Intelligent shortcuts, live translation, and a smarter Siri? I break down Apple's full AI suite to tell you what works, what doesn't, and what’s still coming.

Apple Intelligence launched in 2024, but 2026 looks to be a far more important year for the AI platform—starting with ‘Siri 2.0’ this spring.

What is coming in the spring is the previously promised more personal Siri and Apple Intelligence powered by app intents. This system, run by Apple Foundation Models trained by Gemini and able to call to ChatGPT as needed, could be the ultimate AI collaboration for users.

It’s time to turn Apple Intelligence into something people actually care about. For an AI loser, Apple did an awful lot of winning last year. The mess that was the Apple Intelligence rollout was embarrassing,

Outside of these already unveiled Siri features, Apple has a new feature in the pipeline: its own generative AI search engine. We first heard about this undertaking in August. According to a recent report from Mark Gurman, it may debut as soon as March, which would put it in line with the release of iOS 26.4:

This partnership will enhance a redesigned, more personalized Siri along with various Apple Intelligence functions set to launch later this year.

Apple will lean on Google to help finish its bungled attempts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays

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