Apple’s standalone Siri app may auto-delete chats and launch as a beta

Apple’s long-delayed Siri reboot may arrive with a privacy-focused chat history setting and a beta label attached.

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s new ChatGPT-like Siri app for iOS 27 will reportedly include auto-deleting conversations. The same report says Apple may label the new Siri experience as a beta, even when it becomes available publicly later this year.

Apple has not announced these features yet. The company is expected to preview iOS 27 at WWDC26, which Apple has scheduled for June 8 to June 12.

Siri chats may get Messages-style deletion controls

The biggest new detail is how Apple may handle chat history inside the standalone Siri app.

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The report says users will be able to choose whether Siri conversations are deleted after 30 days, deleted after one year, or kept indefinitely. That is similar to how the Messages app lets users decide how long conversations remain on a device.

This matters because the new Siri is expected to behave less like the old voice overlay and more like a full AI assistant. Earlier reports said Apple is testing a dedicated Siri app in iOS 27 where users can revisit past conversations, start new text or voice chats, and upload files for Siri to understand.

That kind of interface makes history useful, but it also makes privacy more important. If Siri becomes a place where users ask personal questions, summarize documents, or work through tasks, retention settings cannot be treated like a small preference buried in Settings.

The beta label would be a cautious launch

Bloomberg also reports that internal versions of iOS 27 currently label the new Siri as a beta and include a toggle to leave the Siri beta.

That does not guarantee Apple will use the same wording for the final public release. Still, the detail is telling. Apple has spent years trying to turn Siri into a more capable assistant, and the delayed Apple Intelligence features have already made users more skeptical of future promises.

A beta label would give Apple more room to ship the new Siri while signaling that it is still being improved. It would also echo Apple’s earlier approach with Apple Intelligence, which launched with a beta tag as features rolled out gradually.

For users, the practical question is simple: will the new Siri be reliable enough to use every day, or will it feel like another preview of something that is still waiting to arrive?

Privacy may be Apple’s main pitch

The privacy angle is likely to be central when Apple talks about the new Siri.

Reports have pointed to Apple using Gemini models for parts of Siri while running the experience through its own infrastructure instead of sending user data directly to Google for unrestricted use. The details are still not fully clear, so it is better to treat this as a reported architecture rather than a confirmed Apple promise.

Even so, auto-deleting chat history would fit Apple’s usual pitch: make the assistant more capable, but give users tighter controls over what stays around. That is especially important now that Siri is expected to move closer to modern chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.

The broader iOS 27 Siri overhaul is expected to include deeper app control, a more conversational interface, file and image understanding, and a unified “Search or Ask” entry point. If those features show up at WWDC, Apple will need to explain not only what Siri can do, but also how much of that interaction is stored and for how long.

WWDC will set expectations

WWDC26 begins on June 8, so Apple does not have much longer to shape the story around Siri.

If the report is accurate, the company may present the new Siri as both a fresh start and a work in progress: a standalone app with richer AI features, privacy controls for chat history, and a beta label that tells users Apple is still tuning the experience.

That may not sound as polished as a finished launch, but after years of delayed Siri upgrades, a cautious label may be better than another promise Apple cannot quickly deliver.