Apple's new Siri app will reportedly offer auto-deleting chat options
Apple's upcoming Siri app is set to introduce auto-deleting chat options, enhancing user privacy. Users will have the ability to choose how long chat logs are saved, with options ranging from 30 days to forever. This move aligns with Apple's longstanding commitment to user privacy, contrasting with competitors that prioritize data collection for AI training.
- ▪Apple's new Siri app will feature auto-deleting chat options.
- ▪Users can select chat log retention periods of 30 days, a year, or indefinitely.
- ▪Apple aims to prioritize user privacy over data collection for AI training.
9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 20 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Apples new Siri will have auto-deleting chats, report claims — Mashable
- ▪ Apple May Add Auto-Deleting Chats to Siri as Gemini Powers Back End AI — Firethering
- ▪ Apple’s new ChatGPT-like Siri app to feature auto-deleting chats — Crypto Briefing
- ▪ Apple’s Siri revamp could include auto-deleting chats — TechCrunch
- ▪ Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats — The Verge
- ▪ Apple’s New ChatGPT-Like Siri App Will Have Auto-Deleting Chats - Bloomberg.com — Google News
- ▪ Standalone Siri app to offer auto-deleting chat history, launch with beta label: report — 9to5Mac
- ▪ Apple’s New ChatGPT-Like Siri App Will Have Auto-Deleting Chats — r/iphone
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Big Tech Apple Apple's new Siri app will reportedly offer auto-deleting chat options By Jackson Chen May 17, 2026 1:10 pm EST Apple Apple might have a secret weapon for its revamped Siri that could help it compete against other AI chatbots. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple will introduce a feature that automatically deletes chats, as seen in its Messages app, to the updated Siri. According to Gurman, users will get a Siri setting that toggles between saving chatlogs for 30 days, a year or forever. Gurman added that Apple will also offer an option of whether Siri launches with the context of its previous conversation or starts a completely new chat. However, automatically deleting chatlogs comes with a serious downside.
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