Apple’s Siri assistant just got its biggest-ever upgrade as part of iOS 18 – including new ChatGPT powers thanks to an OpenAI partnership, and deep integration with supported iPhones, iPads and Macs.The new version of Siri, announced at WWDC 2024, is powered by Apple Intelligence, which gives the voice assistant features like ‘on-screen awareness’ to make it work better with apps. Apple promised that ‘this year marks the start of a new era for Siri’ and judging by the demos that

While Apple’s demos of the new Siri looked impressive, it was clear that there was also a lot of future-gazing happening – so it isn’t clear exactly which features will be available when iOS 18 finally lands.The new interface, improved conversational skills, ability to type questions to Siri and ask it questions about on-device features will all apparently ‘be available from the moment you start using Apple Intelligence’. In other words, when iOS 18 drops later this year.But on-screen awareness and the ability for Siri to use personal context are likely a little further off, with Apple suggesting that these features will be rolled out ‘over the course of the next year’. Still, there’s no doubting that this new Siri has the promise of becoming something closer to the all-knowing voice assistant that it promised to be when it landed 13 years ago.You might also likeApple Intelligence isn’t coming to Intel-based Macs – here’s whyApple quietly confirms it will end support for three older Apple Watches with watchOS 11Apple reveals Apple Intelligence as its gambit in the personal AI
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