Apple announces major overhaul of Siri voice assistant with Google Gemini partnership, adding personal-data access and chat-style interactions

Apple announced Monday at WWDC 2026 a revamped Siri that will include a partnership with Google Gemini to power the AI tool's underlying model. The update is expected to roll out to consumers later this year and will introduce a stand-alone Siri app, chatbot-style interactions with access to past conversations, and the ability for Siri to use personal information stored on a user's phone—including what's currently on their screen—when answering questions.

The new Siri can pull contextual information from Apple devices to help compose emails and draft texts for group chats. It is also moving into the camera app to offer a Google Lens–style experience where users can ask questions about what they are seeing. Users will be able to send text requests as well as upload files, in addition to voice queries.

Apple is applying privacy-preserving measures similar to its ChatGPT integration: the company has highlighted Siri's on-device processing and obscured IP addresses, with requests not stored. However, privacy experts have raised concerns that accessing personal data could make privacy implications less transparent, even if the technical safeguards are in place.