Report: Apple plans standalone Siri app with auto‑deleting chats for WWDC

Apple is preparing a standalone Siri app for unveiling at its Worldwide Developers Conference next month, according to a May 17 report by 9to5Mac that cited Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The report said the app would give Siri a chatbot-style interface and arrive with a beta label. It also said Apple plans privacy features including auto-deleting chat history, alongside file uploads, conversation memory and Genmoji suggestions. Apple has not publicly announced such an app. WWDC26 runs from June 8 through June 12, Apple said in a March 23 announcement, and the company is holding a special event at Apple Park on June 8 for developers and students. Apple said the conference will spotlight updates for its platforms, including artificial intelligence advancements and new software tools. The company has not published a keynote agenda naming Siri features in advance. ### What exactly did the report say Apple would ship? 9to5Mac said on May 17 that Apple’s new Siri app is expected to launch in beta next month and continue carrying that label when it reaches the public in the fall. The report described a separate Siri interface built to improve how users interact with Siri and Apple Intelligence. (9to5mac.com) Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, as quoted by 9to5Mac, said the app would include auto-deleting chats, a privacy feature the report compared with settings already available in iMessage. The same report said users would be able to upload files, keep conversational context through memory features and receive Genmoji suggestions. (9to5mac.com) ### How does auto-deleting chat history fit Apple’s privacy pitch? Apple said in a June 10, 2024 privacy announcement that many Apple Intelligence models run on device, while more advanced requests can be sent to Private Cloud Compute. The company said Private Cloud Compute is designed so personal user data sent for processing is not accessible to anyone other than the user, including Apple. (9to5mac.com) Apple said again in a January 2025 statement about Siri privacy that when Siri uses Private Cloud Compute, user data is not stored or made accessible to Apple. The reported auto-delete setting for Siri chats would extend that privacy emphasis to the user-facing conversation history, if Apple announces the feature as described. That connection is an inference based on Apple’s prior privacy statements and the reported design of the new app. (apple.com) ### Why is Apple framing the Siri app as beta? 9to5Mac reported that Apple plans to keep a beta label on the Siri app even after a broader public release in the fall. The report did not say Apple had given a reason for that label, but it noted Apple has used beta branding on some earlier rollouts. (apple.com) Apple has spent the past two years expanding Apple Intelligence features while emphasizing staged releases and privacy protections. In its June 2024 product announcement, the company said Apple Intelligence would bring writing tools, image generation and cross-app actions to iPhone, iPad and Mac. (9to5mac.com) ### What do file uploads, memory and Genmoji suggest about the product? 9to5Mac reported that file uploads and conversation memory are planned parts of the Siri app, features that would move Siri closer to the chat-based AI assistants offered by rivals. The report also said Apple is preparing Genmoji suggestions, tying the assistant more directly to another Apple Intelligence feature. (apple.com) A separate 9to5Mac report on May 12 said Bloomberg had described a “completely rebuilt” Siri in iOS 27 and linked that work to broader Apple Intelligence changes. That report also referenced Google Gemini in connection with Siri’s overhaul, though Apple has not publicly confirmed those details. (9to5mac.com) ### When will Apple have to show its hand? Apple said WWDC26 will be held online from June 8 to June 12, with an in-person Apple Park event on Monday, June 8. Apple’s special-event page says attendees will watch the keynote and Platforms State of the Union that day with Apple engineers and designers. If the company plans to introduce a standalone Siri app at WWDC, June 8 is the next scheduled public milestone. (9to5mac.com) (developer.apple.com)