Apple could make Siri work more like an agent as early as next year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, in the latest sign that the iPhone maker wants its assistant to do more than answer one question at a time.

Gurman reported in his Power On newsletter on Sunday, 8 November, that Apple ultimately wants Siri to keep track of goals, work out what needs to happen next and continue pursuing objectives without the user starting every step. He stressed the exact form is still open and Apple has not announced anything, so 2027 is the earliest date rather than a launch plan.

The report ties the push to Apple's new chief executive, John Ternus. According to Gurman, Ternus told software chief Craig Federighi in a closed-door meeting in recent weeks that Apple needs to accelerate its software roadmap and move quickly beyond merely making necessary improvements to Siri.

How Siri would differ from today

Today, Siri AI is largely request-based: a user gives one command, the assistant carries it out, and then it waits for the next instruction. Gurman measures that against a newer class of always-on assistants, including OpenAI's Dots, Meta's Muse and Grok, which can hold a goal in mind and keep working on it between conversations, pausing and resuming as a task requires.

An agentic Siri would, in that model, take on a job such as planning a trip or tracking down a refund and work through the steps on its own until the task is finished or it needs the user's input.

What iOS 27.3 already adds

The nearer-term steps are already visible in beta. Apple released the first iOS 27.3 betas on 3 November with a developer preview that lets developers bring their app's content and actions into Siri AI through App Intents. Apple also added skills, which it describes as a way to teach Siri AI how to combine several actions into a single experience, such as checking a delivery, booking a reservation or placing an order.

Apple is rolling the new actions out across its own apps first. Gurman reports that this extended support can reach the public version in December. Third-party support will take longer, arriving as a preview in spring 2027, possibly as part of iOS 27.5 or iOS 27.6, ahead of the 2027 Worldwide Developers Conference.

Limits that still apply

There are practical limits on how far an agentic Siri could go at first. Apple's own fine print says server-side features, including Siri AI, are subject to daily usage limits, and that expanded access may be available for a fee in the future. Siri AI is also unavailable in the European Union on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, and it is not available to users under 13.

For now, iPhone owners can try the new actions when iOS 27.3 ships. Whether the fuller agent vision arrives in 2027 remains an open question.