Apple is reportedly working on a standalone artificial intelligence chatbot app for Siri. This signals a major shift in its strategy to compete with popular AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the revamped Siri experience could be unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which is scheduled to begin on June 8, 2026.
This new application will enable users to have a chat interface similar to the threaded chat system offered by the Apple Messages application. Users will be able to have a chat bubble along with a text input field and a toggle button to enable voice and text communication.
This move by the company suggests that it is trying to improve the user interface for Siri by making it more compatible with the current AI chatbot trends. Users will be able to access their previous chats, and they can be shown as a list or a grid format. Users can also search their chats and select the messages they prefer to enable a new conversation.
The system will present suggested prompts to users when they begin a new conversation, which will assist them in using the assistant.
The upgraded Siri is expected to handle several functions currently associated with advanced AI chatbots. These include web search with visually rich results, summarising long content, and analysing uploaded documents, photos, and other attachments.
Apple is also said to be testing deeper system integration. The ‘Ask Siri’ feature in third-party applications enables users to directly request help, which improves the assistant’s ability to understand their situation. The iOS keyboard will introduce a new feature called ‘Write with Siri’, which assists users in creating and editing their messages.
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The iPhone interface will use Siri as its primary search and productivity solution when users search for content through the assistant. Users must operate Siri through the side button, or they must use the recognized wake word.
If the chatbot app launches according to its planned schedule, this will mark Apple’s most ambitious attempt yet to position Siri as a genuine competitor in the dynamic AI assistant market.