Apple may first release a new Siri to be introduced with iOS 27 in beta form, and may open some features through a waitlist, a report said.

TechRadar reported on June 6 that Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple may initially offer the next-generation Siri to be introduced with iOS 27 as a “beta” version.

The overhaul focuses on turning Siri, previously a simple voice command tool, into a more proactive AI assistant. Gurman predicted the new Siri will go beyond the existing voice control system and serve as an “AI companion” that helps users.

Apple last year unveiled Apple Intelligence and announced plans to upgrade Siri, but some features introduced at the time have yet to be officially released. The industry expects the iOS 27 update to significantly expand Siri’s role, including features that have been delayed.

App access permissions and personalization features are cited as key changes. The new Siri is expected to draw more broadly on users’ schedules, messages, emails and app usage information to understand context and carry out complex tasks.

Attention is also on how it will be launched. Gurman said Apple may consider a waitlist approach that first offers improved Siri features to a certain number of users, rather than opening them fully.

That approach resembles the strategy Apple used when it released the initial version of Apple Intelligence in 2024. The first features were introduced in iOS 18.1, but users could not try them right away and had to apply through an “Apple Intelligence waitlist” in the iPhone Settings app. A similar pattern may be repeated this time.

On the technology front, cooperation with Google is again drawing attention. Apple is said to have signed a deal with Google to use the Gemini AI model to run the new Siri. It differs, however, from the current ChatGPT integration approach. It has been suggested that Google technology could be used to generate responses without the Gemini name appearing in the app.

Apple is expected to again highlight privacy protection as a differentiator in its new AI strategy. Earlier leaked information said Apple would stress that its AI services are “fundamentally different” from other products in the market. That would mean presenting a stronger control structure over how much user data is shared and stored.

Changes to the user experience are also being foreshadowed. Apple is considering showing an animation in the iPhone’s Dynamic Island when the new Siri is summoned in iOS, and it has been suggested that Siri conversations could be synced across devices for the first time. This aligns with plans to expand beyond a single iPhone-centric assistant to an AI assistant that links multiple Apple devices.

Apple is set to preview its iOS 27 software update for this year at the WWDC 2026 event on June 8. A major Siri overhaul is also likely to be unveiled there. If beta labeling and a waitlist are applied, when Apple’s AI assistant is actually available could become a more important variable than when it is announced.