Apple is facing criticism over delays regarding AI-powered features for Siri, originally promised last June. According to recent revelations from a team meeting led by Robby Walker, the senior director of Siri, there is uncertainty whether the features will be ready for the anticipated iOS 19 release. Walker acknowledged employee frustrations about the situation, explaining that other project commitments within Apple may take precedence over these delayed features, raising concerns about the timeline and future of Siri's development in the competitive AI landscape.
The company is aiming to get some of the AI-powered features announced last June into iOS 19 - but it's not guaranteed.
We have other commitments across Apple to other projects. We want to keep our commitments to those, and we understand those are now potentially more timeline-urgent than the features that have been deferred.
Walker sympathized with employees who might be feeling burned out or frustrated by Apple's decisions.
It’s not a given that the missing Siri features will make it into iOS 19 this year; that's the company’s current target, but doesn’t mean that we're shipping then.
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