Report: Apple wants Siri to act more like an agent as soon as next year

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Apple is reportedly working on a much more capable Siri. 9to5Mac, citing Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter, reports that Siri could become more like an agent as early as next year

Siri became more personalised in iOS 27 but still cannot act on users' behalf proactively. Gurman points to iOS 28 as the likely moment for a bigger step, though this is his assessment rather than a confirmed Apple plan

Competitors named include Meta's Muse, Grok Bot and Dots, agents that run in their own virtual machines. Apple's App Intents system, which lets apps expose actions to Siri, could reduce Apple's need for costly AI that controls apps by reading the screen

For iOS 28, Apple has reportedly given engineers six weeks of coding and exploration plus two weeks of integration, instead of two four week stages. That suggests a push for more experimentation

An agentic Siri that could book things and act across apps would be a huge upgrade for iPhone users. App Intents gives Apple a cleaner route than screen reading, because apps tell Siri exactly what they can do. After years of disappointment, though, many users will believe it when they see it

Would you trust Siri to act on your behalf? And what task would you want an agentic Siri to handle first?

Apple aiming to make Siri 'more like an agent' as soon as next year: report - 9to5Mac9to5mac.com