Apple launches Siri AI with personal context, app actions and Visual Intelligence: Check top 5 new features

Apple has unveiled its biggest update to Siri, powered by Gemini. During the WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple confirmed some of the most-rumoured features for the assistant, including a brand new design, new ways of accessing the assistant and new features.

"Today, many AI providers talk about privacy, but by default, most of them retain your personal interactions, leaving the onus on you to defend your privacy, like using temporary chats, deleting conversations, or even turning off entire features," Apple software chief Craig Federighi said during the WWDC 2026 presentation. "At Apple, we believe privacy in AI is non-negotiable."

The new app will allow users to see their previous conversations with Siri and even upload images and documents to get more comprehensive responses.

The new Siri mode in the Camera app will allow users to point their camera at objects, food, documents or locations and ask Siri questions about what they are seeing.

Apple says Siri can identify places, provide contextual information and suggest actions based on what's in view.

For example, users can scan a meal to receive nutritional insights or point the camera at a restaurant bill and use Apple Cash to split the payment among friends.

Meanwhile, Apple Vision Pro users can ask Siri questions simply by looking at physical objects in their environment.

The company also noted that Siri will be able to adapt to users' writing styles depending on who they are communicating with.

The AI assistant will also be able to review text and provide suggestions to users. Apple is also adding a system-wide grammar-checking tool which will proofread text automatically without requiring users to manually turn it on.