Overview
- Cook told CNBC the new Siri features are expected to debut on iPhone with iOS 26.4 in March next year.
- Apple demonstrated Siri using personal Mail and Messages data to answer questions like a parent's flight status and a lunch reservation.
- The personalized assistant was unveiled at WWDC 2024 and Apple disclosed a delay in March as it re‑architected the system.
- MacRumors notes multiple class action lawsuits over the delay, and Wccftech cites reports of internal testing challenges and AI leadership turnover.
- Separately, Apple provided developers and public beta testers with release candidates for iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1.