Apple is rolling out a major update to Siri called Siri 2.0, also known as the Siri Agent. This new version uses Apple’s intelligence to perform tasks automatically across your device and understand what’s happening on your screen. It can handle several steps at once in different apps.
Here’s how you can try out the first version of this technology. The more advanced features will be available in early 2026.
How To Access Siri Agent Beta
Right now, you can try some Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.1, 18.2, and later developer betas. The new Siri 2.0 agent features are planned for early 2026, starting with iOS 26.4.
- Verify Device Compatibility
- iPhone: iPhone 16 series, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPad/Mac: models with M1 chip or later.
- Join The Beta Program
- Go to beta.apple.com and sign up using your Apple ID.
- On your device, navigate to Settings > General > Software Update > Beta Updates and select iOS 18 or later Public Beta.
Enable Apple Intelligence
- Go to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri
- Tap “Join the waitlist.”
- Make sure your device and Siri language are set to English (United States), which is required for early access.
- Once authorized, turn on Apple Intelligence.
How to use the new Siri Agent features?
The new Siri agent is built for real, system-wide automation so that it can take actions for you across different apps.
- On-screen awareness: If a friend sends you a new address, tell Siri to add this address to their contact card, and Siri will do it for you so you don’t have to copy and paste.
- Cross-app functionality: You can say, “Make this photo pop” and then “Send this to mom in an email.” Siri will move between Photos and Mail apps to get it done.
- Contextual comprehension: Siri now remembers what you are talking about, so you can ask follow-up questions without restating yourself.
- App intents: With the new system, Siri can handle specific tasks across different apps, such as finding a document in a third-party app.
Important Details & Privacy
- Waitlist: After you turn it on, you may need to wait a short time while the necessary files are downloaded.
- Privacy: Siri uses on-device processing and private cloud computing to help keep your personal data safe.
- ChatGPT integration (if you allow it) – Siri can use ChatGPT to answer more specialized questions.
The advanced Siri 2.0 agent could be available for developers in beta around February 23, 2026, and is expected to be released to the public in March or April 2026.
Apple plans to update Siri later this year, turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, Bloomberg News reported.
The chatbot, codenamed Campos, will be deeply embedded in the iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating systems and will replace the current Siri interface, the report said, citing people familiar with the plan.
Updating Siri is an important part of Apple’s plan to keep up with other major tech companies in the AI field. Especially after Apple Intelligence’s 2024 launch, it received a mixed response.
Earlier this month, Apple struck a deal with Google to use Google’s Gemini chip to power Siri. This is a big win for Google’s parent company, Alphabet, which also makes its own smartphones.
Campos will use an advanced version of Google’s custom model, similar to Gemini 3, which Apple calls Core Models for Version 11, according to the report.
The chatbot features will be available later this year. Campos, which will support both voice and typing, will be the main new feature in Apple’s upcoming operating system, the report said.
In a separate report on Wednesday, the information said Apple is working on an AI-powered wearable pin with several cameras, a speaker, microphones, and wireless charging. The device could launch as soon as 2027, according to the report.
Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on both reports.
Source: Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in chatbot, Bloomberg News reports.
