Apple could turn Siri into an AI agent as early as next year, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Writing in his Power On newsletter on November 8, Gurman described an assistant that tracks goals and keeps working on them. It would not need a prompt for every step. Apple has not confirmed the plan.
What Gurman reported about an agentic Siri
Gurman likened the idea to agents such as Dots, Muse and Grok, then added his own read on Apple’s plans:
“Apple ultimately wants to go in this direction, I’m told, and I believe the company could make Siri more like an agent as early as next year.”
That is a hedged forecast from Gurman, not a launch date. The report attaches no product name, device list, region or price to it.
Siri AI app control: December and spring 2027 timing
Gurman also gave a nearer timeline, as summarised by AppleInsider. Extended Siri AI support for Apple’s own apps may reach the public release in December. Third-party app support is reportedly not expected until spring 2027, and even then only as a preview. We covered the earlier testing stage in our report on the iOS 27.3 beta opening Siri AI to every app.
A new development rhythm for iOS 28
MacRumors also relays a separate Gurman report on how Apple is building iOS 28, iPadOS 28 and macOS 28. The first development stage reportedly became six weeks of coding, exploration and feature work. Two weeks of convergence follow it. Apple usually splits that stage into two four-week phases. Gurman separately reports that Apple’s leadership wants its AI roadmap to move faster.
What this means for iPhone owners
Siri AI is already live for US users, and our guide on how to turn on Siri AI covers the setup. Nothing in this report changes that.
An assistant that acts on its own does raise fair questions. Which apps and data would it be able to read? Which actions would it take without asking first? Could you review or undo what it did? Those answers would have to come from Apple, which has not announced the feature.
Until Apple confirms something, there is nothing to set up or buy. Treat the next-year timing as Gurman’s expectation, not Apple’s.
Sources: Bloomberg (Mark Gurman), via MacRumors, MacRumors (iOS 28 report), AppleInsider
