Gemini-powered Siri, day 28: Apple ships HomePad Oct 13 with no enterprise tier and delayed agent features

Apple's revamped Siri, running on Google's Gemini models in iOS 27, reaches its one-month mark as Apple prepares a hardware event built around it. The October 13 lineup includes a new smart display, the HomePad, plus refreshed Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini, all leaning on Siri's onscreen awareness, personal index search and Apple Intelligence system actions for cross-app tasks.

The new facts are the gaps. Reports say HomePad will ship without full multi-step conversational agent capabilities, which slip to late 2026 or early 2027. Analysts also point out that Siri still has no enterprise features, while competing assistants like Meta Muse and xAI's Grok Bot already sell business tiers. BGR notes some new Siri features work best on iPhone 18 hardware, which could limit the experience on HomePad and older devices.

The Google dependency is the strategic thread. Outsourcing Siri's model layer to Gemini let Apple catch up quickly on capability, but it leaves Apple differentiating on devices and privacy rather than on the agent itself. Separately this week Apple signed a hiring and IP-licensing deal with AI audio startup Huxe, a sign it is still assembling in-house AI pieces.

Watch the event for pricing, any timeline commitment on agent features, and whether Apple mentions business or Workspace-style integrations to answer the enterprise critique.