Apple reportedly plans to introduce a completely redesigned Siri experience with iOS 27, and the update looks far more ambitious than the company’s earlier Apple Intelligence rollout. The new Siri app is expected to debut in beta during WWDC 2026 next month before expanding publicly later this year with features focused on conversational AI, privacy, and a more modern interface.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing a standalone Siri app that works more like ChatGPT, allowing users to start separate conversations, upload files, and manage chat history inside a dedicated interface. The report also says Apple plans to add automatic chat deletion settings similar to the Messages app.
New Siri app focuses on privacy and conversation history
The upcoming Siri app reportedly gives users two interface layouts. One opens directly into an active AI conversation view, while the second shows a Messages-style list of previous chats. Apple also plans to add a universal gesture for quickly starting a new Siri conversation, which signals a major shift away from the current floating Siri interface on iPhone.
Bloomberg reports that Apple will process Gemini-powered Siri requests through its own Private Cloud Compute system instead of directly sending user data to Google for training purposes. That privacy angle appears to be one of the biggest parts of Apple’s AI strategy going into iOS 27.
The report also says users will get conversation retention controls similar to iMessage, including automatic deletion after 30 days, one year, or manual indefinite storage.
Apple still plans to label Siri as beta
According to Gurman, Apple internally continues to treat the upgraded Siri as unfinished software even after years of development delays.
“Test versions of iOS 27 within Apple use this label for the new Siri and include a toggle to leave the Siri beta. Given that we’re only a month out from WWDC, there is a strong chance that this approach will be used in developer beta versions and even when iOS 27 ships this fall.”
Apple also reportedly plans to let users opt out of the Siri beta separately, although details about how that toggle works remain unclear right now.
