The upcoming iOS 18 will preview some AI capabilities at WWDC 2025, though the full LLM-powered Siri transformation won’t arrive until iOS 19 in 2026.1 Meanwhile, Apple is expanding its AI ecosystem by allowing developers to build with its proprietary AI models2 and has already rolled out Apple Intelligence features in multiple languages including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean.3
Apple is also exploring partnerships to enhance its AI offerings while development continues. The company is reportedly in talks with Perplexity to integrate their AI service into both Siri and Safari search, and Google’s Gemini is expected to be added to iOS 26 as an alternative to ChatGPT.4 These strategic collaborations may help Apple bridge the gap while addressing the “philosophical differences” among executives that have contributed to the delayed timeline for its homegrown AI solutions.5
