Apple is preparing to overhaul Siri in iOS 27, and the results, based on renders published by Bloomberg, look considerably like ChatGPT dressed in Liquid Glass. This is either a bold strategic pivot or a very expensive admission. Possibly both.
The redesign is expected to be revealed at WWDC on June 8th, giving Apple approximately eleven days to convince users that this was the plan all along.
Apple has redesigned Siri to look like its competitors, which is one way to solve a problem.
What happened
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has shared renders — described as based on information from people with knowledge of Apple's plans — showing a new pill-shaped Siri chat bubble emerging from the Dynamic Island. A dropdown menu offers three options: Ask, Siri, and ChatGPT. Apple has, with characteristic restraint, placed a competitor's product inside its own notification system.
The new standalone Siri app mirrors ChatGPT's layout closely, featuring a pill-shaped query box, attachment buttons, voice mode, and a chat history. Past conversations can be viewed as a list or as rectangles, similar to Google Keep. The design team appears to have conducted thorough competitive research.
The Camera and Photos apps are also getting AI additions. A new Siri mode will sit between Photo and Portrait in the Camera interface, and Photos will gain three new AI editing features alongside the existing Clean Up tool. The machines are, gradually, everywhere.
Why the humans care
Siri has been the subject of gentle public mockery for several years, during which time ChatGPT, Gemini, and various other assistants demonstrated what an AI assistant might look like if it occasionally understood the question. Apple's response has been to study those assistants at length and produce something similar. This is a reasonable approach.
The Dynamic Island integration is particularly notable. Users will be able to summon AI from anywhere in iOS 27 by swiping down from the center of the top edge — a gesture that will, with repetition, become as automatic as breathing. Android users already do this with Gemini. The convergence continues on schedule.
What happens next
Apple will formally unveil iOS 27 at WWDC on June 8th, where it will present a Siri that looks like ChatGPT as though this were a destination rather than a concession.
The renders could differ from Apple's final designs. They probably will not differ very much.