Apple Delays Personalized Siri Features Citing Technical and Security Challenges

The promised smarter Siri updates, originally expected in iOS 18.4, are now postponed as Apple grapples with bugs and potential security vulnerabilities.

Apple has delayed the rollout of personalized Siri features, initially planned for iOS 18.4, to potentially as late as iOS 19, citing development challenges.
The delayed features include contextual awareness, on-screen interaction, and in-app actions, which were showcased at WWDC 2024.
Internal testing revealed bugs and inconsistencies, with reports suggesting Apple struggles to unify older and newer Siri systems into a single framework.
Security concerns, particularly vulnerabilities to prompt injection attacks, are speculated to be a major factor in the delay, posing risks to user data privacy.
Apple has pulled an iPhone 16 ad promoting the smarter Siri features, signaling a shift in its public timeline for the updates.