Apple is reportedly planning to introduce a multi-agent Siri with iOS 27, one that would be capable of leveraging a wide variety of agents to process a given user request. In doing so, the Cupertino giant appears to be moving away from the exclusivity that OpenAI's ChatGPT currently enjoys as the sole agent wholly integrated with the Siri voice assistant.
Apple to introduce a number of third-party AI agents for Siri with the iOS 27 update
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to expand Siri's integration with a number of third-party agents, including Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude, with the iOS 27 software update.
Specifically, Apple is planning to introduce an "Extensions" option within the 'Apple Intelligence and Siri' section of the iPhone's Settings app, from where users can download various supported chatbots via the App Store.
Under the emerging paradigm, a user can request Siri to forward a given query to a particular agent, such as Claude. Also, Siri itself can select a given agent if it is unable to answer a query. This means that all supported chatbots installed via the App Store will work in sync with Siri. Apple plans to increase its monetization avenues by collecting a portion of the subscription-based revenue that these chatbots generate.
Meanwhile, with the iOS 27 update, Apple is planning to launch a dedicated Siri chatbot that will run on Google's own TPUs and cloud infrastructure, but owned by Apple. The iPhone manufacturer insists that the arrangement would not result in a change in Apple's stringent privacy-related safeguards.
According to Gurman's previous tidbit, the Siri chatbot will be baked into Apple's software, allowing it to leverage personal data, perform in-app actions, search the web, generate content, including images, provide coding assistance, summarize and analyze information, as well as upload files.
Apple is also designing a feature that will let the Siri chatbot view open windows and on-screen content, as well as adjust device features and settings.
The chatbot Siri will reportedly leverage a much more advanced version of Google's Gemini model, known internally as Apple Foundation Models version 11. According to Gurman, "the model is expected to be competitive with Gemini 3 and significantly more capable" than the one supporting the revamped Siri.
Additionally, Siri will no longer be accessible solely via voice commands. Instead, Apple is debuting a dedicated Siri app with iOS 27, which would serve as a central repository of all past conversations with the AI assistant.
Also, while users can still activate Siri via voice commands or the power button, Apple is testing a new interface that resides within the Dynamic Island. Finally, Apple is attempting to replace its "Spotlight" search function with Siri, allowing for a unified search-related UI. The new search interface will continue to show "Siri Suggestions," which would span across apps, upcoming appointments, and changes to settings suggested by AI.
Elsewhere, The Information reported recently that Apple has gained full access to Google's powerful Gemini models under a secretive deal, one that allows the Cupertino giant to distill Google's gigantic server-based models to substantially improve its on-device ones. Bear in mind that distillation is a machine learning technique where a compact "student" model is trained to mimic a larger, complex "teacher" model. This is typically done by asking the "teacher" model complex questions and then allowing the "student" model to observe its larger counterpart's chain of thought process.
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