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Apple Confirms Siri 2.0 Is Still Coming in 2026: Here's What that Means for Your iPhone
Apple faces internal issues with Siri's speed and accuracy, delaying key features beyond iOS 26.4; product launches depending on Siri may slip into late 2026 or 2027, Bloomberg reported.
- On February 12, 2026, Apple told CNBC it remains on track to launch the new Siri in 2026, reiterating its previously pledged timeline.
- Bloomberg's Mark Gurman yesterday reported that Apple's Siri update faced internal delays, originally set for iOS 26.4, and may now appear in iOS 26.5 or later.
- Internal testing shows the system struggles with speed, accuracy, and complex commands, cutting users off, failing tasks, and sometimes falling back to older ChatGPT integration; personal-data features like searching messages remain buggy and delayed over privacy concerns.
- Delaying core features could postpone four products including a smart home hub, smart doorbell, Apple TV 4K, and first-generation AR Glasses, while investors reacted as Apple stock fell five percent.
- IOS 26.4 beta should start in the coming weeks, with Google Gemini backing initial Siri features and a more advanced Siri chatbot planned for iOS 27 in September 2026 before the December 2026 deadline.
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Apple delays Siri AI upgrades again as technical challenges mount
The delays represent the latest setback in Apple's multi-year effort to rebuild Siri's intelligence layer using Apple Foundation Models, the company's in-house large language model platform. Announced in mid-2024, the update promised a far more context-aware assistant capable of leveraging personal data and on-screen content to handle nuanced requests.Read Entire Article
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