Apple Builds Siri Extensions for Claude and Gemini Into iOS 27 Beta
The Extensions API would turn Siri into a gateway for multiple third-party AI models, breaking the current ChatGPT-only arrangement and giving users a choice of external AI services.
Key Facts
- Apple built an Extensions system into the test version of iOS 27 that lets Siri call generative AI from Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini alongside OpenAI's ChatGPT.
- The Extensions feature was not announced at WWDC 2026, where Apple focused on the new Siri AI that searches across messages, emails, and photos.
- The iOS 27 test version includes a settings screen for selecting which AI service to use and a dedicated section in the App Store to find compatible apps.
- Once a compatible app is installed, users can call external AI from Siri, the dedicated Siri app, Writing Tools, and Image Playground.
- Apple has not explained why it skipped the Extensions announcement at WWDC 2026.
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Multiple outlets report that Apple has built an Extensions system into the test version of iOS 27, allowing Siri to call generative AI from Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini alongside OpenAI's ChatGPT. The feature was not announced at WWDC 2026. Users would select a preferred AI service through a settings screen and call it from Siri, Writing Tools, or Image Playground.
Apple has built an Extensions system into the test version of iOS 27 that would let Siri call generative AI from Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini in addition to OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to multiple media reports. The feature was not announced at WWDC 2026, where Apple instead focused on the new Siri AI that searches across messages, emails, and photos.
Extensions would replace individual contracts with each AI company by providing a common API for apps and the OS to communicate. AI companies would obtain special usage permissions from Apple to make their apps compatible. The iOS 27 test version reportedly includes a settings screen for selecting which AI service to use and a dedicated section in the App Store to find compatible apps.
Once a compatible app is installed, users would be able to call external AI from Siri, the dedicated Siri app, Writing Tools for text composition and proofreading, and Image Playground for image generation. Apple has not explained why it skipped the announcement at WWDC 2026.
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