Apple is testing a standalone app for its Siri voice assistant, along with a new “Ask Siri” feature that will work seamlessly across the company’s software platforms, as part of a broader artificial intelligence overhaul, Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg News. The updated Siri is designed to more effectively control features across iPhones, iPads, and Macs, access personal data, and engage users in natural, conversational interactions via both text and voice. The new Siri is expected to be unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference as part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. It will include a redesigned interface, the ability to perform tasks directly within apps, and access to news content as well as the open web. Many of the new features are powered by updated versions of Apple’s in-house models, known as Apple Foundation Models, which were developed in collaboration with technology from Google Gemini. Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
The current fragmented experience — invoking Spotlight for on-device searches and Siri for everything else — has always felt clunky. A unified, more intelligent systemwide agent that can handle both local content search and deeper actions, especially with the expected deeper personal data access and app control in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, should finally deliver the seamless experience Apple has long been building toward. If the overhauled Siri (with its chatbot-like interface, redesigned UI, and third-party AI extensions) lives up to the promises, this integration could be one of the more practical upgrades users notice day-to-day. Our little birdies continue chirping Very Good Things ![]() about the all-new Siri! Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post Apple plans standalone Siri app, new ‘Ask Siri’ feature, chatbot-like experience appeared first on MacDailyNews. You're currently a free subscriber to MacDailyNews. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. |
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