Siri could soon handle multiple requests at once, with Apple reportedly developing a significant voice assistant overhaul expected to land as part of iOS 27 rather than the current iOS 26 cycle.
According to Bloomberg, the update would allow users to chain tasks together in one voice prompt, covering actions such as scheduling an appointment, checking the weather, and sending a message in sequence, addressing a longstanding limitation that has left Siri trailing competitors including Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa in handling complex natural language requests.
The multi-request capability would represent Siri’s most meaningful functional leap since the assistant launched in 2011, with Apple’s voice assistant having long been criticised for its inability to maintain context across follow-up requests or handle anything beyond single, discrete commands without breaking the interaction into separate prompts.
Apple is separately reported to be overhauling Siri with deeper access to personal data across apps including emails, notes, and messages, with the upgraded assistant expected to be unveiled at WWDC 2026.
The update forms part of a broader Siri reboot planned across iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, suggesting Apple intends to treat the overhaul as a platform-wide effort rather than an incremental improvement limited to a single operating system version.
Shortcuts overhaul
Bloomberg also reports that the Shortcuts app is set to receive a significant upgrade alongside the Siri changes, with an AI-powered automation generator under discussion that would allow users to create workflows from plain language descriptions rather than manually assembling them step by step.
The Shortcuts change would substantially lower the barrier to entry for the app, which has historically appealed to power users comfortable with building logic-based automations but has seen limited adoption among casual iPhone owners who find the manual construction process too technical.
Deeper integration with Apple’s system functions is also expected as part of the broader update, though specific details on which system-level capabilities Siri would gain access to have not been confirmed in Bloomberg’s reporting.
Apple has not officially confirmed any of the changes, and it remains unclear whether any elements of the Siri update could still surface in a later iOS 26 release ahead of the anticipated iOS 27 rollout.
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