Apple is exploring a version of Siri that could work toward a goal without someone asking for each step, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported on Nov. 8. Gurman said Apple CEO John Ternus pressed software chief Craig Federighi in a private meeting in recent weeks to speed up the company’s AI plans and move beyond improvements to Siri. Gurman wrote that Siri could start acting more like an agent as early as 2027. Apple has not announced that feature.
Siri already does more than answer questions. Apple began rolling out Siri AI as a beta, or test version, in September. Its October iPhone update lets Siri draw on more information, including voicemail and photos in Messages, and recall past conversations. A setting called Excluded Apps lets people choose which apps Siri and Apple’s search and suggestions can access.
What Apple is testing with app makers
On Nov. 3, Apple opened a separate preview in the iOS 27.3 beta and other test releases. App makers can use tools called App Intents to specify which information Siri can find and which actions it can perform. Apple’s documentation gives an example: ask Siri to send someone the details for a pair of sneakers you saved in a shopping app, and Siri can find the item, look up the recipient and send the details through a messaging app. Developers can also give Siri instructions for combining actions into a single task.
There are rules about which app Siri can use. Apple says a request generally has to name an app to use its custom content or actions while the app is in the background. Siri can make the connection without hearing the app’s name if the app is on screen, if a live update from it is active or if the person is continuing a Siri conversation that already mentioned it. Developers can test their own integrations and share them with internal testers. People who download those apps from the App Store cannot use the preview features yet.
What changes when Siri keeps going
An agent of the kind Gurman describes would have to decide when to take another step after the first request. Consider the sneakers in Apple’s example. Siri could send the details when asked. Safari already offers price and stock alerts for a web page. Telling Siri to buy a particular size if the price falls below $80 would also require it to know when to stop waiting, check whether the price cap includes shipping and handle any purchase approval. Apple’s tools already let app makers ask for confirmation before an action. Apple has yet to say how approvals would work for Siri tasks that run over time.
Apple expects features from the app preview to begin reaching customers in a few months and says app makers can start submitting their Siri integrations to the App Store in spring 2027. Its preview announcement leaves the terms and usage rules for a later update.
