At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2026 (WWDC 2026), Apple unveiled a new AI-powered version of Siri and announced the launch of its standalone app, marking the biggest and most disruptive change to Siri since its introduction. The new Siri will transition from a system overlay to a standalone app, supporting features such as multi-round conversations, history search, and file uploads. Its underlying model is powered by Google's Gemini technology and runs on Apple's private cloud to ensure user privacy. Users can customize the retention period for conversation records, including automatic deletion after 30 days or one year, or permanent retention. Additionally, Apple introduced the 'Extensions' system, allowing users to integrate third-party AI models like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT.
