Siri may not match ChatGPT’s conversation skills until 2026, new iOS 19 rumors predict

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• Apple’s Siri virtual assistant is currently being beaten by competitors like ChatGPT

• Apple wants to change that by developing an ‘LLM Siri’ chatbot

• However, it might not happen until 2026

Siri has long lagged behind rivals like Google Assistant, and with the introduction of ChatGPT and other chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs), that gap has widened. But when Apple Intelligence arrived on the scene, it looked like Siri might finally take it a step further – and a new report claims Apple is planning its own LLM upgrade for Siri. But before we get too excited, it may take a while for it to arrive.

The rumor comes from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, who has built a reputation for his accuracy when it comes to Apple leaks and rumors. In a new report, Gurman claims that Apple has internally tested a version of Siri infused with LLM powers (predictably called “LLM Siri”), and the result is a more conversational, powerful version of Apple’s virtual assistant.

This new Siri will be able to have back-and-forth conversations naturally, Gurman says, and can also “handle more advanced requests faster” compared to the current Siri version.

Other new features include the ability to “communicate more like a human and handle tasks in a way closer to ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini,” and it will make extensive use of Apple’s App Intents feature to customize apps from third parties to be carefully checked. It will also be able to use Apple Intelligence features such as text generation and summarization.

Will it come in iOS 19?

Apple will announce the upgraded Siri in 2025 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16, the report predicts.

But as with the current slow implementation of Apple Intelligence, the new Siri won’t be ready to use right away. Instead, it will be rolled out in spring 2026, according to Gurman.

Will that be too late for Apple, since rivals like ChatGPT are already far ahead of Apple’s efforts? Time will tell, but LLM Siri will have to make a huge effort to close the gap. If Apple succeeds, the company’s fans will have a lot to look forward to.

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