iOS 27 rumor: Siri is becoming a standalone app

Apple's Siri is becoming an app.

If that may sound strange to you, consider that Apple's smart assistant has always been available at the touch of button or a voice command, but it never really had the "body" of a standalone app you can launch and interact with. This, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, is changing in iOS 27.

The report claims that Apple is "testing" a standalone Siri app, as well as a new "Ask Siri" feature, which will be available across Apple apps.

The idea is to make Siri (which is codenamed Campo) more like chatbots from companies like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, which are all available as apps you can chat and interact with in other ways.

In particular, users will be able to keep a conversation with Siri through text and voice, just like you can with, say ChatGPT or Claude. Siri will also be able to use your personal data, including messages, emails, and notes, to fulfil user requests, as well as complete tasks within apps, search the web, and access the news.

Apple is reportedly planning to unveil the new features during the opening WWDC keynote on June 8. Apple itself said the keynote will introduce "AI advancements" on Apple platforms, without going into detail.

Gurman previously said that Apple initially didn't intend to turn Siri into a chatbot with its own app, opting instead to weave Siri into its apps and services. But the popularity of chatbots, including those integrated into Android phones from Google, Samsung, and others, made Apple reconsider and go for a standalone Siri app.