This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: Siri’s AI upgrade timing, iPhone Fold updates, AirPods Pro 3 delays, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.
Siri’s AI upgrades officially 2026, likely in iOS 26.4
In last week’s WWDC presentation, Apple addressed its delayed Siri AI upgrades directly—but didn’t share anything new. It used the same timing language that had been previously shared of a release “in the coming year.”
This past week, though, Apple confirmed that means a 2026 release. And to get more specific, Mark Gurman reported that iOS 26.4 in the spring is the targeted launch date.
My takeaways
Previous reporting from The New York Times, alongside other signs of Siri optimism, had gotten my hopes up that Apple would have Siri’s big AI features ready before 2025 ends.
Unfortunately, that’s clearly not the case.
As Craig Federighi has detailed in multiple interviews now following WWDC, Apple decided it must implement a whole new Siri architecture before it can achieve the kind of high quality needed for the delayed AI upgrades. That sounds like a tall task, but here’s hoping it proves worth the wait.
This week Ming-Chi Kuo provided an update on the latest developments with Apple’s upcoming ‘iPhone Fold.’
Per Kuo, Apple has finalized the display components for the new foldable. A 7.8-inch inner display and 5.5-inch outer display are expected.
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