The smarter Siri of Apple has been in the making for the company. In 2024, the company demonstrated the prototype of a new intelligent Siri that had the potential to connect with various apps to retrieve information and to accomplish some tasks. That version, however, never saw the light of day. It is reported that the delay could have been a result of technical difficulties in ensuring the smooth running of the system.
Bloomberg has reported that Apple is experimenting with the implementation of Siri that will be able to carry out actual actions within various apps through the use of voice commands. It implies that you would not only ask questions and get answers with Siri, but Siri can also do things on behalf of the user. For example, one might command Siri to locate a photo, edit it and send it to a particular person without using the screen. You can request it to comment on a social media app or even log in to a service on your behalf.
The most crucial factor in this development is enhanced App Intents. App Intents is an API by Apple to enable developers to expose certain functionality of their app to other systems, such as search and shortcuts. The new version might give Siri greater ability to connect with third-party apps and thus offer much more useful applications than it has at the moment. Apple is said to be experimenting with such capabilities with significant applications, such as Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, and WhatsApp. This extensive testing implies that Apple has an interest in seeing Siri integrated with a lot of daily services, including purchases, social networks and navigation. Should it work out, it would be a significant leap for Siri, which has always been regarded as inferior to such voice assistants as Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa.
This ability to perform multi-step tasks between apps would make Siri much more valuable and applicable in everyday usage. Bloomberg also said that Apple is targeting an even further Siri makeover in spring 2026. This will give the firm ample time to perfect these features, correct any arising issues, and collaborate closely with the developers to introduce an easy integration.
At the moment the new Siri has not yet been launched and nobody can say when this is expected to take place however, in the event that Apple lives up to its hype, Siri may turn out to be the capable and helpful assistant that many people have hoped for.
