Key Takeaways
- Apple reportedly plans to delay the launch of certain AI-driven Siri features to 2026.
- The features include the ability for Siri to perform tasks within other apps, reports said.
- CEO Tim Cook previously suggested a “more capable” Siri would launch this year.
Apple (AAPL) plans to push back the launch of certain AI-driven Siri features until 2026, including one that would allow the voice assistant to perform tasks within other apps.
Developing these features is “going to take us longer than we thought,” an Apple spokesperson said Friday, according to CNBC. “We anticipate rolling them out in the coming year.” In January, CEO Tim Cook suggested an “even more capable” Siri would launch this year.
Apple Intelligence, the company’s suite of artificial intelligence tools, was designed in part to supercharge Siri, and in-app capabilities were discussed at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2024. Now, users may have to wait longer for that feature, as well as one that would allow Siri to assist users in filling out forms, such as by pulling information from photos of documents, the report said.
Apple has touted Apple Intelligence as a driver of record iPhone upgrades, with the new iPhone 16 performing better in markets where the service is available.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Shares of Apple edged 1.6% higher to close at $239.07 Friday, and have added about 40% in the past year.