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Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul will reportedly include one major change: the option to integrate any third-party chatbot.
Since iOS 18.2, Apple users have been able to access ChatGPT via Siri, and there were reports that Gemini would be the next AI integration. However, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that in iOS 27, iPhone users will be able to connect any chatbot on their phone to Siri.
For example, if your preferred chatbot is Claude, you can send queries to Anthropic's AI via Siri. This sounds a lot like how you can select your preferred search engine on a browser. This flexibility, internally called Extensions, will also be available in a rumored standalone Siri app.
As Gurman notes, this integration is separate from the deal Apple signed with Google in January. That multi-year collaboration is less consumer-focused and means the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology.
Why would Apple open up iOS to rival AIs? Money. Just as Apple takes a cut of ChatGPT Plus subscriptions that people sign up for via their iPhones, it will also make money on pro subscriptions from other services. (Apple made $109 billion from services in FY 2025.)
It's unclear if Apple will have an approval process for chatbots to link up with Siri. Other AI apps available on the App Store include Alexa, Copilot, Grok, Meta AI, and Perplexity.
Gurman says the Extensions system is currently being tested for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. Users will be able to enable or disable their favorite chatbots from the Apple Intelligence and Siri tab in Settings, he adds.
Apple is expected to unveil the latest iterations of its software on June 8 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). AI was in short supply at WWDC 2025, with the focus on improvements like Liquid Glass. This year, the theme appears to be “AI advancements.”