Apple’s Siri Reset: Everything New in the iOS 27 Redesign

Q: When Will We See It?

All of this is expected to be unveiled at the WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8, with a developer beta to follow and a public release of iOS 27 likely in the autumn. If the reports hold up, this will be the release where Apple finally delivers the Siri it promised two years ago — and gives the iPhone's core apps a genuine AI upgrade. We'll update this article once Apple makes everything official at WWDC.

By Jaspal Singh May 30, 2026 Updated: May 30, 2026

After years of waiting, Apple is finally about to hit the reset button on Siri. According to a wave of reports ahead of WWDC 2026 on June 8, the company's upcoming iOS 27 will bring the biggest Siri overhaul in the assistant's history — including a dedicated Siri app — alongside a refreshed Photos experience, AI-assisted screenshot search and a more powerful, customizable Camera app aimed at pros.

Nothing is official until Apple takes the stage, so treat the details below as well-sourced rumors rather than confirmed facts. Here's everything that's expected.

The Siri Reset: A Dedicated App and a Chat Interface

The headline change is Siri itself. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is rebuilding Siri in iOS 27 into a far more capable assistant designed to go toe-to-toe with ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini — with persistent chat history, continuous conversation, contextual memory and multi-step reasoning.

For the first time, Siri is reportedly getting a standalone app that handles both voice and text. Day to day, Siri will largely live in the Dynamic Island: activate it with the wake word or the side button and a pill-shaped animation appears, with a transparent results card for answers. Swipe up and you reportedly drop into a full conversation mode that looks a lot like an iMessage thread, complete with small cards for weather, notes, appointments and other relevant info.

The interface Apple is said to be testing leans into an all-dark color scheme — matching the dark palette of Apple's own WWDC 2026 artwork. Apple is also reportedly opening things up: users will be able to pick third-party chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini as the default engine for Apple Intelligence features such as Writing Tools and Image Playground.

A Smarter Photos Experience

The Photos app is in line for an AI-focused makeover, with two new editing tools reportedly on the way:

Reframe — lets you change the perspective or framing of a photo after you've taken it, effectively re-composing the shot.
Extend — uses generative AI to fill in and create missing portions of an image, expanding beyond the original frame.

Together, these bring Apple's Photos editing closer to the generative tools rivals like Google have been pushing on Pixel phones.

AI-Assisted Screenshot Search

Screenshots are getting a productivity boost too. iOS 27 is reported to add smarter organization and AI-assisted search for your screenshots, making it far easier to find that one screenshot you took weeks ago — by searching what's actually in it, rather than scrolling endlessly through your library.

A Pro-Focused, Customizable Camera App

Apple is reportedly reworking the Camera app to suit more advanced users. The standout change is customization: you'll be able to choose which controls and features appear in the Camera interface and where they're placed, tailoring it to how you actually shoot.

There's also said to be a new Siri-powered camera mode built directly into the app, sitting alongside the familiar Photo and Video modes — a sign of how deeply Apple wants to weave its revamped assistant into everyday tasks.

When Will We See It?

All of this is expected to be unveiled at the WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8, with a developer beta to follow and a public release of iOS 27 likely in the autumn. If the reports hold up, this will be the release where Apple finally delivers the Siri it promised two years ago — and gives the iPhone's core apps a genuine AI upgrade.

We'll update this article once Apple makes everything official at WWDC.