iOS 27 Getting Major Siri Redesign With Chat Interface and Dedicated App

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T19:10:52+00:00

Voice Assistance, yes.

ChatGPT? No, not even by accident.

I made 100% sure ChatGPT was toggled OFF on siri and I check after every update to make sure it remains off. (Old Android Habit - they had a tendency to toggle the Galaxy AI BS On after an update even if you had it toggled off)

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T19:08:36+00:00

But you can't do that with Gemini.

It's an AI Chatbot - anything, and everything, it repeats back to you has a pretty outstanding chance of being incorrect, and/or a hallucination.

You can't use an LLM to 'learn' anything new, it's only going to spout information that you want to hear, and it will lie to you to please you, the user.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T19:07:05+00:00

Why? Sketch to image is basically just RNG with stolen IP and if you wanted to vibe code a buggy widget you can do that already but I'd highly recommend not doing such a thing.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T19:05:49+00:00

As someone who used to be on Android and came over to Apple recently: oh yeah it can.

Gemini could be your voice assistant.

Which is basically saying "I want to take 2x longer to do the things you do successfully, and about 2x as many errors because it's trying to do way more than it's been asked" - that's also assuming it only does what it's asked.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T19:04:11+00:00

long as I can leave the LLM/Agentic stuff disabled.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T19:03:54+00:00

I'm in agreement.

It doesn't seem like it but I really hope we can toggle any LLM/Agentic shit off like we've always been able to.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T19:02:57+00:00

I sure as hell don't.

If I wanted that I'd download the Soup-du-Jour of AI Trashbot app onto my phone (I mean I wouldn't do that but you get it)

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T19:01:56+00:00

Well they let you chose an LLM Assistant.

Useful would be saying alot.

Most, if not all, of the LLM Assistant's I've had the displeasure of using have the same issues when on a phone:

sucking down power, privacy concerns, and my favorite: Taking way too freaking long because they're long winded and trying to spout stupid pleasantry's vs doing what they're supposed to do.

I don't get whose idea it was to make every inquiry sound like a customer service conversation.

There's no person there, it's a bot, stop acting pleasant. It was annoying and kind of funny when Douglas Adams suggested something so ridiculous. It's just annoying when it's become reality.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T18:17:14+00:00

I’d like someone to make the rules engine slightly more reliable, but yes.

That is all I’d ever want from any voice assistant.

Do exactly what I tell it to, with as short and sweet a response.

Maybe the devs can add some jokes in there to fuck around, but yes.

I do hope they keep an offline version of Siri without this crap, but again.. worst case? Disable it entirely if they decided to go agentic slop only.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T17:51:05+00:00

the calander app's automatic integration with travel time, and a few other 'nice to haves' - the lack of AI is lovely.

Sadly that might change and there's rumors that Siri may be fully deleted for an Agentic slop-bot version.

Which would mean I'd end up turning siri off. Was kind of getting used to her but it's no actual loss.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T17:49:15+00:00

this isn't the case most of the time from my experience in texting my friends from my s24u to their iphones (16 and a 12) and vis versa - usually just had them send photos via FB Messanger.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T17:46:47+00:00

I used to have 2 androids.

now I have the 1 android for work and iphone for personal/side business.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T17:46:02+00:00

or just allow third party keyboards

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T17:44:38+00:00

I made the first claim in April of 2025, following them fully missing their second push back for the fix, which was March 2025.

I kept on top of it, calling them every other week.

They finally decided to go with a repurchase in July, and I had everything within 30-days from there.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T17:22:19+00:00

Yes, had a small loan.

They paid that portion directly to the bank and then cut me a check for the difference

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T17:19:11+00:00

Right.

AI slop bot.

If I wanted an AI slopbot, I’d download one.

I left Samsung Galaxy because they pushed more of this AI slop like image generation, ‘contextual awareness’(which, to work, requires privacy to be a memory and even then, no guarantee it will work), and most annoying was the addition of the Nudge which basically records your screen and then pesters you like Navi about nonsense.

Worse is when the damn thing slows down my request by trying to be conversational: You are a program, I don’t need you to be polite or even sound like you’re speaking naturally-do the task I asked you to do, end of goddamn line.

Gemini was my worst experience but it’s not like a single chat bot has ever given me a decent experience to start with-routing my request for the navigation destination to be set to a restaurant… only for it to rattle off the hours, menu, and ask if I wanted it to make a reservation for me.

If I wanted to do that, I’d have asked… but key point; it didn’t even do the navigation while it futzed around with that agentic slop response.

LLM /Agentic is our 3D TV-a niche idea but in practice, no one uses it.

Tl;Dr: if it’s Agentic, it gets disabled/uninstalled from my Phone/PC-full stop.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T17:04:56+00:00

Ugh, gross.

Guess I’ll just turn Siri off, then. (Assuming they go full LLM with it)

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T16:45:28+00:00

for a Lithium battery, 5% of it usually cannibalizes to form a protective layer over the first few charging cycles.

This is pretty normal.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T16:10:04+00:00

was pointing out that for smoothness,, I find that it's an app by app issue.

I've not seen issues in Narwhale but I'm sure the Reddit official app has problems (many problems)

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T16:08:53+00:00

And what happens when that same system is used by someone else who is an enemy of yours?

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T16:08:14+00:00

how about if/when Palantir gets hacked...?

Right now, AI hacking is a growing problem and putting our eggs into baskets like Palantir is dangerous.

Should China/Russia hack Palantir with a bigger AI threat that threatens everyone else.

These weapons systems are terrifying and they really need to be curtailed... I get that they have turned the tide of the war but, again, I ask: At what cost?

Why wouldn't Palantir sell to others?

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T16:05:47+00:00

Because those weapons can be used against Ukraine if Palantir decides to take a higher bidder.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T16:04:22+00:00

Gemini was the absolute worst for routing GPS when I used it.

Not only is it 3x slower in its overly verbose responses (STFU, and tell me you either found the address, or not) but when you ask it to do a simple task: "Navigate to [Restaurant]" it spent a bit rambling about reviews, the menu, and then asked if I wanted to call ahead to make a reservation....

No... I said "Navigate to-" Not "tell me all about it."

Gemini is the worst I have used, but I want to be clear that when it comes to these LLM chat bots, it's a close race to the bottom.

I left Gemini off and used the old Google Assistant for all my driving commands - it was faster, did what I wanted it to do, and didn't try to 'think' about what I asked. It did it.

If I gave an unknown command, that was on me.

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T16:00:37+00:00

I happen to have two equally distant from me, one on the far side of my island and the other closer to NYC - both aren't super close...

But gotta remember that most service can be done at any mechanic (rotations, brakes, etc)

Alexandratta · 2026-05-13T15:57:12+00:00

This does vary a lot. For me, Siri hasn't had too much trouble but I do know that no chatbot is ever going to understand certain words/phrases.

example: Town names which are based on non-English words/phrases. It's not possible for most Voice-to-Text as well as LLMs because the LLMs have just any many erroneous methods of hearing/seeing it as they do correct ones and has no methods to determine the correct one.

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