Apple is aiming to make Siri more responsive and capable, but you won’t enjoy the full effects until next year, says Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
If you’ve been hoping that Siri will someday work the way it should, you may finally get your wish with iOS 18. However, the improvements likely won’t come all at once. In Bloomberg’s latest edition of his Power On newsletter, tech reporter and Apple watcher Mark Gurman discussed which advancements are likely to hit Siri in 2024 and which ones won’t pop up until 2025.
At its WWDC 2024 conference a week ago, Apple touted several of the changes in store for Siri, many of them courtesy of the company’s Apple Intelligence technology. In essence, Apple’s voice assistant should eventually be able to better understand you using natural language, remember the context of your conversations, be aware of your current screen, and perform tasks across different apps.
Apple didn’t disclose exactly which features would arrive when, but Gurman gives us some clues.
With iOS 18 due to officially launch this fall, Siri will sport certain „bells and whistles“ this year, according to Gurman. The interface is one item on the list. The familiar swirling ball at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by a glowing background light that wraps around the edge of your screen.
Next, Siri will be able to better understand you, even if you make a mistake. At WWDC, Apple demoed this aspect by intentionally making and then correcting a mistake in a voice request. Siri picked up the mistake and correction, helping it properly answer the question.
Siri should also be able to carry on a more natural conversation.
