According to Gurman, the new Siri will have to wait.It won't come in iOS 26.4, although Apple keeps its promise

Few of us would deny the sense of defeat that many of us woke up with when we heard that the new Siri, the version that is finally coming in iOS 26.4.

Few of us will deny the feeling of failure that many of us woke up to when we found out that the new Siri, will finally start in iOS 26.4, it can postpone iOS 26.5 and even iOS 27. It reminds us a lot of what happened last year, when the plan for iOS 18 was delayed for a long time.But this time it was quite different.That there is reason to hope, despite everything.

A little timeline of the new Siri

- Official announcement: The new Siri was unveiled at WWDC24 as part of Apple's Intelligence program, and promises to arrive in 2025 with an interim update to iOS 18. Those who attended the event were able to try it out.

- Waiting for iOS 18.4: Although Apple has not confirmed that this version will release Siri, it is a secret for all users.But a few weeks before the first beta version of iOS 18.4, Apple confirmed to John Gruber that it was delayed due to development issues.

- Crisis in artificial intelligence: The delay in the performance of Apple's best artificial intelligence, which was the new Siri, highlighted one of the biggest problems of the Tim Cook era.

- WWDC25: Despite an apology, Apple chose to ignore the Siri issue during WWDC25.In a media interview, they further explained the reason for the delay, saying that they needed a near-perfect level of quality for their response, which had yet to be achieved.

- "2026": Apple itself has confirmed through the mouth of many employees, especially its CEO, that the new Siri will arrive later this year.

- Google shows: In early January, Apple and Google confirmed a partnership so that models currently powering Gemini can also be used with Apple Intelligence features, including the new Siri.This is something that Tim Cook values ​​as a good opportunity to "create new experiences and change."

- iOS 26.4: Mark Gurman and other leakers have been confirming for months that iOS 26.4 is marked on Apple's roadmap, the next major system update, as we'll finally see the new Google-powered Siri.

It was through the mouth (or rather the text) of Mark Gurman that it was learned that Apple will not even introduce a new Siri with iOS 26.4.The first beta of this system should arrive in the coming weeks, and although Apple hasn't officially confirmed anything at all, it seems pretty clear that it won't.

Gurman talks about “setbacks” in development.And while it mentions iOS 26.5 as a possibility, it doesn't say that either.This would be one of the last major updates to iOS 26 and, on the eve of iOS 27, the version that will also supposedly launch a chatbot, so perhaps it makes sense to wait for that version.

Have we been deceived?

Personally, I admit that I have a certain feeling of "we have been deceived."We've been waiting a long time for the new Siri.And in recent months, with many leaks (from reliable sources) guaranteeing that it will come in iOS 26.4.Were they not trustworthy then?

Well, this is pure opinion and I want it to also serve as an error.In nearly a decade of closely following the Apple world, I've learned to be very perceptive about these things.That the new Siri in iOS 26.4 has been leaked and won't be coming could be a fake leak, but a simple change of plans.

Apple has never confirmed iOS 26.4, which all the media has always emphasized.However, Gorman, Kuo and many other leakers have done so with good inside sources.This is, in most cases, for practical purposes as confirmed by Apple.

The problem is that what leaks usually report is a specific point in development.And I'm willing to bet that Apple actually had such plans.Now an unknown "failure" has caused them to put it off a little longer.And we learned everything from third parties and in the shortest possible time.

The wait was frustrating, but...

Despite everything, and being the first critic of how disastrous Apple's initial handling of the new Siri was, I think there are reasons to be optimistic.Given the craziness of last year and that Apple is a high-profile company, I find it hard to believe that they haven't learned their lesson and continue to risk giving release dates that they will then have to undo.side).

What Apple has kept for the past year is that it will be 2026 when they will release the new Siri.And according to the leaks, the truth is that he hasn't fooled anyone yet.The California firm has until December 31 to fulfill its promise.Either iOS 26.4 (apparently not), iOS 26.5 or any other iOS 27.

In addition, it is also a reason for hope to know that they will take Google.Of course it's not the best choice for Apple when they started the whole development, but it's the most common one today.At least if they don't want to delay starting at all and look for something of quality.

Gemini 3, whose LLM is also what will be behind Apple Intelligence, has proven to be one of the most versatile and accurate AIs.Thinking of it as support for the new Siri at this point is the best we could get as users.

We have to wait a little longer though

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