It's Apple's WWDC 2024 event on Monday, June 10, when it will tell us all about its upcoming software updates: and a major new leak has revealed some details of Siri's new capabilities in iOS 18, to add to numerous previous rumors.
This comes from sources who spoke to AppleInsider, who listed many of the new actions Siri will be able to perform. We've previously heard a lot about Siri's iOS 18 update, which is said to involve a lot of additional AI, but this new report adds numerous details.
First, there's a list of iOS apps that Siri will be able to interact with best, and that's pretty much all of them: Books, Calendar, Camera, Contacts, Files, Free Format, Keynote, Mail, Magnifier, News, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Safari , Stocks, and Voice Memos, as well as the main Settings app on iOS.
When it comes to Settings, it looks like Siri will be able to go deeper than ever. You'll be able to open settings for screen brightness, home screens, and the app library, for example, according to AppleInsider. We've also heard rumors before that the Settings app is getting a redesign with iOS 18.
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AppleInsider has listed a host of new actions that Siri will be able to take care of, from opening e-books to setting camera timers, from setting slide titles to unsubscribing from email newsletters. In Notes, you'll apparently be able to manage folders and tags, while in Photos you'll be able to organize albums and apply filters.
Siri will be able to create watchlists in Stock Markets, lists in Reminders, and recordings in Voice Memos, for example, according to the leak. It would seem that Siri will go deeper into all of these apps, meaning you'll be able to take care of more actions using voice control.
As for AI-related tasks, there are also many: Siri will be able to summarize emails and email threads, generate intelligent responses to emails, classify emails into categories, transcribe and summarize text notes, enhance photos, summarize sites web, summarize notifications and more.
Some of these features have been leaked before, but this is the most complete list we've seen yet. It suggests that there will be a lot of news on June 10 when WWDC begins, and we will cover the entire event live. Below we explain how to follow the video.
