By @CNET
Publication Date: 2026-05-18 21:05:00
A new iOS is on the way, and big changes are coming with it. According to a new report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s Siri app in iOS 27 will get an auto-delete option for chats and will also rely heavily on Google’s Gemini for its AI chatbot operations.
The tweaks could be announced at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference, kicking off on June 8, and launched in September alongside Apple’s new products.
Siri will be a major focal point for Apple this year, along with potentially entering the foldable phone marketplace and a major AI camera overhaul. Launched in 2011, Siri is available on iPhones and other Apple devices, helping with basic tasks, like making calls or texts, asking for information or managing a smart home. This year, the company will pivot Siri toward an AI chatbot to rival others such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude and xAI’s Grok. Gurman previously reported that Siri will become a standalone app as it transitions to…
