While other AI chatbots continue to provide evermore personalised conversation and digital assistance, Apple’s voice assistant has remained relatively stagnant – but change is on the horizon, according to reports.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the iPhone producer plans to reveal its Gemini-powered Siri upgrade in the second half of February 2026.
The announcement comes as part of Apple’s multiyear partnership with Google, which will use Gemini models and cloud technology to power Apple Intelligence features.
Apple first announced plans for a more personalized Siri capable of tapping into personal data and on-screen content to fulfil tasks at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2024 – nearly two years ago.
The company demonstrated how the upgraded assistant would access information across apps and understand personal context to help users with tasks like finding photos or managing messages.
According to Gurman, the February announcement is ahead of a larger showcase expected at Apple’s conference in June 2026.
The new version of Siri will be part of iOS 26/4, which will be available in beta in February and released to the general public in March or early April.
The new Siri is expected to be more conversational, much like other chatbots like ChatGPT.
To ease any potential concern about privacy, Apple has stated that Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute while maintaining the company’s privacy standards.