage. Users will have the same options available in the Messages app: automatically delete after 30 days or a year, or leave them indefinitely. The report from Gurman confirms these auto-deleting chats will be available in the new Siri app.
The revamped Siri will use Gemini models through a deal with Google. However, Gemini-based Siri will run on Apple’s own private cloud compute servers rather than handing all data directly to Google. As a result, Google should not use Siri conversations for model training, according to the report.
The new Siri app will offer two interface options. Users can open to the new conversation view, like ChatGPT, or open to a Messages-style conversation list.
Siri will launch with a beta label even when it becomes available publicly in the fall. This approach mirrors previous Apple rollouts, including when Apple Intelligence began to debut in iOS 18 and shipped with a beta label. Test versions of iOS 27 within Apple use this label for the new Siri and include a toggle to leave the Siri beta. The company could still brand the new features as unfinished even after a two-year delay, as the revamped Siri was supposed to arrive in 2024.
Users will be able to opt out of the new Siri beta. It remains unclear if this opt-out will be separate from the already-existing Apple Intelligence opt-out.
The new Siri app will include conversation history, the ability to start new chats or voice conversations, and the option to upload files to Siri. A new universal gesture for entering a new Siri chat is also planned. Despite initial hesitancy to launching a Siri chatbot, Apple will proceed with the standalone app.
One of the key privacy features is auto-deleting conversation history, similar to one on iMessage. Users will have the same options available in the Messages app: automatically delete after 30 days or a year, or leave them indefinitely. The report from Gurman confirms these auto-deleting chats will be available in the new Siri app.
The revamped Siri will use Gemini models through a deal with Google. However, Gemini-based Siri will run on Apple’s own private cloud compute servers rather than handing all data directly to Google. As a result, Google should not use Siri conversations for model training, according to the report.
The new Siri app will offer two interface options. Users can open to the new conversation view, like ChatGPT, or open to a Messages-style conversation list.
Siri will launch with a beta label even when it becomes available publicly in the fall. This approach mirrors previous Apple rollouts, including when Apple Intelligence began to debut in iOS 18 and shipped with a beta label. Test versions of iOS 27 within Apple use this label for the new Siri and include a toggle to leave the Siri beta. The company could still brand the new features as unfinished even after a two-year delay, as the revamped Siri was supposed to arrive in 2024.
Users will be able to opt out of the new Siri beta. It remains unclear if this opt-out will be separate from the already-existing Apple Intelligence opt-out.
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