Apple exec slams ‘ugly and embarrassing’ Siri delays in all-hands meeting

We’re one week removed from Apple’s decision to indefinitely delay the “more personalized” version of Siri that was first announced at WWDC 2024, and the blowback hasn’t let up. Now, Bloomberg has the details from an all-hands meeting for the Siri division inside Apple, where the Apple Intelligence delays were panned as “ugly” and “embarrassing.” The meeting was led by Robby Walker, a senior director of “Siri and Information Intelligence” at Apple. Walker has been at Apple since 2013, working across Siri technologies. During the meeting, Walker reportedly emphasized that “it’s unclear” when the promised Siri features will launch. This includes Siri with personal context, in-app actions, and on-screen awareness. Apple’s goal remains to ship these features at some point in the iOS 19, but Walker said “it doesn’t mean that we’re shipping then.” In its current form, the new Siri features only work properly “up to two-thirds to 80% of the time,” Bloomberg reports: “We have other commitm ... Read full article.