Overview
- Apple unveiled a rebuilt, conversational Siri and a second‑generation Apple Intelligence at WWDC, with the company announcing the developer preview now, a public beta in July, and a consumer release planned for autumn.
- The new system uses a hybrid on‑device and cloud architecture and includes a formal partnership to integrate Google’s Gemini large model into Apple Intelligence for tasks such as dictation, screen awareness, and image recognition.
- Apple said some advanced local AI features require high‑end hardware and at least 12GB of RAM, restricting the most capable on‑device models to named devices like iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, M4 iPad and M3 Mac.
- Regional availability is limited because of regulation: Apple will not offer Siri AI in Mainland China at launch, and iOS/iPadOS versions will not ship in the EU after regulators declined Apple’s proposed Trusted System Agent mediation for the Digital Markets Act.
- The rollout is being framed as a credibility test after prior delayed demos and a recent settlement, and its success will hinge on whether Apple can deliver reliable, privacy‑focused behavior across devices and geographies.