New Siri AI Features Won't Be Available in EU Later This Year (opens in new tab)

The new enhanced Siri AI features that Apple announced today at WWDC 2026 will not be available in the European Union or in China when they are released in beta later this year. Apple said that while Siri AI will be available for free with the new upcoming OS releases, it will not be available in the EU on iOS and iPadOS until it can find a path forward for regulatory approval. Apple said EU regulators did not accept any of the company's proposed solutions to bring Siri AI to the EU while saf...