Some iPhone users may finally be able to break up with Siri ‣ Diverse Daily

Summary

Siri may no longer be a default on iPhones in EU
Changes per EU law don’t apply in the US
Improved Siri rumored for release this fall, addressing current shortcomings

If you count yourself as one of Siri’s biggest haters, and you live in the EU, there’s potentially some great news on the horizon. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, recent legal action in the European Union could pave the way for iPhone users in the region to get rid of Siri altogether and switch their default assistant to other options like Google Gemini or ChatGPT.

Interestingly, this change could also eventually roll out to all Apple devices, not just iPhones, as the report specifically mentions “operating systems,” which could mean that iPadOS and macOS users in the EU could also get rid of Siri on their devices.

Like the recent lifting of the ban on

third-party app stores
, Apple is only applying the change in areas where it will be forced to as part of its compliance with EU law, which unfortunately means that other regions like the US will still be stuck with

Siri
as our only option for the foreseeable future.

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Siri improvements are on the way

Rumors hint at a big update hitting this fall

how-to-get-siris-new-look — Pocket-lint / Apple

Pocket-lint / Apple

Several weeks ago, rumors surfaced about plans to release a new and improved version of

Siri this fall
that would be more intuitive and capable of doing things like handling requests across apps or having onscreen awareness, all things that were promised in last year’s Apple Intelligence unveiling, but haven’t yet come to fruition.

Though Apple itself has been mum on what features may be available in an updated version of Siri, the move to make substantial improvements to the virtual assistant this fall, potentially alongside iOS 19 as well as the iPhone 17, seems like it will at least address some of its biggest shortcomings, which is great news for those of us who aren’t in the EU and are still stuck with Siri for the foreseeable future.

We’re expecting to hear more in just a few weeks during Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote, which is scheduled for June 9, and should include more information about the (hopefully) new and improved Siri.