Probably the greatest elements of Apple Intelligence is Siri’s means to combine with ChatGPT. When Apple’s AI chatbot is stumped by a query, it may possibly faucet into ChatGPT’s huge data base (upon request) to supply the correct reply. And when iOS 26 launches within the fall, ChatGPT might be even higher.
Apple has confirmed (through 9to5Mac) that Apple Intelligence will improve to GPT-5 when iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26 launch this fall. The present integration depends on GPT-4o, which first launched in Could 2024.
In keeping with OpenAI, GPT-5 is “a major leap in intelligence over all our earlier fashions, that includes state-of-the-art efficiency throughout coding, math, writing, well being, visible notion, and extra. It’s a unified system that is aware of when to reply rapidly and when to assume longer to supply expert-level responses.”
In fact, Apple is anticipated to make Siri higher in iOS 26 as effectively. Apple promised an all-new Siri in iOS 18, however was compelled to delay the options till iOS 26. Studies say the replace will doubtless arrive in early 2026 as a part of iOS 26.4 with three foremost options:
Display screen consciousness: Siri can learn and perceive what’s in your display screen. For instance, if you happen to’re studying an tackle, you may say, “Add this to my contacts,” and Siri will perceive.
Private context: Siri will use your mail, messages, net historical past, and so on., to construct a personal profile of you in your system. That method, it may give you solutions which can be particular to you.
In-app actions: Siri will have the ability to combine with apps in your iPhone and work inside them reasonably than present as a system-level layer.
Nonetheless, the chat portion of Siri might be largely the identical, so ChatGPT will nonetheless be a significant a part of Apple Intelligence all through 2026. Apple is reportedly engaged on a “true modernized, conversational model of Siri,” utilizing a homegrown large-language mannequin, however that isn’t anticipated to reach till iOS 27.
Along with GPT-5 integration, Apple is including a number of new Apple intelligence options to iOS 26, together with stay translation, name screening and spam filtering, and AI actions in Shortcuts.
Apple Intelligence is supported on the iPhone 15 Professional and Professional Max, and all iPhone 16 fashions, together with the 16e. On the iPad and Mac, all M-series fashions are supported, in addition to the A17 Professional iPad mini. iOS 26 is anticipated to launch in September.
