Apple Wants Siri to Act Like an Agent, Bloomberg Reports, as Early as 2027

What happened

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported on Nov 8 in his Power On newsletter that Apple CEO John Ternus told software chief Craig Federighi in a closed-door meeting in recent weeks that the company needs to accelerate its software roadmap and move beyond routine improvements to Siri.

According to the report, Apple wants Siri to become more like an agent: software that follows a goal and keeps working on it without the user starting each step, similar to OpenAI's Dots, Meta's Muse and xAI's Grok. Gurman believes the capability could arrive as early as 2027, but Apple has confirmed no timeline or feature list, and the account rests on unnamed sources.

Two nearer upgrades already have dates: iOS 27.3 will bring finer control over Apple's own apps, expected to reach the public in December, and third-party app access is expected in spring 2027, when Siri could place a food order or book a restaurant. Siri AI shipped in beta with iOS 27 on Sept 14, 2026, and on Nov 3 Apple opened a developer preview letting apps bring their actions into Siri through App Intents.

Key facts

1. Source: Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Power On newsletter, Nov 8, 2026; Apple has not commented
2. Target: Siri tracks goals and pursues them without step-by-step prompts; the comparison points are OpenAI's Dots, Meta's Muse and xAI's Grok
3. Near-term dates: iOS 27.3 brings control of Apple's own apps, expected in December; third-party app access is expected in spring 2027
4. Status: Siri AI shipped in beta with iOS 27; iOS 27.2 added five languages in October; the App Intents developer preview opened on Nov 3
5. People: Mike Rockwell, who leads Siri engineering, is still seriously considering stepping down, possibly next year; Apple already delayed Siri upgrades once before, in 2025
6. Process: Apple is testing a development pipeline that gives engineers more time to code and less time on integration