Apple will release its rebuilt Siri assistant on September 14 with the operating system updates, but keep it labelled beta. Siri AI works only in English at first. French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish are due in October 2026. It will not be offered in mainland China. In the European Union, Apple is withholding it from iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, while allowing it on Mac and Vision Pro. Users under 13 are excluded. Features that run on Apple's servers face daily usage caps, including Siri AI, photo editing and Image Playground. Apple says wider access will cost money later, without giving prices or dates. Code found in August suggested a waitlist, which Apple has not confirmed.
What changed
The personalised Siri was announced in 2024 and repeatedly delayed, staying in developer testing.
What it unlocks
Asking Siri open-ended questions and having it find personal details across Mail, Notes, Messages and Photos.
- launches September 14
- English only at launch
- 5 more languages in October 2026
- not available under age 13
What you need to act on it
- supported Apple device running iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27 or visionOS 27
- English language
- user aged 13 or over
- outside mainland China; in the EU, Mac or Vision Pro only
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