Apple opens Siri's AI to any app: what's coming and when you'll get it
Quick answer
On Nov 3 Apple put a developer preview in the iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS 27.3 betas that lets any app plug into Siri’s AI through App Intents (Apple Developer News). Apps can add “skills” that handle multi-step requests. Regular users get it “in a few months,” and apps can ship it on the App Store starting in spring.
What’s new
- Any app can talk to Siri’s AI, not just Apple’s own. Apple says it started rolling these capabilities out across its own apps, like Calendar, Mail, Maps, Messages and Notes.
- Skills: developers can chain steps, so one spoken request can do several things inside an app.
- Built on App Intents, the same system apps already use for Shortcuts, so many apps have a head start.
When you’ll get it
- Developers: now, in the 27.3 betas (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS).
- Everyone else: “in a few months,” per Apple. App Store submissions open in spring.
Who’s left out (for now)
- EU users on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Apple says it’s still working with the EU on a path forward.
- Users under 13: Apple says Siri AI isn’t available to them.
- Older devices: it needs an Apple Intelligence-capable device set to a supported language.
- Languages at launch: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.
Why it matters
- Siri has been the weak link in Apple’s AI story. Opening it to every app is what could make it useful day to day, since your favorite apps, not just Apple’s, can answer.
FAQ
- Can I try it today? Only if you’re a developer running the 27.3 beta. Don’t put a beta on your main phone.
- Will my apps work with it automatically? Each developer has to add support.
- Is it coming to the EU? Not yet. Apple says it’s working with the EU and gave no date.