Siri testing isn't going well, new features probably wont ship in iOS 26.4

Published on 11 February 2026 AppleInsider News

Summary

A recent Bloomberg report indicates that internal testing for the new Siri has faced challenges, leading to potential delays in features, including personal data access, which may be postponed to iOS 26.5 and iOS 27.

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What specific issues are causing delays in the new Siri features?

Internal testing has revealed problems such as Siri failing to process queries correctly, taking too long to respond, struggling with fast speech and complex queries by interrupting users, and inconsistently reverting to ChatGPT integration.

Sources: [1], [2], [3]

What is meant by Siri's 'personal data access' feature?

This feature allows the upgraded Siri to access and search a user's personal data, such as text messages and emails, to retrieve specific details like a podcast link and act on them immediately, such as playing it.

Sources: [1], [2]