Apple to Launch Standalone Siri App with Auto‑Delete
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- Apple will debut a standalone Siri app at WWDC in June, built on Google’s Gemini AI and delivering a ChatGPT‑style chatbot.
- Apple plans to add an auto‑delete option for Siri conversations, letting users erase chats after 30 days, one year, or keep them forever.
- Apple will market the new Siri as a privacy‑first AI, limiting how long user data is stored and processed.
- Google’s Gemini will power the Siri chatbot, handling some of the security and backend functions.
- Mark Gurman reports Apple may use privacy framing to offset Siri’s functional gaps versus rivals.
Why it matters: Apple wins new AI users by offering a privacy‑centric Siri that auto‑deletes chats, appealing to privacy‑sensitive customers and differentiating from rivals; the move could boost iPhone engagement and curb data‑privacy concerns.
