Siri AI for iPhones and iPads will be delayed indefinitely in the EU - Engadget

Apple also said that Siri AI and new Apple Intelligence features will not be available at all in China. European Union and Chinese citizens will have to wait even longer before getting their hands on Apple's hotly-anticipated iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 with the new Siri. Thanks to some regulatory issues, Apple said it won't ship Siri AI as part of its upcoming iPhone and iPad software updates to the EU due to the conflicts with the Digital Markets Act. Furthermore, since Siri AI for watchOS 27 requires an paired iPhone with Siri AI, watchOS 27 will also not include the new software either. "Our hope is to eventually bring Siri AI to the EU, and we will continue to engage with EU regulators on a path forward," Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, said in a press release. "However, their refusal to engage constructively on solutions that preserve privacy and security means we do not currently have a timeline for Siri AI's availability on iOS and iPadOS in the EU." The dispute also means developers in the EU won't be able to test or use the Siri AI features for their apps on the iOS or iPadOS betas. On top of that, Apple said that Siri AI features and its