It is safe to say that Gemini-supported Siri and Apple Intelligence features will not be included in this month's beta release. iOS 26.5 beta 1 has been released on time. However, improved AI features have not been included.

No New Siri and Apple Intelligence Features in iOS 26.5

To summarize, Apple announced Apple Intelligence in June 2024. It released many features as part of iOS 18.1, iOS 18.2, iOS 18.3, and iOS 18.4.

However, Personal Intelligence never made it into the iOS 18 release cycle. The in-app action and screen awareness features that Apple initially announced were also not included.

iOS 26 came after Apple changed its versioning system to reference a year ahead of iOS 18.

Now, it seems that iOS 27 could be the first release where we will see Gemini-supported Siri and Apple Intelligence features.

Today's iOS 26.5 beta 1 does not include new Siri and Apple Intelligence features. Apple may still surprise us in a future beta release, but all signs point to putting everything into iOS 27.

The first iOS 27 beta release is just a little over two months away. Still, if Apple thinks that its Gemini-supported features will be in good shape before the iOS 27.0 release in September, it could introduce them by updating iOS 26 before the fall.

The issue might be that Apple needs more time to develop these new features. Instead, it seems to be putting all AI cards on the table with iOS 27.

Improved Siri and Apple Intelligence Coming This Year

Apple officially postponed a “more personalized” version of Siri a year ago on March 7, 2025. At that time, Apple stated:

“Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly. Just in the last six months, we have made Siri more conversational, added new features like type to Siri and product knowledge, and integrated with ChatGPT. We are also working on a more personalized Siri; this includes the ability to better understand your personal context and act for you within and across your apps. It will take longer than we initially thought to deliver these features, and we expect to roll them out over the next year.”

By cleverly using the phrase “next year,” Apple implied that the announcement from last year would not be ready until at least the following year.

Later, on January 12, 2026, Apple and Google announced that the two companies are collaborating on Gemini-supported Siri and Apple Intelligence:

“Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration where the next generation of Apple Core Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will support future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri coming this year.

Apple is excited about the innovative new experiences it will open up for Apple users, stating that Google’s AI technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Core Models. Apple Intelligence will continue to work on Apple devices and Private Cloud Computing while maintaining Apple’s industry-leading privacy standards.”

Apple reported that Gemini-supported enhancements were initially targeted for iOS 26.4. However, before the first developer beta release of iOS 26.4, Mark Gurman accurately reported for Bloomberg that Apple would not be releasing iOS 26.4:

After planning to include new capabilities in iOS 26.4—a system update expected to be released in March—Apple is now working to spread these to future releases, meaning that some features may be delayed to at least iOS 26.5 and the iOS 27 release coming in September.

Gurman suggested that Personal Intelligence is most likely to shift to iOS 27. Now, it seems that everything related to Gemini may not fit into the iOS 26 timeline.

This month's iOS 26.4 release may be Apple’s last major software update before focusing on iOS 27.

WWDC 2026 will kick off on June 8 at Apple Park, Cupertino, California.

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