Overview
- Internal testing flagged reliability and accuracy problems, including slow or incorrect responses, interruptions during queries and occasional misrouting of requests to ChatGPT, according to reports.
- Engineers were directed to shift further testing from iOS 26.4 to iOS 26.5, which includes internal descriptions of the new features and a preview switch for personalized capabilities.
- Expanded access to personal data for tailored responses and advanced cross‑app voice controls are the two features most at risk of slipping to iOS 26.5 in May or iOS 27 in September, based on reporting.
- Some components, such as Image Playground–based image generation and a web‑search summarization tool, have been tested and could still arrive in earlier updates.
- Following reports of delays and a market sell‑off, Apple told CNBC it still plans to deliver the new Siri within 2026, with executives previously signaling reluctance to push beyond spring.