Apple Updates iPhone 16 Pages With Disclosure On Siri AI Feature Delays
Apple's new Intelligence features for Siri are facing an indefinite delay. This news comes after Apple updated its website, adding a disclaimer about these delayed Siri AI features. This update was made following the removal of a YouTube ad. The ad was showcasing these features on the iPhone 16. The delay has caused a stir among Apple users who were looking forward to the new features.
Apple Faces Setbacks with Siri Features
Apple is facing setbacks after news broke last week that key new Apple Intelligence features for Siri have been indefinitely delayed. Over the weekend, the company removed a YouTube ad showcasing the personal context feature on the iPhone 16. Additionally, Apple has updated its website with a new disclaimer on the iPhone marketing pages, where the unreleased Siri features are mentioned.
Apple confirmed last week that the new Siri features require more development time and are expected to roll out "in the coming year," without offering a specific timeline. Apple has officially delayed its more intelligent Siri with Apple Intelligence.
Apple’s statement read “Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly, and in just the past six months, we've made Siri more conversational, introduced new features like type to Siri and product knowledge, and added an integration with ChatGPT. We've also been working on a more personalized Siri, giving it more awareness of your personal context, as well as the ability to take action for you within and across your apps. It's going to take us longer than we thought to deliver on these features and we anticipate rolling them out in the coming year.”
Details on Delayed Siri Features
The delayed Siri features are designed to help users find information from conversations, such as flight numbers or book recommendations, by scanning across Messages, Mail, and other apps. They also enable on-screen awareness, allowing users to take contextual actions, like editing an image in the Photos app through Siri. Apple officially confirmed the delay last week, stating that delivering these features will take longer than expected and that they are anticipated to roll out in the coming year. This announcement followed rumors about development issues with the features.
Update on Apple's Website
Apple’s website now includes a vague update to customers, stating that Siri’s personal context understanding, onscreen awareness, and in-app actions are in development and will be available in a future software update. The same disclaimer can now be found across the iPhone 16e, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, iPad, and other product pages, where these features were previously advertised without any mention of their unreleased status.
Expected Release Timeline
While Apple hasn’t provided a specific release timeline, it’s likely the “future software update” will be part of iOS 19. The first developer beta for iOS 19 is expected at WWDC in June this summer. However, the update that includes these features could arrive anytime between fall 2025 and summer 2026, so it might be a while.