Standalone Siri app to offer auto-deleting chat history, launch with beta label: report
Apple is set to launch a standalone Siri app at WWDC 2026, featuring auto-deleting chat history. The app will debut in beta, allowing users to interact with Siri more effectively while prioritizing privacy. Users will have options for conversation history management and interface styles, with the app powered by Gemini models on Apple's private servers.
- ▪The new Siri app will include a feature for auto-deleting conversation history.
- ▪Apple plans to launch the app with a beta label, even after its public release.
- ▪Users will have the ability to choose between different interface options for interacting with Siri.
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 Siri app will reportedly offer auto-deleting chat options — Engadget
- ▪ Apple’s New ChatGPT-Like Siri App Will Have Auto-Deleting Chats - Bloomberg.com — Google News
- ▪ Apple’s New ChatGPT-Like Siri App Will Have Auto-Deleting Chats — r/iphone
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