A forecast reported on October 6 put Siri AI’s best-case delay in the European Union at about five months, with a longer wait possible. Apple’s June statement said Siri AI would not be included in the EU launch of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, and gave no planned availability date for those platforms.
The reported estimate: about five months in the best case
The estimate is a forecast, not an Apple release schedule. Apple had made no planned iOS or iPadOS availability date part of its June 8 statement. NeoTeo previously covered Apple’s EU restriction on Siri AI for iPhone; the October estimate adds a possible timeframe, while allowing that the wait could be longer.
Apple’s June statement on iPhone and iPad
On June 8, Apple said Siri AI would be excluded from the EU launch of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. The company said it had no planned availability date for the feature on those platforms in the EU.
Apple attributed the delay to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the EU’s rules for digital markets. The company said it was concerned that the requirements would give competing assistants broad access to device data and app controls, raising privacy and security concerns. Apple said it proposed a Trusted System Agent and a staged rollout over 18 months, and that the European Commission rejected the proposal.
The platform split Apple described
Apple said Siri AI would be available in the EU on macOS 27 and visionOS 27. For watchOS 27, Apple said access would depend on a paired iPhone with Siri AI; under that arrangement, EU users would not have access through watchOS 27. Its June statement excluded Siri AI from the EU launch of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
