Apple will introduce a new version of Siri with an option to automatically delete chat histories when iOS 27 launches in fall 2026 [1, 2]. For the first time, Siri will appear as a standalone app on iPhones, providing a chatbot experience similar to ChatGPT [3, 2]. Users can choose how long to keep their chat histories—30 days, one year, or indefinitely [4, 3, 1, 2].
The revamped Siri app will run largely on Apple's private cloud but will be powered by Google's Gemini AI model [4, 3, 2]. Apple aims to set its AI assistant apart by emphasizing privacy through tighter limits on data retention and memory. Mark Gurman explained, "Most leading AI chatbots today rely heavily on histories and memory systems to personalize responses and improve future interactions. But Apple will place tighter limits around how memory works, including restrictions on what information can persist and how long it can be retained" [4].
The user interface will offer two viewing modes: a single conversation view modeled after ChatGPT and a traditional chat list view [2]. Even after the official release, the app will carry a "beta" label and let users opt out of it [1, 2]. Gurman noted privacy will be a "major theme" when Apple unveils the updated Siri at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2026 [3].
Apple is expected to reveal more details about the privacy-first Siri during WWDC in June, ahead of the public launch of iOS 27 with the standalone Siri app in the fall [3, 1, 2].
