i’ve owned every iphone ever made & i can safely now say this.. the new siri is a few years late but absurdly good. really good. like what it should've been from the very start.
it's genuinely conversational. it has all of the context by default. it feels native as part of the iphone hardware itself. & the dedicated camera button finally justifies its existence as an instant visual intelligence trigger. the reactive layer is basically done. & apple did an excellent job here. lots of small elements to add over time though like custom instructions perhaps.
but what’s still missing is proactive & agentic siri which is the siri that acts before you ask. that's the siri that notices, coordinates, books, filters, negotiates, & kills half the reasons you open apps in the first place.
but that's also the version that eats the app store.
