A new MacRumors report is pulling together the latest expectations for Siri ahead of WWDC 2026, and the picture it paints is much bigger than a routine assistant update. Based on reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and other leak sources, Apple is said to be preparing a broad rebuild for iOS 27.
Today’s Siri can answer basic questions and handle simple commands, but it still falls short when conversations become more open-ended or require multiple steps. The reported plan for iOS 27 is to turn Siri into something much closer to a full conversational chatbot, with more natural back-and-forth interaction and stronger support for complex tasks.
One of the most visible changes could be a dedicated Siri app. The report says Apple may introduce a standalone interface with bubble-style conversations similar to iMessage, along with chat history so users can revisit previous exchanges. At the same time, Siri would remain deeply built into the system, keeping the same wake phrase and side-button activation while also becoming more present inside the Dynamic Island and app-level shortcuts.
Apple is also expected to give Siri much deeper system reach. The assistant could search the web, summarize information, analyze uploaded files, create images, and pull information from emails, messages, and documents. The report also says long-promised screen awareness and cross-app actions that had been linked to earlier software plans may finally arrive in full with iOS 27.
Another major change involves search and on-device control. Siri is reportedly being positioned to replace or absorb much of what Spotlight does now, allowing users to search device content and trigger actions from a more unified assistant layer. It may also expand into Apple’s own apps, including Mail, Messages, Apple TV, Photos, and even Xcode, where it could help with tasks like searching photos, editing images, recommending shows, assisting with code, or drafting emails.
On the model side, the report claims Apple has reached a multiyear agreement with Google and may run a customized Gemini-based AI system for Siri’s cloud processing, reportedly with performance in the same ballpark as Gemini 3. To support large-scale demand across Apple’s installed base, that cloud work is said to run on Google TPU infrastructure.
The report also says Apple is working on memory across conversations, while still trying to balance personalization against privacy limits. In addition, an “Extensions” area in Settings may let users hand off certain Siri requests to third-party large language models such as Claude or Gemini. If these details hold up, Siri in iOS 27 could look less like the assistant people know today and more like a central AI layer across the Apple ecosystem.
