Apple may be close to showing what its recently announced AI partnership with Google actually means for Siri. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is planning a new version of Siri for the second half of February, using Google’s Gemini AI models.
The report frames the update as the first Siri release that could match the promises Apple made in June 2024. The key change is not just smarter answers. It is the ability to complete tasks by accessing user’s personal data and on-screen content.
What Apple is reportedly preparing for February
The February announcement is expected to focus on a new version of Siri built with Google’s Gemini AI models. That would make the update an early public result of the AI partnership between Apple and Google.
For Apple, this matters because Siri has long been judged by what it can actually do for users. The reported update points toward an assistant that can work with information already available on the device screen and in the user’s own data, then use that context to complete tasks.
The source does not spell out individual task examples, and those details should not be assumed. What is clear from the report is the direction: Siri is being positioned as more useful when it can understand personal context and visible content, rather than operating only as a general voice interface.
That distinction is important. A voice assistant that can respond to isolated commands is different from one that can use context to take action. The reported February version appears aimed at closing that gap.
Why Gemini changes the Siri story
The use of Google’s Gemini AI models would make this Siri update more than a routine software improvement. It would show Apple relying on Google’s AI technology as part of a broader attempt to move its assistant forward.
Gurman reports that this version of Siri will be the first to live up to the promises Apple made in June 2024. That gives the update a clear benchmark. The issue is not simply whether Siri sounds more polished, but whether it can use personal data and on-screen content to complete tasks in a way that feels meaningfully different.
The Google partnership also suggests that Apple has chosen a new path after earlier reports said the company had been struggling to get its AI strategy back on track. The report does not present the partnership as the only factor, but it does place it alongside another major change: the recent departure of Apple’s AI chief John Giannandrea.
Taken together, those details point to a company trying to redirect its AI work around visible product improvements. Siri is the most obvious place for that shift to appear because it is the assistant users already associate with Apple devices.
A bigger Siri upgrade is expected in June
The February update may not be the endpoint. Gurman says Apple is also planning an even bigger Siri upgrade for June, at its Worldwide Developers Conference.
That later version is reportedly supposed to be more conversational, in the style of other chatbots like ChatGPT. It could also run directly on Google’s cloud infrastructure.
This creates a two-step timeline for Apple’s assistant strategy:
- Second half of February: Apple reportedly announces a new Siri version using Google’s Gemini AI models, with task completion based on user’s personal data and on-screen content.
- June: Apple reportedly announces a larger Siri upgrade at its Worldwide Developers Conference, with a more conversational experience and possible use of Google’s cloud infrastructure.
The sequence matters because it separates two different ambitions. The February version is described around task completion and contextual access. The June version is described around conversational ability and infrastructure.
If both reports play out as described, Apple would not be presenting Siri as a single update. It would be rolling out a staged attempt to make the assistant both more capable and more in line with chatbot-style interactions.
What this says about Apple’s AI direction
The report also captures some of the pressure around Apple’s AI work. Earlier reports suggested the company had been struggling with its strategy. Gurman says Apple’s Mike Rockwell told foundation team members over the summer that one of Gurman’s earlier reports was “bulls–t.”
Even with that pushback, the current report says the company appears to have found a new direction. The evidence cited is the Google partnership and the recent departure of John Giannandrea.
For readers watching the AI market, the most important point is that Apple’s next Siri moves are being described through practical product changes rather than broad claims. The reported February release is tied to personal data, on-screen content, and task completion. The reported June release is tied to conversation and Google’s cloud infrastructure.
That gives Apple a clearer test. Users and developers will be able to judge whether Siri becomes more useful in everyday interactions, and whether the partnership with Google produces visible improvements. The February announcement, if it happens as reported, will be the first major signal of how that strategy is taking shape.