Overview
- Reports linking Siri to Google’s Gemini gained fresh momentum after Tuesday’s Google I/O showcased Gemini 3.5 and new agent features that raise the bar for assistants.
- Bloomberg’s leak says Siri will shift to a chat app with text input, a searchable conversation history, file and document handling, and systemwide “Search or Ask” access.
- Apple plans privacy controls that include on‑device processing when possible, Private Cloud Compute for heavier tasks, a private session mode, and auto‑delete options for chats after 30 days, after one year, or never.
- The revamp is expected to be unveiled at WWDC on June 8 and to ship as a labeled Beta in iOS 27, signaling a cautious rollout of a deeply integrated feature.
- Open questions remain about which queries run locally versus in Apple’s cloud or on Google servers, and how limits on memory and history could trade off personalization for stronger privacy.