Apple has opened Siri AI to every app developer, which could change what you can ask your iPhone to do. On November 3, 2026, Apple said a new Developer Preview "enables any developer to integrate their app with Siri AI." It is in the iOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3, macOS 27.3 and visionOS 27.3 betas. For regular users, the short version is that third-party apps do not change yet, and the real change is a few months away.
What is new
Until now, Siri AI could only work inside other companies' apps for tasks that fit categories Apple had defined in advance. Apple's own post says the new preview lets any app "bring its content and actions directly into Siri AI" through App Intents, the framework apps use to describe what they can do. The Next Web notes that before this, apps could only plug in through Apple's categories.
Apple's examples of custom actions are "checking a delivery to booking a reservation to placing an order." So a delivery app, a restaurant app or a store app could let you handle a task by asking Siri AI in your own words, instead of opening the app and tapping through screens.
Apple also introduced skills. According to Apple, skills "teach Siri AI how to combine several actions into a single experience." Siri AI can also now surface any item an app has added to the Spotlight semantic index, the on-device index of app content, and not only items that fit an existing schema.
Do you have to name the app
Not always. The Verge reports that, per Apple's developer documentation, you do not have to mention an app's name while it is in the foreground, during a Live Activity, or in a conversation with Siri AI about that app. Apple's example is a ride-share trip: you request a ride, watch the Live Activity while you wait, then say "Hey Siri, change my ride pickup to a new address."
When an app is in the background, PPC Land reads the documentation as saying you need to name the app. Its example is asking whether sneakers you liked in a named shopping app are on sale.
What works today
Apple says it started rolling out the new capabilities across many of its own apps: Calendar, Files, Finder, Journal, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, Notes, Photos, Preview, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts and Weather. Its examples are finding "a coffee shop they visited last week" and archiving "files that haven't been opened in over a year." Apple adds that you can ask Siri AI what it can do in each app.
Third-party apps are a different story. Apple says the preview "provides early access before first shipping to customers in a few months," and App Store submission opens in the spring. PPC Land, citing Apple's documentation, reports that during the preview, only development builds and internal TestFlight testers get the Siri AI features. People who download an app from the App Store get none of it, even if the app contains the code.
So the apps you use will not start answering Siri AI requests next week. Apple says first shipping to customers is a few months away, and App Store submission opens in the spring.
Limits, fees and who is left out
Apple's footnotes carry several details that matter to everyday users.
- Daily limits: Apple says certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, "including but not limited to Siri AI, intelligent photo editing tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts."
- A future fee: Apple says "expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future." It did not give a price or a limit, and the Next Web notes that Apple did not say what the fee will be.
- The EU: Siri AI is "currently unavailable in the EU in iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS," and Apple says it is working with the EU on a path forward.
- Age: Siri AI is not available for users under 13.
- Languages: it is available in English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. Apple says Traditional Chinese, Norwegian, Turkish and Vietnamese are coming soon.
- Device: it requires an Apple Intelligence-enabled device set to a supported language.
Apple has not said whether a request that runs through a third-party app counts against the daily allowance. PPC Land points out that the announcement is silent on that question, and on how a multi-step request guided by a skill would be counted.
Rules still to come
Apple said it will "follow up with more details about the terms and usage policies for experiences enabled through Siri AI," and added "More to share soon." Apple has not published those terms yet, so what developers will be allowed to do with Siri AI is still unsettled.
PPC Land also reports that exposure is opt-in. Per Apple's documentation, Siri can only find content and perform actions that an app makes explicitly available, and developers can require authentication before Siri shows certain information. Apple's example is a bank account whose balance needs on-device authentication before it appears.
What to do now
If you have an iPhone with Apple Intelligence, there is nothing to install or turn on for third-party apps. The practical step is to try the Siri AI actions in Apple's own apps, and to ask Siri AI what it can do in a given app. Apple has not said which apps will add support or when.
For a full list of what Apple Intelligence does on each device and how to turn on Siri AI, see our Apple Intelligence features guide.
Apple has not dated the release that brings third-party Siri AI actions to all users. Its phrase is "a few months." For what Siri AI offers today, see our iOS 27.2 Siri AI explainer. For how it compares with other phone assistants, read our Siri vs Gemini vs ChatGPT Voice guide.
Sources
- Siri AI is now open to all developers (Apple Developer, Nov 3, 2026)
- Apple starts giving Siri AI access to third-party apps (The Verge)
- Apple opens Siri AI to every app, and plans a fee for expanded use (The Next Web)
- Apple opens Siri AI to all developers, but apps can't ship it until spring (PPC Land)
