Apple to overhaul Siri with Gemini integration and a dedicated app at WWDC

Apple is preparing a dramatic Siri overhaul to be unveiled at WWDC on June 8, spanning iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. Reports describe a new Siri positioned as an AI-agentic chatbot capable of managing complex workflows and understanding on-screen content, with a dedicated app featuring a chat-like interface and a new "Search or Ask" prompt inside the Dynamic Island. Crucially, multiple sources say Siri will integrate Google's Gemini technology and open up to third-party chatbots such as Claude or Gemini.

The Gemini partnership is the strategic headline: rather than relying solely on in-house Apple Intelligence models, Apple appears to be leaning on Google's foundation models to power a more capable Siri — a tacit acknowledgment that its own models have lagged. The new Siri is expected to search the web, generate content, and analyze uploaded files, closing the gap with ChatGPT and Gemini's standalone apps.

The stakes are high: Apple faces pressure to reset its AI narrative after its smartphones fell from the top of US buyer satisfaction for the first time since the iPhone 11, ceding the top spot to Samsung in the ACSI 2026 ranking. New Apple TV and HomePod mini hardware are also reportedly near a fall launch with Apple Intelligence features.

For Google, powering Siri would be a massive distribution win for Gemini, placing it on hundreds of millions of iPhones — echoing the search-default arrangement that has anchored the two companies' relationship. The open question is how Apple frames the Gemini reliance to a public it has long told that on-device, privacy-first AI is the differentiator. Watch the June 8 keynote for the exact division of labor between Apple's own models and Gemini.