Siri AI for iPhones and iPads will be delayed indefinitely in the EU
Key takeaways
- Apple also said that Siri AI and new Apple Intelligence features will not be available at all in China.
- Apple European Union and Chinese citizens will have to wait even longer before getting their hands on Apple's hotly-anticipated i OS 27 and i Pad OS 27 with the new Siri.
- "Our hope is to eventually bring Siri AI to the EU, and we will continue to engage with EU regulators on a path forward," Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, said in a press release.
Apple also said that Siri AI and new Apple Intelligence features will not be available at all in China.
Apple European Union and Chinese citizens will have to wait even longer before getting their hands on Apple's hotly-anticipated i OS 27 and i Pad OS 27 with the new Siri. Thanks to some regulatory issues, Apple said it won't ship Siri AI as part of its upcoming i Phone and i Pad software updates to the EU due to the conflicts with the Digital Markets Act.
"Our hope is to eventually bring Siri AI to the EU, and we will continue to engage with EU regulators on a path forward," Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, said in a press release. "However, their refusal to engage constructively on solutions that preserve privacy and security means we do not currently have a timeline for Siri AI's availability on iOS and iPadOS in the EU."