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Apple is reportedly redesigning Siri to support ongoing conversations instead of one-off commands

The new Siri will integrate across apps and use personal context

A refreshed interface and chat-style experience aim to make Siri feel more like Chat GPT and other AI tools

Apple will open its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8 with a familiar promise, but one that may finally be fulfilled. The company will unveil a revamped Siri, and finally answer the question posed for several years of whether Apple can finally bring its long-standing assistant up to par with Chat GPT and other more recent AI tools into something that feels current.

The company has spent years refining Siri in small ways, but the upcoming version tied to i OS 27 is expected to be a much deeper overhaul. Early leaked details point to a redesigned interface supporting a shift toward conversational AI, and a broader role for Siri, bigger than it's had, arguably, for years.

The biggest change will be how you talk to Siri. Until now, short, specific instructions delivered one at a time have been the norm. "Siri, what's the weather?" "Siri, set a timer," and so on. Each request exists on its own.

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The new Siri is expected to support continuous conversations, allowing users to ask follow-up questions and combine multiple requests in a single interaction. It will be able to carry context across exchanges, which means you can refine a request instead of starting over each time.

This is the kind of interaction people have already grown used to with tools like Chat GPT. The difference is that Apple is bringing it directly into the operating system. Siri will track what you are asking, and adapt as the conversation evolves.

Reports suggest Apple is leaning on large language model capabilities, with support from Google’s Gemini models. Questions that once required a web search or a separate chatbot may now fall within its reach. The result should theoretically be a smartphone AI assistant capable of far more varieties of interactions.

Apple appears to be moving Siri out of its traditional full-screen takeover and into something more integrated. On newer i Phones, the assistant is expected to live within the Dynamic Island, expanding into view when activated.

There are also signs that Apple is building a dedicated app for Siri with chat history and a look familiar to users of many AI chatbots. The more significant transformation is happening beneath the surface.

Siri is being reworked to operate across apps and services, drawing on personal context and what is currently on screen. This is where Apple’s long-promised ideas about awareness and integration begin to take shape. The assistant will be able to reference messages, emails, and other data to complete tasks that span multiple steps.

In practical terms, that could mean asking Siri to look at a conversation, pull out a relevant detail, and act on it without needing separate instructions.

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Siri’s overhaul arrives after a period where Apple has been seen as trailing in the AI space. While competitors pushed forward with conversational systems and generative tools, Apple moved more cautiously. There seemed to be a growing gap between what Siri could do and what users expected based on what Chat GPT, Gemini, and Claude could do.

Apple wants to close that gap, though the approach remains consistent as it is integrating these new capabilities directly into Siri, rather than making it part of its newer Apple Intelligence brand. In contrast, Google transitioned from Assistant to Gemini (via Bard). Matching that experience while maintaining Apple’s emphasis on privacy and control is not a simple task, but clearly Apple thinks now is the time to try.

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Eric Hal Schwartz is a freelance writer for Tech Radar with more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of the world and technology. For the last five years, he served as head writer for Voicebot.ai and was on the leading edge of reporting on generative AI and large language models. He's since become an expert on the products of generative AI models, such as Open AI’s Chat GPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google Gemini, and every other synthetic media tool. His experience runs the gamut of media, including print, digital, broadcast, and live events. Now, he's continuing to tell the stories people want and need to hear about the rapidly evolving AI space and its impact on their lives. Eric is based in New York City.

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