Apple is finally doing what everyone has been waiting for: turning Siri into something that can actually hold a conversation. The company’s iOS 27 update will introduce a standalone Siri app built around a persistent chat interface, complete with an auto-delete feature that wipes conversations by default.
What the new Siri actually looks like
The revamped Siri won’t just be the old voice assistant wearing a new coat of paint. Apple is building a dedicated app with a chat-based interface that resembles iMessage, allowing users to type or speak queries and receive responses in a threaded conversation format.
Users will be able to favorite, search, and save individual chats. If you asked Siri to help you draft an email last Tuesday, you can scroll back and find it. That’s a fundamental shift from the current Siri experience, where every interaction evaporates the moment you close the window.
The new system is designed to handle complex, multi-step tasks and queries, putting it in direct competition with the conversational depth offered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude. Apple’s Craig Federighi has reportedly expressed confidence that the upgrade will exceed initial expectations, suggesting the company views this as more than an incremental improvement.
