Anticipated Enhancements to Siri Delayed: What This Means for Users
Apple’s ambition for Siri with advanced intelligence capabilities. Image source: Apple
Although Apple has recently unveiled a variety of AI-driven functionalities, the latest enhancements to Siri will not launch as initially scheduled.
In line with trends among major tech players, Apple has been actively advancing its artificial intelligence offerings. In recent months, innovations such as Genmoji and Visual Intelligence have been introduced to users.
Nevertheless, one eagerly awaited feature—a revamped and more intuitive version of Siri—has yet to be released. Features anticipated in iOS 18.4 that would enhance Siri’s capabilities remain unfulfilled.
The primary explanation for this postponement is straightforward: the forthcoming features haven’t met Apple’s stringent quality standards.
An Apple representative informed Daring Fireball about this unforeseen delay but reassured that the company aims to launch these new features within the next year. They stated, “Siri is designed to assist our users efficiently; over the past half-year, we’ve made strides in making Siri more conversational while introducing type-to-Siri functionality and advanced product knowledge alongside integration with ChatGPT.”
“We are also focused on developing a more tailored version of Siri that understands your apple-intelligence-soars-but-wheres-the-new-siri/” title=”Exciting iOS 18.4 Beta Launch: Apple Intelligence Soars, But Where's the New Siri”>personal context better and can perform actions across different applications on your device. However, delivering these upgrades will take longer than initially anticipated; we expect them to roll out over the coming year.”
This aligns with earlier reports from mid-February and early March suggesting that any improvements related to Apple’s Intelligence could be minimal prior to iOS 19.
Consequently, features like Personal Context Understanding and Onscreen Awareness may only appear in beta form by July and reach all users by September—if they are indeed launched at that time.
Previously advertised experiences demonstrated how users could engage with an enhanced Siri—for instance asking it about a friend’s name encountered earlier or querying when their favorite sports team plays next—features expected but not yet delivered.
Currently, Siri functions as an incomplete blend of both legacy and newer features—a situation not quite living up to user expectations?