Apple’s highly anticipated Siri AI upgrades are likely being pushed back to iOS 18.5, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Initially planned for release in iOS 18.4, the features have been delayed due to a lack of readiness and software bugs.
Gurman reported that Apple was initially set to launch the new Siri AI in iOS 18.4, but the company decided to delay the release until iOS 18.5. This means that none of the promised features are available in the first beta of iOS 18.4 released last month.
The upgrades coming to Siri will include on-screen awareness, understanding of a user’s personal context, and deeper per-app controls. For example, Apple showed an iPhone user asking Siri about their mother’s flight and lunch reservation plans based on info from the Mail and Messages apps.
Apple Intelligence requires an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or any iPhone 16 model to function. The upgrades are expected to be released in May, a full 11 months after they were first introduced.
Source: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/02/siri-apple-intelligence-likely-ios-18-5