iOS 18 (and artificial intelligence) will give Siri much more control over apps

According to Apple, Apple is planning a major artificial intelligence update for Siri that could enable voice control of certain features of the iPhone app. report from Bloomberg. According to reports, the revamped Siri will arrive next year as an iOS 18 update.

As he noticed Bloombergthe update will enable Siri to analyze activity on your phone and automatically enable Siri-controlled features. For starters, you’ll only be able to exploit Siri to control features in Apple-made apps, but the company plans to support “hundreds” of commands in its apps, Bloomberg reports.

According to reports, Siri will only be able to process one command at a time. However, Apple will eventually allow Siri to perform multiple tasks in a single request, such as asking Siri for a summary of a recorded meeting and then sending it to a friend, according to Bloomberg.

This sounds a bit like Samsung promised when it released Bixby in 2017, saying that “anything you can do with touch, you can do with voice” in Samsung apps. It’s unclear how exactly this technology will work, but a recent demonstration from Microsoft showed how the GPT-4o-powered Copilot assistant can watch the screen, for example, giving tips on how to play Minecraft.

Last month, Bloomberg reported that Apple will focus on handling multiple AI requests on the device. It could process simpler commands on the iPhone while fetching more sophisticated requests from the cloud. There are rumors that OpenAI has finalized a deal with Apple and that Apple will promote cloud computing security by using M2 Ultra chips with Secure Enclave, informing users that data processed remotely is as secure as that on their device.

Even if the recent Siri isn’t due until next year, we’ll definitely see what Apple has been working on during WWDC on June 10.